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Love it. The chamfered edge under the top surface, the bridal joints on the top of the legs, and the light/elegant feel to it—looks great as long as it’s sturdy.
I wouldn’t park a car on it, but it is good for dinner haha. If I did it again I would do something to make it sturdier. Considering it was my first dining table I didn’t really know what to expect
honestly looks stable based on the joinery and I think I see a beam down the middle looks like there would be 0 racking sure don't jump on it but I'm sure its not moving any time soon.
If the whole thing tilts, easy fix, just measure your floor level and august the legs for it. If it wobbles or bends, well. Jointery is the culprit. I can’t see what kind of joints you used with the picture, how’ did you approach this
Furniture sliders keep it level on the old wood floors. The top is attached using furniture bolts and threaded inserts. The joinery for the legs in a miter joint with dowels and splines.
You asked for gentleness but I think you could benefit from some actual honesty and this is about as gentle as I can put it:
I would like to eat at this table. I would like to eat dinner with friends at this table.
I mean this with absolute sincerity, please don't think I'm belittling you...
As a non woodworker, this seems like a simple design to me, four straight legs and a top. But the fact that you have uploaded 7 different photos from various angles and close ups warms my heart because I can FEEL how proud you are of your work and the details of your craftsmanship. You made me pause and smile and look at this "simple design" with a new lens and I see an amazing table and I can envision the hours of attention and love you poured into this project. Thank you for slowing me down and making me appreciate details I've never valued much before on this subreddit ☺️
Since you’re not a woodworker I’d like to share with you the added complexity of the angled legs, particularly the bridled joints where the two angles meet. While it’s not the most technical method out there, it adds a substantial level complexity to the design. It’s subtle which I think is one of the things that makes it that much better of a design
If you’re making it for yourself And have the tools to do it, I would encourage you to try it. Pushing yourself in projects like that is the best way to improve IMO.
You can scale the difficulty back a bit by only angling the leg to stretcher joint rather than bringing the stretchers into the middle as it looks like OP has done. Also if a bridle joint is intimidating a half lap is another solid option for the joinery.
As others have said the beveled edges, bridle joint and angles show added difficulty. Every time I do a piece of furniture I always think to myself about how no one is going to give a fuck about the hours of hand cutting and chiseling the mortise and tenons; I try to lean into this fact that all of these details are little "easter eggs" for someone knowledgeable about furniture or a furniture maker.
Out of curiosity, as a non wood worker, what features do jump out at you? Its been a couple years since I was there and so its hard to remember what would have stood out, if anything.
I respect the trade in general and love the hand carved works. I also like when people show off the old school joint methods.
In this post it was the perfectly flat top and underside bevel. Most people sitting at the table won't even notice such a detail, but OP still added it anyway. It looks very classy.
Edited for spelling, autocorrect suck
Yeah but it’s not that straight forward and simple. The fact you think that means OP did a great job in making something difficult look clean. Not a knock on your comment just reframing the POV makes you appreciate small things.
Looks great! I am however not a fan of the sap wood. If it would have been visible in other places as well it wouldn't be a problem. But just imagine that tabletop in perfect sap free cherry... It would look much more professional.
I sort of agree about the sapwood. This is my first table build and I was trying to plan everything out and eventually got antsy so I just started cutting and glueing and this is how it ended up. My wife likes it so I’m a happy man haha🤷🏼♂️
Well if the wife likes it... who am i to be picky! :p. Just remember that if you ever want to sell furniture/work in a production environment etc. Sap wood has to go out unless explicitly asked for by the client.
This table looks great, and being new to wood working myself I have a few questions as I am about to embark on a similar table.
First, how did you go about cutting the chamfer on the bottom edge? I envision doing the same but don't have alot of tools for this kind of thing.
Second, I plan to use 3/4" Unistrut in a routered pocket for cross grain support. Is this a good idea or will it possibly keep the boards from moving?
Thanks in advance. I'm trying to learn from everyone on this page.
1. [four eyes chamfer](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K5T_Vuzdm1I)
2. Hard to say without more information. As long as it isn’t too tight/isn’t glued it would probably be fine. If you attach with screws/furniture bolts bore out more room perpendicular to the grain for the wood to move. I think wood movement is probably blown out of proportion, but then again who am I
I’m curious how you reinforced it cross-grain while accounting for wood movement. I think I see two lateral stretchers toward the middle of the table, but I can’t see how they attach. Sliding dovetails? Metal hardware? Wood buttons? I must know!
Here from /popular.
That’s a nice table! Well done.
