Small Cherry Table

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denniswoody

Discussion Starter · Apr 7, 2018

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Hi guys. I haven't posted in a while so I thought I would post this little table I just made. It is purpose-made as it has to fit in a smallish spot near a TV I watch when my wife is watching the main TV. The primary wood is cherry and the secondary is a wood I got in a bulk purchase of odds and ends. I have not been able to identify it as yet. The joinery is M&T. The finish is amber shellac and wipe-on poly. Dimensions are 12 by 18 approx.

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Stick486

· #2 · Apr 7, 2018

denniswoody said:
Hi guys. I haven't posted in a while so I thought I would post this little table I just made. It is purpose-made as it has to fit in a smallish spot near a TV I watch when my wife is watching the main TV. The primary wood is cherry and the secondary is a wood I got in a bulk purchase of odds and ends. I have not been able to identify it as yet. The joinery is M&T. The finish is amber shellac and wipe-on poly. Dimensions are 12 by 18 approx.

sweet!!
I really like the feet...

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difalkner

· #3 · Apr 7, 2018

Nice work, Dennis! Interesting 'feet' on the legs. Hope they stay put!

David

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JOAT

· #4 · Apr 7, 2018

Stick486 said:
sweet!!
I really like the feet...

My first thought was a ballerina on her toes. Second thought was the same.

hawkeye10

· #5 · Apr 7, 2018

denniswoody said:
Hi guys. I haven't posted in a while so I thought I would post this little table I just made. It is purpose-made as it has to fit in a smallish spot near a TV I watch when my wife is watching the main TV. The primary wood is cherry and the secondary is a wood I got in a bulk purchase of odds and ends. I have not been able to identify it as yet. The joinery is M&T. The finish is amber shellac and wipe-on poly. Dimensions are 12 by 18 approx.

A really nice table you have made there Dennis. Where did you get the idea to make the legs like that? They are different but I like them.

DesertRatTom

· #6 · Apr 7, 2018

I really like this "ballerina" design. A ballerina on her toes is "en pointe." Theo's name for your table is apt. I'm a sucker for ballerinas. Once stayed at a BnB in London along with the corps de ballet for the American Ballet company. Those dancers were the most graceful and lovely and fit women I've ever met.

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denniswoody

Discussion Starter · #7 · Apr 7, 2018

Thanks for the kind comments guys. I wanted to try something a bit different with contrasting wood so I played around with a few ideas before I came up with the "en pointe" idea. I had to do a full scale drawing to get the slope and positioning correct so the bottom of the legs did not extend beyond the top and create a tripping hazard.

Herb Stoops

· #8 · Apr 7, 2018

Very nice Dennis, I like the feet and the accent strip around the top. Good Job.
Herb

RainMan 2.0

· #9 · Apr 7, 2018

Very nice work and design Dennis , amd pretty much what everyone else said

greenacres2

· #10 · Apr 7, 2018

Great table!! The feet sort of look like purpleheart maybe?
earl

denniswoody

Discussion Starter · #11 · Apr 7, 2018

Thanks again guys. Earl the pieces are a dark brown colour until cut and it is the interior that is the reddish colour. I thought purpleheart was pretty much the same colour outside and in but I have no hands on experience with it. Have you used it?

Multiwood

· #12 · Apr 8, 2018

Very nice Dennis. I agree with everyone your ballerina table is exceptional.

TwoSkies57

· #13 · Apr 8, 2018

Excellent design Dennis! That table would fit nicely anywhere you put it.

Purple heart fades in time. Typically fading to a reddish brown-brown. Not unlike cherry and similar woods.

TenGees

· #14 · Apr 8, 2018

Unique table, Dennis. They say to taper legs to make a table look light... yours looks like it's ready to leap.

Roy Drake

· #15 · Apr 8, 2018

Nice! I love it.

Bushwhacker

· #16 · Apr 8, 2018

JOAT said:
My first thought was a ballerina on her toes. Second thought was the same.

My first thought was a deer.

papasombre

· #17 · Apr 8, 2018

Stick486 said:
sweet!!
I really like the feet...

Me too!!!

JFPNCM

· #18 · Apr 8, 2018

Superb.

denniswoody

Discussion Starter · #19 · Apr 9, 2018

You gentlemen are too kind. Thank you.

ksidwy

· #20 · Apr 9, 2018

Very beautiful, I loved the detail in the table top!!Congrats

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