Here I’ve glued and clamped a chunk of walnut on both ends of the table to make the table 10′-6″ long. Some may call these chunks, “bread boards” that make up the ends of the table top oriented cross-grain from the long pieces of the table.
In order to clamp the full length of the table, my Dad and I had to take the ends off of four of my furniture clamps and attach them together with flat aluminum pieces with bolts as shown in the photos below. Worked out perfectly!
In addition to the Nabholz’s Walnut & Concrete dining table, John & Tracy have given me the opportunity to design and build them a Walnut coffee table to compliment it and the surrounding space. The walnut used for this coffee table is from the same tree that the dining table was made. This table, however, will not consist of concrete this time. Though it will still be substantially heavy given that it consists of a 2″+ thick walnut slab top that’s 40″x60″, and a base with the same thickness of walnut.
A special thanks to my furniture-making business partner, John Bruhl, for all his help and design input! – [JBLS] Design Constructiv.
And so it begins…
Book-matched Walnut Top
After working with the group on the two Wee Lassies for the 100th Annual St. Joseph School Bazaar, it was time to get back to one of my money making projects…. My Parents’ Dining Table!
Their dining table will consist of two Walnut Pedestal bases w/ a 2 1/2″ thick Walnut & Ash top 10ft long & 3′-8″ wide. The Ash in the top is a 6″ wide piece down the center of the table top.
If they’re lucky, I’ll have it finished by Thanksgiving dinner!…(This year!)
Preliminary Deisgn sketch of the Dining Table
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