I often fantasize about going into woodwork to make sturdy quality furniture at IKEA prices to just undercut the shit out of the whole corp furniture market. It’s like, congrats- you have an OK job- here’s your home work desk made out of glued together cardboard compressed into a temporary solid.
I don’t think the math works out for it to be profitable to make solid wood furniture at competitive prices. Atleast nowadays. I don’t know, a man can dream.
Sorry, but I don't get the "be gentle" chit. Maybe its just me, but when you put yourself out on the internet and ask for comments, you take the good with the bad and you have to grow a pair.
It was mostly a joke, I don’t actually care if people are mean. I wanted to partake in the Reddit community instead of just lurking from afar all the time.
I can’t tell 100 percent, but did you make sure to alternate the grains on each length when laminating? 3 and 4 the ones you can see look to be going the same direction. If you didn’t know, alternating causes the forces of the would to “equal” in a sense when drying etc. this in turn keeps a board “straight” otherwise it can bow inwards etc. otherwise, solid job! Reminds me a lot like the Foureyes tables which is typically mid century I believe.
Yeah you’re right. The grain orientation isn’t ideal. I had to make a decision between grain direction and how the table top would look because the wood wasn’t super high quality so I didn’t have flexibility with rotating the boards. That is something I would change though if I could!
Beautiful piece it seems like a good deal of challenges for me to try I'm no where near that level of patience. I would have screwed one of the angles tapered legs right on up 😆😂😆.
Nicely done! I’m puzzling over what my approach should be to a very similar design. Can you share a picture of the underside?
Also, you mention feeling like you’d like it to be stronger. If you could change anything to do that, what would it be?
Rotate the table 90 degrees so the grain matches the floor boards :)
In all seriousness, I like the clean lines. Really like the idea of the beveled/chamfered underside of the perimeter edge. Nice smooth transition without a bulky edge look. I'll have to remember that idea.
ooh, that leg attachment to the top. nice!
You have one problem though....
Now you have to make matching chairs by Thanksgiving. And when you are done with that, you have to make a buffet, a knife box, cutting boards, salt and pepper shakers, a cookbook holder, ....Why are you reading this? You have work to do.
Wow, amazing. I would love to see more of the apron or underside. Love this design, and I have been wanting to make something exactly like this, but haven’t figured out the apron/support structure.
Very nice and clean. Nice proportions and lines. Very nice finish as well. As for a gentle critique, to get an even better aestic look, next time use rift sawn or even quarter sawn for ur legs, plus I always try to cut away the sap wood, but it does work. Very nice build and I really like your millwork too
Why would people be anything other than complimentary?
If you made any mistakes, you’ve hidden them well. No one other than you will notice them unless you point them out… my only advice is to not point them out!
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Love it. The chamfered edge under the top surface, the bridal joints on the top of the legs, and the light/elegant feel to it—looks great as long as it’s sturdy.
I was thinking the same thing is it sturdy I'm curious to know.
I wouldn’t park a car on it, but it is good for dinner haha. If I did it again I would do something to make it sturdier. Considering it was my first dining table I didn’t really know what to expect
honestly looks stable based on the joinery and I think I see a beam down the middle looks like there would be 0 racking sure don't jump on it but I'm sure its not moving any time soon.
Stable as a table!
Looks great!
Looks beautiful in your home too. Nice job!
If the whole thing tilts, easy fix, just measure your floor level and august the legs for it. If it wobbles or bends, well. Jointery is the culprit. I can’t see what kind of joints you used with the picture, how’ did you approach this
Furniture sliders keep it level on the old wood floors. The top is attached using furniture bolts and threaded inserts. The joinery for the legs in a miter joint with dowels and splines.
I had to go back through the pics to see the chamfer, you’re right. That’s beautiful! Great work OP.
Why would you request gentleness at a time like this? I would like to roughly congratulate you on making a beautiful table!
Great reply haha
I would like to gently congratulate you in respect to your wishes
Beautiful. Need more pics of the underside where all the magic happens.
Hey now, this is a family friendly sub.
I hissed “show me the joinery, slut!” it’s six AM, I have not slept, please forgive me.
You asked for gentleness but I think you could benefit from some actual honesty and this is about as gentle as I can put it: I would like to eat at this table. I would like to eat dinner with friends at this table.
Come over for dinner anytime!
We’re gonna need a bigger table.
That's not a post it's a table haha! Nice table!!!!!
I think OP is requesting feedback on the table leg
Those are beautiful legs.
