An English Elm Table A Walnut Table and Two Other Big Tables

[danmosheim]

We have recently completed two oval dining tables, one in English Elm, (thank you over there) and one in American walnut ... The elm I had never worked with before, and I hope to get to use it again ... One of my suppliers seems to have imported quite a bit of it recently ... Big, flat, nice planks. The walnut table had some interesting construction and fabrication challenges, and the big conference tables were just really big, 26' x 9' and 20' x 8' and an interesting challenge on a lot of levels ... There are a lot more photos, construction descriptions and cad drawings than I can possibly post here on my dorset custom furniture blog
http://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com/2010/08/two-oval-tables.html
the big table post is right below that one ...

 

[Ironballs]

Dan, nice stuff as usual, but is there any chance of you posting stuff other than what your pro shop has just built and contributing to the forum a little more?

I don't see any of the other pro makers doing this. Come on mate

 

[barkwindjammer]

Nice pics Dan, very inspirational stuff keep it coming, would be nice to see some of your 'techniques' explored :wink:

 

[Paul Chapman]

Beautiful work, as always.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[ro]

That big table is amazing!

The other two aren't bad either

 

[EdK]

I bookmarked the Dorset Custom Furniture blog a while back and enjoy reading it - inspiring stuff and I like the way the work environment looks there - plenty of space - outbuildings - able to get big a$$ slabs of timber... and bluegrass festivals ! Sounds like a fun part of the world.

 

[TheTiddles]

I bookmarked the Dorset Custom Furniture blog a while back and enjoy reading it - inspiring stuff and I like the way the work environment looks there - plenty of space - outbuildings - able to get big a$$ slabs of timber... and bluegrass festivals ! Sounds like a fun part of the world.

You forgot to mention... you can't drink till you're 21 and if you can't afford healthcare they leave you to die. I'd be willing to chance the second one for the ability to look at any bit of wood or tool I wanted and be able to afford it, but interfereing with my kids divine right to get blind drunk on super-strength cider at the age of 14, never! :lol:

Aidan

 

[wizer]

Aidan you're my hero....

 

[Mattty]

I bookmarked the Dorset Custom Furniture blog a while back and enjoy reading it - inspiring stuff and I like the way the work environment looks there - plenty of space - outbuildings - able to get big a$$ slabs of timber... and bluegrass festivals ! Sounds like a fun part of the world.

You forgot to mention... you can't drink till you're 21 and if you can't afford healthcare they leave you to die. I'd be willing to chance the second one for the ability to look at any bit of wood or tool I wanted and be able to afford it, but interfereing with my kids divine right to get blind drunk on super-strength cider at the age of 14, never! :lol:

Aidan

 

[EdK]

Forgot about the pros... not sure why but I always only see the cons

Went to the US of A once aged about 18 and met cousins for one weekend.... a guy my own age in hushed tones told me that at weekends they would sometimes sneak a beer from their parents stash.. yup a whoooole beer. It was a wild weekend.

But agree on the wood aspect - little choice here (popped down to the timber yard to look at the shuffling zombies recently... have yet to pluck up courage to pick through piles like Krenov suggests and everyone else). THat claro walnut and all the other big slabs look very cool...

 

[Mcluma]

Absolutely amazing, I like the professional stuff a lot, especially the oversized stuff - I better had a look at your website, and see how you build that big table, and see what kind of table top that is

keep the posts comming