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Dining Room Table - Ambrosia Maple

author-gravatar jams32 Jun 30, 2020

This a a 90” x 36” table I designed and built for my parents as a housewarming gift. It’s got a beautiful grey wash stain, and cabinet grade painted poplar legs.

features mortise and tenon joinery on the legs and apron, and can be disassembled for transport. 

Custom made expansion hardware.

Finished in Rubio Monocoat.

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Picked through my favourite hardwood dealer’s stock, pieces about to be jointed.

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Test layout of the top.

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Leg glue up! This was a dry run....

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Top is glued, squared off and it’s received a pass with the grey water based stain.

Sanded to 320

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Laying out the legs and apron

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Leg pieces and apron mid-paint

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Top is attached to the apron, expansion hardware fabricated and installed

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Detail of the underside of the table

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Table is assembled for the first time!

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The table is complete!!

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That’s not me. Human for scale though 

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Table is in its final resting place.

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