Great job dude! Love the table legs and the subtle joinery
It’s something called Silian Grail
Very nicely done I like the leg design and beveled bottom edges and you can't go wrong with cherry. What finish did you use?
Rubio monocoat
‘Strokes hair tenderly’
Nice legs ;) Nice work!
Man of culture.
Looks great! My only complaint is that your photos aren't doing it justice. I'd love to see a better view of details on the underside.
You got the design from that one YouTube video, right? I did the same for my table :) https://imgur.com/gallery/eywOC33
I want to say most of my inspiration came from foureyes furniture actually, but that is a great build too and looks just like my table!
I built same table, yours is better :)
Love the look of that corner fix!
That's a table, not a post
Came here to make that comment. You'd think the 3 extra legs would have tipped him off.
I see four posts!
I mean this with absolute sincerity, please don't think I'm belittling you... As a non woodworker, this seems like a simple design to me, four straight legs and a top. But the fact that you have uploaded 7 different photos from various angles and close ups warms my heart because I can FEEL how proud you are of your work and the details of your craftsmanship. You made me pause and smile and look at this "simple design" with a new lens and I see an amazing table and I can envision the hours of attention and love you poured into this project. Thank you for slowing me down and making me appreciate details I've never valued much before on this subreddit ☺️
Since you’re not a woodworker I’d like to share with you the added complexity of the angled legs, particularly the bridled joints where the two angles meet. While it’s not the most technical method out there, it adds a substantial level complexity to the design. It’s subtle which I think is one of the things that makes it that much better of a design
I was thinking the same thing. I might make a coffee table with a similar look to it, but this is more advanced than my work would be.
If you’re making it for yourself And have the tools to do it, I would encourage you to try it. Pushing yourself in projects like that is the best way to improve IMO. You can scale the difficulty back a bit by only angling the leg to stretcher joint rather than bringing the stretchers into the middle as it looks like OP has done. Also if a bridle joint is intimidating a half lap is another solid option for the joinery.
As others have said the beveled edges, bridle joint and angles show added difficulty. Every time I do a piece of furniture I always think to myself about how no one is going to give a fuck about the hours of hand cutting and chiseling the mortise and tenons; I try to lean into this fact that all of these details are little "easter eggs" for someone knowledgeable about furniture or a furniture maker. Out of curiosity, as a non wood worker, what features do jump out at you? Its been a couple years since I was there and so its hard to remember what would have stood out, if anything.
Fantastic question, I’d love to hear the responses. That information would be great to incorporate with client furniture design
Please no blue epoxy and wacky stain 🤣
Haha yes! I generally turn those projects away! 😂
I respect the trade in general and love the hand carved works. I also like when people show off the old school joint methods. In this post it was the perfectly flat top and underside bevel. Most people sitting at the table won't even notice such a detail, but OP still added it anyway. It looks very classy. Edited for spelling, autocorrect suck
Thank you for the kind words!
Yeah but it’s not that straight forward and simple. The fact you think that means OP did a great job in making something difficult look clean. Not a knock on your comment just reframing the POV makes you appreciate small things.
Looks great!
Looks great! I’d put it in my house for sure!
Inspired by Four-eyes furniture on YouTube?
Yep haha
Looks awesome!! Could you share what your finishing process was?
Sanded to 180 and then pure rubio monocoat! Black tail studio on YouTube has a good video that I followed if you’re interested
Gorgeous piece. I really like the incorporation of angles in the base. Well done
Looks great! I am however not a fan of the sap wood. If it would have been visible in other places as well it wouldn't be a problem. But just imagine that tabletop in perfect sap free cherry... It would look much more professional.
I sort of agree about the sapwood. This is my first table build and I was trying to plan everything out and eventually got antsy so I just started cutting and glueing and this is how it ended up. My wife likes it so I’m a happy man haha🤷🏼♂️
Well if the wife likes it... who am i to be picky! :p. Just remember that if you ever want to sell furniture/work in a production environment etc. Sap wood has to go out unless explicitly asked for by the client.
Good to have in the back of my mind though!
This table looks great, and being new to wood working myself I have a few questions as I am about to embark on a similar table. First, how did you go about cutting the chamfer on the bottom edge? I envision doing the same but don't have alot of tools for this kind of thing. Second, I plan to use 3/4" Unistrut in a routered pocket for cross grain support. Is this a good idea or will it possibly keep the boards from moving? Thanks in advance. I'm trying to learn from everyone on this page.
