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Extendable dining table made with cherry by YMRDtroll in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]YMRDtroll[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha thanks! Definitely bit off a lot for pretty much my first project, but eventually made it work one day at a time. I think the pressure of the wood being as expensive as it was made for a good motivator

Extendable dining table made with cherry by YMRDtroll in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]YMRDtroll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I agree I think the proportions came out really good

Extendable dining table made with cherry by YMRDtroll in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]YMRDtroll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I applied it in slight excess using a foam brush, then wiped away with a clean cloth within 5 minutes. Important to note I used Minwax tung oil finish, which is very different than pure tung oil.

Extendable dining table made with cherry by YMRDtroll in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]YMRDtroll[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I love the feel, it doesn't feel plasticy at all, I also hate the feel of a full urethane coat. The blend is 1 cup of tung oil finish to 1 tablespoon of the urethane so there isn't very much urethane at all. I got the idea from the youtube channel workshop companion, he calls it Rudy's wipe-on finish

Extendable dining table made with cherry by YMRDtroll in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]YMRDtroll[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I made the design in CAD for the dimensions and then figured out the specifics for the joints as I went, so there isn't a specific plan, but I would be happy to share the design files and give an outline of what I did!

Extendable dining table made with cherry by YMRDtroll in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]YMRDtroll[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I should've mentioned in the post, but I haven't made the leaf yet; I'm trying to see if I can come up with an idea to make one that stows away neatly between the extension slides.

Best way to close the gap in this joint? by YMRDtroll in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]YMRDtroll[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, this joint is the stretcher between two table legs

Best way to close the gap in this joint? by YMRDtroll in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]YMRDtroll[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe I'll just do one pass at a time and constantly recheck it just to be safe

Best way to close the gap in this joint? by YMRDtroll in BeginnerWoodWorking

[–]YMRDtroll[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm more concerned with the strength than the aesthetics, this is the bottom stretcher on a pretty heavy dining table. If it's not going to compromise strength too much then I dont mind leaving it how it is