Cull Wood Table

[CrealBilly]

Thanks guys... These tables are by far the easiest things I made in a long long time. No joints, no curved cuts, no carving, no drawers, all flat square cuts, except for the 45 degree corner blocks. The only glue used was to edge glue up the tops for width. Everything else is held together with screws. The most time consuming part was sanding, but sanding is the most disliked part of any woodworking project for me anyways...

I would highly recommend this project to any beginning woodworker, I think they would find it very enjoyable and it's easy enough to modify to your liking. I did get myself up on one of the end tables and jumped up and down to see if I could break it - nothing doing they are solid and therefore grand kid proof, which was one of my goals going in

Here's the underside - how they are held together...

 

[MrAudio815]

Dang Jeff,

Those tables are very nice. I especially like the this one with all that cull, Woooooo Weeeeee~!!!

YOU ROCK~!!!

 

[Jeff]

Those are really nice Jeff; the kids and grand young'uns should get a lifetime of use out of them. Resistant to crayons and Juicy-Juice too. :icon_cheers

Was that some of wood that we cut at Jim's place in Berea?

 

[RandyJ]

Ummmmm, if you like, I'll take a load of that cull wood off your hands:jealous:

Beautiful job, Jeff:icon_thum

 

[CrealBilly]

Those are really nice Jeff; the kids and grand young'uns should get a lifetime of use out of them. Resistant to crayons and Juicy-Juice too. :icon_cheers

Was that some of wood that we cut at Jim's place in Berea?

Yes Sir it is the same wood that the lumber run members didn't want from the last two lumber runs. My son leaves tomorrow, then I'll start on my daughter tables.

 

[CrealBilly]

Here's another cull wood end table... I'm finding use for some of the QSRO cull The top is 7 edge glued 4/4 x ~ 3 1/2 for a final dimension of 7/8 x 24 x 28, it's the same as the others just 3" wider and longer. Still have another end table to make and a coffee table that's 24 x 42 x 17" high. My daughter wants them satin black :roll:.

The other ones shown previously in this thread are at my sons house in southern IL.

Finish sanded / not sealed

Thanks

 

[LeftyTom]

Looks spiffy, Jeff. :icon_thum

 

[CrealBilly]

Here's the daughter's second one - Got the coffee table top gluing up.

 

[FredP]

I think I figured out why daveO has been slow lately.....
jeff stole his elves!:rotflm: Nice work Mr, Mills!:icon_thum

 

[CrealBilly]

Fred, DaveO's elves need to learn to clean up after themselves, it's getting deep in there... Time for the shovel again :embaresse

Here's the coffee table, finish sanded unsealed.

Thanks

 

[CrealBilly]

Daughters 1st end table India Ink'ed and sealed - it's black ain't it?

 

[FredP]

yup.... black it is.:elvis: what happened to those be-u-ty-full culls?:dontknow: I think rustollium comes in that color.:rotflm:

 

[CrealBilly]

yup.... black it is.:elvis: what happened to those be-u-ty-full culls?:dontknow: I think rustollium comes in that color.:rotflm:

I know right? I could have made these out of flatsawn but (I) like the straight grain lines of Quarter Sawn. The grain lines is the only thing you now see with it all black like this... If she ever decided to change the color her husband can sand it till the black is gone and there will be pretty Red Oak cull wood underneath that black. If I ever need to do black RO again, I will not edge the sap wood off like I did with these.

Thanks

 

[FredP]

I know right? I could have made these out of flatsawn but (I) like the straight grain lines of Quarter Sawn. The grain lines is the only thing you now see with it all black like this... If she ever decided to change the color her husband can sand it till the black is gone and there will be pretty Red Oak cull wood underneath that black. If I ever need to do black RO again, I will not edge the sap wood off like I did with these.

Thanks

ur welcome!:rotflm: thats what i'm here for..... if ya ever do black again I suggest um.... are ya ready????? MDF!!:rotflm: hmmm.... I wonder if they make MDF culls?:gar-Bi

 

[CrealBilly]

Here's my daughters first QSRO end table that's finally completed. I might do one last 600 git ROS sanding on the top and a few more coats or I might not...

Finishing schedule ---> http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/f55/india-ink-26358/

Shes smooth...

 

[CrealBilly]

They are finally done and they all look the same :gar-Bi While I'm waiting for the finish to cure for a week, i'll make up shipping creates, then their off to the left coast.

Black is a tough finish no matter how you cut it, it shows every little spec of sawdust...

Thanks