Another coffee table - Woodworking Talk

**Daren** · 07-11-2007, 03:02 PM

My Dad is a hobby woodworker, now that he is retired (pipefitter) he spends more time in the shop. He brought some guy over awhile back who was needing some wood for a project. While Dad was here he dragged a 24" wide curly maple slab and a couple walnut boards home with him

. This is kinda like my thread "I needed a coffee table so I made one", he needed a coffee table too. His is much prettier than mine, he brought it by this morning for me to have a look at. I like it alot. I did not get a good shot of the figure in the top, but it is killer.

**TexasTimbers** · 07-11-2007, 08:22 PM

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I see where your talent comes from. That's a real nice piece. I would like to see more pictures especially underneath.

**Daren** · 07-11-2007, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TexasTimbers

I would like to see more pictures especially underneath.

I never thought of it, I could not stop staring at the top

. The legs and stretchers are well done though, simple-clean 1/2 laps and mortise/tenon.

"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree" unfortunately I rolled downhill awhile before coming to a stop

. He has been playing with wood for a long time. I did not find much interest in it until my 30's, he has a 30 year jump on me. I can catch up though, most of his early years were spent keeping a roof over my head and food in my belly doing something that paid a little better than this stuff

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just4fun · 07-12-2007, 07:32 PM

i dont comment much on this thread, but this piece is very nice. I would also like to see a straight on side view and under if you ever have the chance. its a piece of art

how thick are the legs

**TexasTimbers** · 07-12-2007, 10:45 PM

Daren you are too modest. Your work is nothing to sneer at.

Tell your pappy he made a splash on the world wide web. Tell him you got some wannabe's who want to dupe his piece and you need some underneath pics.

just4fun · 07-13-2007, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by TexasTimbers

Daren you are too modest. Your work is nothing to sneer at.

Tell your pappy he made a splash on the world wide web. Tell him you got some wannabe's who want to dupe his piece and you need some underneath pics.

just wanted to see what its resting on or how it was connected to the base. but you made me laugh