Sharing my first table from years ago… Looking at it now there’s a ton of issues with it, but about ten years later it’s still going strong.

I don’t have any fully finished pics of it, but it folds out one direction to form an 8’ table, or closes and opens in the other direction to form a lit display case for my sister’s artwork.

  • Scaldart@lemmy.world
    9·
    2 years ago

    Wow. This is a gorgeous piece! Color me impressed. I personally don’t do any woodworking, but my father dabbles. Would you mind sharing what tools you used?

    • Badass_panda@lemmy.worldOP
      11·
      2 years ago

      Sure thing – I didn’t have too many at the time, so it’s simple and uses a lot more screws than I would now.

      • A bench plane, clamps and glue to form the uprights from dimensional lumber

      • A circular saw and some jigs to get the long cuts

      • A krieg jig for some pocket screws (to which I added a ton of brackets out of general nervousness)

      From there it’s finished with brass fittings, etc. The feaux marquetry is actually very easy to do if you’re patient… Use a razor to cut across the wood fiber in the pattern that you want (which stops the stain from seeping past the line you cut), then mask off the pattern.

      Start with a gel stain in the darkest color, let it dry, mask off that section and move to a lighter stain, etc. Gives a really nice effect.

      • Scaldart@lemmy.world
        4·
        2 years ago

        Hey, thanks a ton! I’m pretty sure he has all of those tools. I’ll have to pass along your process and give him some inspiration!

  • BoxesOfPepe
    6·
    2 years ago

    Awesome table, especially after ten years! Have you ever had to refinish it?

    • Badass_panda@lemmy.worldOP
      7·
      2 years ago

      No it’s held up very well. I wouldn’t use that same hinge design again (if someone opens the leaf without extending the supports it puts a lot of strain on the hinge, I had to replace it after a few years) but the finish has held up great

  • haelusnovak@lemmy.world
    4·
    2 years ago

    This is so beautiful and inspiring-- I hope one day to have some pride projects like this! 🤩

    Silly Q: are the feet not level? Or you don’t want to scuff the floor?

    • Badass_panda@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      2 years ago

      Thank you! The feet are level, the polyurethane was still drying when I took the pictures, so you’re seeing my high tech anti-drip paper towels™