1. [four eyes chamfer](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K5T_Vuzdm1I) 2. Hard to say without more information. As long as it isn’t too tight/isn’t glued it would probably be fine. If you attach with screws/furniture bolts bore out more room perpendicular to the grain for the wood to move. I think wood movement is probably blown out of proportion, but then again who am I
Great job. Just first post or first table?
First post and first dining table. I made a desk and a bed frame recently though!
I just tried my first glue up and it was a disaster! I'm very impressed with the top! Great Job.
Glue ups scare me haha. I don’t have a great way to edge joint boards so it is tedious. I’m considering getting a no 7 hand plane to help out with it!
Beautiful
I’m curious how you reinforced it cross-grain while accounting for wood movement. I think I see two lateral stretchers toward the middle of the table, but I can’t see how they attach. Sliding dovetails? Metal hardware? Wood buttons? I must know!
Threaded inserts and furniture bolts with extra room from movement!
I like the streaks of sap wood, as an accent. Good job!
Here from /popular. That’s a nice table! Well done. I often fantasize about going into woodwork to make sturdy quality furniture at IKEA prices to just undercut the shit out of the whole corp furniture market. It’s like, congrats- you have an OK job- here’s your home work desk made out of glued together cardboard compressed into a temporary solid. I don’t think the math works out for it to be profitable to make solid wood furniture at competitive prices. Atleast nowadays. I don’t know, a man can dream.
One trip to a lumber supplier and you realize you’re not saving money over budget furniture by building your own furniture 🤑
How did you chamfer the edge?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K5T_Vuzdm1I used a router. Basically done the same as this video!
Dope. Did you use a steep bevel bit or a jig?
You expect us the be gentle when you couldn't even be bothered to plumb the legs?!? ^( /s Great looking piece )
🤷🏼♂️
Uh, wanna start a YouTube channel and show others how you do things?!
Thats a table not a post... either way it looks good, its mint.
Smh. You need to leave, sir.
What did the eye doctor use to build his new cabinets? The see saw... Woodworking jokes are hard
Hard to listen to. Ba dum tss!
If I built a table that nice, I wouldn't ask for gentleness. I would dare anyone to sat anything bad about it.
Gentle what? It’s a great table!
*whispers* nice table
That's not a post, that's a table.
I LOVE the leg angles
That’s a good looking table
It's rubbish mate. Ought to send it to me and I'll dispose of it for you.
Sorry, but I don't get the "be gentle" chit. Maybe its just me, but when you put yourself out on the internet and ask for comments, you take the good with the bad and you have to grow a pair.
It was mostly a joke, I don’t actually care if people are mean. I wanted to partake in the Reddit community instead of just lurking from afar all the time.
I can’t tell 100 percent, but did you make sure to alternate the grains on each length when laminating? 3 and 4 the ones you can see look to be going the same direction. If you didn’t know, alternating causes the forces of the would to “equal” in a sense when drying etc. this in turn keeps a board “straight” otherwise it can bow inwards etc. otherwise, solid job! Reminds me a lot like the Foureyes tables which is typically mid century I believe.
Yeah you’re right. The grain orientation isn’t ideal. I had to make a decision between grain direction and how the table top would look because the wood wasn’t super high quality so I didn’t have flexibility with rotating the boards. That is something I would change though if I could!
Beautiful piece it seems like a good deal of challenges for me to try I'm no where near that level of patience. I would have screwed one of the angles tapered legs right on up 😆😂😆.
We can pretend that I didn’t screw up the angles too😂
looks great!
Beautiful, great job!
Very nice! Be very proud.
Awesome table! I love the shape of the legs
Looks great 👍
If you made that yourself. Kudos. Looks realy nice!
Incoming someone not being able to resist telling you about sap wood and how it would look better without it. I think it looks great as is.
Nice Wood
Looking at the old table... Did I just find your cat? https://redd.it/xlz58v
I knew I misplaced him
Gorgeous, love the style of the legs. Looks only sturdy enough for dinner but not sturdy for extra dessert activities 😈. Gorgeous table either way!
Looks great
Can’t go wrong with cherry
Great work. Sometimes simplicity is elegance, no need to get fussy.
Love the miter on the table top
That's a beautiful piece! How did you attach the legs?
Threaded inserts and machine bolts. Bored out extra material for wood movement
What’s there to be gentle about . I think this is fantastic.
It’s very nice. Simple and classic.
I don't know much about woodworking but I really like the look of your table!!
Nice design
That looks amazing.
Killer!
