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submitted 9 months ago by DavidP@midwest.social to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca

A small table for our toddler to draw on and ruin ๐Ÿ˜Š Solid maple build with mortise & tenon aprons. The top was bookmatched from a piece of 8/4.

Finish was three coats of amber shellac for color and seal followed by three of wipe-on poly for durability.

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[-] Gork@lemm.ee 13 points 9 months ago

Your workspace is so clean and organized.

Mine's a dump lol. All flat surfaces have crap on them.

[-] troyunrau@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 months ago

The ideal workshop law states: the amount of stuff will expand in your workshop to take up all available space.

[-] DavidP@midwest.social 4 points 9 months ago

Gotta spend about 10% of your "shop time" on organization and cleaning!

[-] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 9 points 9 months ago

This is beautiful! I hope you get to see some grandkids playing on it some day!

Have you posted any pics of your shop already? Looks like you have a nice space.

[-] DavidP@midwest.social 4 points 9 months ago

Thanks! We're joking that it'll wind up as a dorm room coffee table some day.

I haven't done a shop post. I'm lucky to have a large, clean space for my hobby and posting about it would feel like bragging to me.

[-] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 3 points 9 months ago

That's fair, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who appreciates photos of well put together shops.

[-] numbermess@kbin.social 6 points 9 months ago

That looks great. You should be proud of your work and your shop!

[-] FlashZordon@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Freaking gorgeous.

[-] Gerudo@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

That is beautiful. Nice work.

[-] belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 3 points 9 months ago

My dad made me a table like this when i moved out the first time and i plan on keeping it

[-] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

That is gorgeous, great choices on the finishing, it really brings that wood to life

[-] sqw@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 9 months ago

is the top just clipped into those little slots?

[-] DavidP@midwest.social 4 points 9 months ago

Yep! They let the top expand and contract with the seasons.

[-] Distant_Foreground@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Beautiful work!

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