Wife Wanted A Country Table

[alchemysa]

Excellent job. You may already know that one of the tricks to making new furniture look old is to whack it a few times with a chain before you polish it. It gives it that dented, used look.

 

[Samandothers]

David,
Very nice Job!
Did you use the plan to square the edge of the top boards? Where did the legs come from?

I like the idea of using items from around your place. We wish to build on family land in Va. There are some old log buildings and aged buildings. My problem is getting time. Time to go up there and disassemble the older buildings, time to build a storage location time to repair roofs. See if I can think of some other excuses....:ashamed:

 

[Bill 55]

What brand is the lard press? I inherited my father inlaws, and use it often for stuffing sausage and mashing berries for wine. It is an Enterprise. I love old things like these. It works well after all these years. Buying a new one is very expensive and I doubt that a new stainless model would work any better.

 

[Turbys_1700]

Nice job on that country table...
I worked in the industry for 12 years and then teaching furniture manufacturing at CVCC for 14 years...
I now teach computer apps but it just ain't the same...
Your skills are excellent...
That is a great job...

 

[czechsonofagun]

Good job! I went through similar situation years ago. Wife wanted big table. I bought pine at HD, legs from some catalogs and made 8 footer in the backyard of a townhouse. Wifes are the inspiration, eh?

 

[SandburRanch]

Every time I look at that table I can't help but think how smart your wife is.

You see, if she hadn't said country table you possibly would have bought a nice big lathe and tapered those legs. She saved you about $2,000.00 bucks.:laughing:

 

[Western]

We are using as much out of the old house as possible. There are a lot of memories for my wife there and we know the old house won't stand many more years. I used the old mantel for our fireplace in the new house and granite steps for our front porch. I am also reclaiming granite rock used in one of the chimueys to build a rock retaining wall in front of the house.

I did want to antique the chairs and may do so in the future but right now she wants them like this. And this is the table she puts the food on and she is an excellent cook...so she gets what she wants

I hear you on "she gets what she wants":thumbsup: If the boss is happy, every one is happy.

Using what you can from the old house sure would add to any home, but having a family history just adds to the "flavor" and some of the old materials are hard to replicate.

 

[hunterridgefarm]

Great job! I love it. I love the look of that weathered old wood look. I wanted start incorporating it into my house, but in order to keep it some what consistent in color,(since I was lookin for weatherd barn board) I went with ruff cut pine, and used a greyish black transparent stain to bring out the grain. Only recentley started, but think im gonna run all through the house with it now. Even made a new closet door that looks like a barn door.

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The boards are shrinking up nice now, and I painted the walls black before I started, ads a nice touch.

WelderMike,

I like that look and we are considering doing one of our walls out of this same wood.

 

[hunterridgefarm]

You should of made the chairs too, Excellent job sir!!!!:cool2:

Murphy,

I would love to make the chairs but I need my shop and equipment for that.:thumbsup:


Alchemysa,

I did not have to whack these with hte chain. They had pleanty of dent, nail and worm holes in them. I did use a wood rasp some on the band arounfd the top to give it a worn look.

Samandothers,

Yes I used the hand plan to square the edges. I also put a slight bevel on the edge so to get the face side closer. I did leave some gaps in the boards in places. I understand about the time thing. We never seem to have enough time to do what at home munch less the other farm. We have a lot of old buildings on it and torn between recycling them or lettign them stand for the memories. I am in Charlotte several times a month. We do machining work for several companies. Where do you work in Charlotte?

 

[hunterridgefarm]

What brand is the lard press? I inherited my father inlaws, and use it often for stuffing sausage and mashing berries for wine. It is an Enterprise. I love old things like these. It works well after all these years. Buying a new one is very expensive and I doubt that a new stainless model would work any better.

Yep, mine is by Enterprise MFG. I am missing the strainer basket that goes on the inside.