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Dining table with inlay

January 22nd, 2009 in The Gallery     
HenryHud HenryHud, member
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Ancient Chinese Character Mei. Loosely translates to Beauty 
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Solid Walnut Dining Table for my wife.

Line inlay is red Oak. character inlay is Cherry.


Design or Plan used: My own design
posted in: The Gallery, table, cherry, walnut, tenons, shaker, inlay, asian inspired, rustic, varnish, polyurethane, oil, red oak
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Comments (5)

Michael666 writes: sweeeeeet! Posted: 12:30 pm on August 30th
sheamus writes: I have been searching for a table design for a month now. I wanted simple, but elegant. I had settled on a design similar to this, though I now like the cut of your table more.

I find four things about this table that set it apart.

1.) Obviously the inlays.
2.) I really like the tape of the legs, not too much, nor too little.
3.) the 'end cap' peice at both ends of the table (not sure what this is called.
4.) the wood and stain used resulted in a great colour.

A couple questions if you don't mind:
1.) I have never done an inlay before. I assume you stain the walnut first, and then put the inlya in place before appling the laquer finish?
2.) What stain did you use on the walnut?
3.) Any chance you have your plans kicking around? :)

Any pointers appreciated.

~S Posted: 12:43 pm on April 13th
kam33 writes: I also built a solid walnut table but cannot decide on a finish. How did you finish yours? Posted: 4:48 pm on February 17th
HenryHud writes: Thanks. No chairs. I just finished one bench for it with inlay. I'll post those pics soon. Posted: 1:08 pm on January 23rd
mtrcycldude writes: Dude, beautiful table. The inlay really make a difference. What about chairs? Are you working on those?

mtrcycldude Posted: 6:30 pm on January 22nd
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