Table + Chairs for our kids.
This is the first piece of furniture I built with real wood using actual woodworking techniques such as panel glue-ups, attention to wood movement, and lots of mortises and tenons. You will not find any metal in the joinery of the table or chairs.
Lumber used:
- Table top & legs: Hickory/Pecan
- Table apron: Oak
- Chairs: Oak
The Hickory was from my father-in-law’s shop. The oak was from an Amish lumber mill, air dried for several months before use.
For the finish, I used a base coat of orange Homestead Dry Dye (TransFast) to give it an under-glow that really pops when sunlight shines through a window. Then, layers of dewaxed shellac, gel stains, and General Finishes Arm-R-Seal.
Origins.
Table.
Chairs.
Rump Bumps.
Helper.
Finished.
Depending on the light, sometimes it looks brown, sometimes red.