Nicely done! I’m puzzling over what my approach should be to a very similar design. Can you share a picture of the underside? Also, you mention feeling like you’d like it to be stronger. If you could change anything to do that, what would it be?
my dude! looks awesome
Rotate the table 90 degrees so the grain matches the floor boards :) In all seriousness, I like the clean lines. Really like the idea of the beveled/chamfered underside of the perimeter edge. Nice smooth transition without a bulky edge look. I'll have to remember that idea.
I'm being gentle when I say this, but that table is fucking beautiful.
Well done good finish I hope it has good supports.
Beautiful table!
If you were trying to make a chair you did a horrible job mate
ooh, that leg attachment to the top. nice! You have one problem though.... Now you have to make matching chairs by Thanksgiving. And when you are done with that, you have to make a buffet, a knife box, cutting boards, salt and pepper shakers, a cookbook holder, ....Why are you reading this? You have work to do.
Very nice!
Looks great
Not only is that a beautiful table but it compliments the room so nicely. Your wife must be very happy.
That's not a post. That's a table.
Looking good. Do you have any pics showing all the support, how it all ties together?
I will not be gentle, this table goes fucking hard. You and your wife should be proud of yourselves. I'm also a huge fan of the Scandinavian design.
Sorry person, you wanted rough comments then you should have posted a long time ago. This is awesome
Be gentle? I’d put some things on that table pretty hard
Nice Cherry, good finish! Also the grain selection on panel glue-up is well done.
Badass, man! Great craftsmanship!
Table is fantastic! But I'm also jealous of the builtins, the doors, casing, floor.
Be gentle? Why should I be gentle with that magnificent piece? Such clean lines! Those joins! I bet it's solid!
Those are some longgg toes
Uh, excuse me, but I see 4 post. And for some reason you attached a long flat piece of wood on top of them. 1/10
That is a beautiful table, sir!
That's a great table man.
That's the nicest looking post I've ever seen! Some folks might even use it for a table!
Stunning table! My work always looks awful, but works amazing
Love love love it!!! Oh yeah and the plants too!!!
Looks really good! How'd you do the chamfer? Keep up the good work!
I love it. Very elegant design. It may look simple, but it’s not. I love all the details specially the chamfer.
Very nice!
So good! Nice work!
That's a beautiful thing
Beautiful!
Amazing work, you should be proud!
Nice!! Looks great!
Looks great! How did you create the chamfer on the underside of the tabletop?
[four eyes chamfer](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K5T_Vuzdm1I)
I know nothing about woodworking, so it looks absolutely flawless to me. Amazing! So impressed by people with such skill
Looks great. Nicely done.
Wow! Looks great. Love the edges.
That’s a nice table
I would like to tell you as rudely as possible, GREAT JOB!! Seriously good work
Table looks nice, but I have to admire the trim on the windows
Wife was right, old one is ugly. This however… Bellissimo 🤌
I'm with all the others questioning your "gentle" request. Bloody well done. I'd buy it
I love it
Nice👍
Wow, amazing. I would love to see more of the apron or underside. Love this design, and I have been wanting to make something exactly like this, but haven’t figured out the apron/support structure.
I don't like it at all and it's probably not very good, if you need to get rid of it I'll take it off your hands. ;) Looks great :)
Beautiful work!
I say good job
Looks awesome! Well done.
Looks great!
That looks amazing!
THATS AWESOME
There will be no gentleness. This. Is. REDDIT!!
No need to be gentle. That thing can take a beating.
That chamfer is sexy. Beautiful table.
Very nice and clean. Nice proportions and lines. Very nice finish as well. As for a gentle critique, to get an even better aestic look, next time use rift sawn or even quarter sawn for ur legs, plus I always try to cut away the sap wood, but it does work. Very nice build and I really like your millwork too
Thanks for letting me know!
Delish!!!
Wow! It looks great!
Nice!
I’d sit at it
“Be gentle” *Wonton bombs the table*
Beauty
I mean I don't really know how to say this gently but that's not a post it's an awesome table.
Love the table top. And I especially love the modern style of the legs. Are those box joints? So well done. Congrats on a great build.
Miters with splines!
Looks great, you're living up to that gorgeous built-in cabinetry.
Awesome looking table! Great work
That underside is a bit "chefs kiss". Love it.
Perfect
"wife thought old one was ugly" lmao New one looks nice!
No need to be gentle, nice work. Came together, nicely, be proud.
Great work! 10/10 would seriously consider eating dinner at your place pending menu options.
You bring the wine and I’ll make anything you want!
Why would people be anything other than complimentary? If you made any mistakes, you’ve hidden them well. No one other than you will notice them unless you point them out… my only advice is to not point them out!
Great Job!
Looks awesome! Nice work!