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As mentioned on rec.ww.

I will get some better pictures when I can move them outside as I did the
topless photos. They are just too heavy for me to move by myself now.

So, the more modest photos (with tops on)




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There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham

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Mark & Juanita wrote:

As mentioned on rec.ww.

I will get some better pictures when I can move them outside as I did
the
topless photos. They are just too heavy for me to move by myself now.

So, the more modest photos (with tops on)


BTW, in the second picture, there is *nothing* on that top. What looks
like a rectangular folded paper form is really a reflection of one of the
shop light fixtures.

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There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham

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Very nice. The granite goes well with your table design. Those things must
be heavy with the granite tops. Maybe you can get Robatoy to help you move
them. :)

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"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
m...
As mentioned on rec.ww.

I will get some better pictures when I can move them outside as I did the
topless photos. They are just too heavy for me to move by myself now.

So, the more modest photos (with tops on)

Adds a nice contemporary flair to a more traditional style. Very nice.

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On 10/5/09 1:18 AM, "Mark & Juanita" wrote:

As mentioned on rec.ww.

I will get some better pictures when I can move them outside as I did the
topless photos. They are just too heavy for me to move by myself now.

So, the more modest photos (with tops on)

Love it! The top is gorgeous. And the curved corner pieces give an elegant
look to what is a square box of drawers.

And nicely executed, too.

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Love the flaired look, and combination of stone and wood. Arches are
lifting........What a nice piece of furniture.
john
"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
m...
As mentioned on rec.ww.

I will get some better pictures when I can move them outside as I did the
topless photos. They are just too heavy for me to move by myself now.

So, the more modest photos (with tops on)




--

There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham

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Lee Michaels wrote:


Very nice. The granite goes well with your table design. Those things
must be heavy with the granite tops. Maybe you can get Robatoy to help you
move
them. :)


Thanks. Heavy? That's why only one is on the floor, my wife helped get it
down from the assembly table to be able to see it from a normal
viewpoint -- we decided to leave the other up there and move it to the back
of the truck from the workbench.


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There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham

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Ed Pawlowski wrote:


"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
m...
As mentioned on rec.ww.

I will get some better pictures when I can move them outside as I did
the
topless photos. They are just too heavy for me to move by myself now.

So, the more modest photos (with tops on)

Adds a nice contemporary flair to a more traditional style. Very nice.


Thanks.
--

There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham

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Robert Haar wrote:

On 10/5/09 1:18 AM, "Mark & Juanita" wrote:

As mentioned on rec.ww.

I will get some better pictures when I can move them outside as I did
the
topless photos. They are just too heavy for me to move by myself now.

So, the more modest photos (with tops on)

Love it! The top is gorgeous. And the curved corner pieces give an elegant
look to what is a square box of drawers.

And nicely executed, too.

Thanks for your comments.

I really like the complementary wood & stone, I will definitely do this
kind of thing in the future.


--

There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham

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jloomis wrote:

Love the flaired look, and combination of stone and wood. Arches are
lifting........What a nice piece of furniture.
john

Thanks for your comments.

"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
m...
As mentioned on rec.ww.

I will get some better pictures when I can move them outside as I did
the
topless photos. They are just too heavy for me to move by myself now.

So, the more modest photos (with tops on)




--

There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham


--

There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham

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Those are beautiful, Mark.. Nice design, very creative.. Perfect match for
your television base cabinet..


"Mark & Juanita" wrote in message
m...
As mentioned on rec.ww.

I will get some better pictures when I can move them outside as I did the
topless photos. They are just too heavy for me to move by myself now.

So, the more modest photos (with tops on)




--

There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham

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Mark & Juanita wrote:
As mentioned on rec.ww.

I will get some better pictures when I can move them outside as I did the
topless photos. They are just too heavy for me to move by myself now.

So, the more modest photos (with tops on)

Excellent work! Those came out beautifully. Curious how the tops
attach. Is gravity sufficient?

I think I need to go to the chiropractor just looking at them. g

....Kevin
--
Kevin Miller
Juneau, Alaska
http://www.alaska.net/~atftb
In a recent poll, seven out of ten hard drives preferred Linux.

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So, the more modest photos (with tops on)

'k

Ummmm.... well..... you see.... Hmmmm.....

ok,....

OK, when you describe or sell these exquisite pieces, the slabs of
rock look to me like "gabbro", which are considered "granitoid" but
are not "granite" senso stricto. It's often referred to as "black
granite". It adorns many of the sills on the drive-through windows at
the In-n-Out Burger chain in CA. And lot's of other places too.

Sorry, but I'm a geologist, know granites and related rocks, and like
to keep the universe in order.

-Zz

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Kevin Miller wrote:

....

Excellent work! Those came out beautifully. Curious how the tops
attach. Is gravity sufficient?

They are attached using attachment blocks similar to a wooden top. The
attachment blocks are epoxied to the granite and screwed to the lifts (two
on each side, one front and one back). I made attachment blocks angled
with a slot to prevent squeeze-out from flowing onto the table stretchers.
I located the tops, then epoxied the glueblocks on, screwing them into the
top to get the best fit.


I think I need to go to the chiropractor just looking at them. g


They are definitely a two person lift. Using granite density estimates,
the tops weigh about 60 pounds. The rest of the table probably comes in at
about 35 to 40 pounds.

...Kevin

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There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham

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Zz Yzx wrote:

So, the more modest photos (with tops on)

'k

Ummmm.... well..... you see.... Hmmmm.....

ok,....

OK, when you describe or sell these exquisite pieces, the slabs of
rock look to me like "gabbro", which are considered "granitoid" but
are not "granite" senso stricto. It's often referred to as "black
granite". It adorns many of the sills on the drive-through windows at
the In-n-Out Burger chain in CA. And lot's of other places too.

Sorry, but I'm a geologist, know granites and related rocks, and like
to keep the universe in order.

-Zz

I'm not going to argue that one way or another, it certainly appears to be
more than what I thought basic granite consists of: quartz, feldspar, and
mica. I'm going to go by the description used for these and other similar
tops: Granite top, color scheme: Verde Uba Tuba.




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There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham

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On Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:18:15 -0700, the infamous Mark & Juanita
scrawled the following:

As mentioned on rec.ww.

I will get some better pictures when I can move them outside as I did the
topless photos. They are just too heavy for me to move by myself now.

So, the more modest photos (with tops on)

So, you finally got the maid in there, too, eh, Mark? It all looks
nice.

Hot tables, BTW. Kudos.

---
A book burrows into your life in a very profound way
because the experience of reading is not passive.
--Erica Jong

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On Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:46:51 -0700, the infamous Mark & Juanita
scrawled the following:

Zz Yzx wrote:

So, the more modest photos (with tops on)

'k

Ummmm.... well..... you see.... Hmmmm.....

ok,....

OK, when you describe or sell these exquisite pieces, the slabs of
rock look to me like "gabbro", which are considered "granitoid" but
are not "granite" senso stricto. It's often referred to as "black
granite". It adorns many of the sills on the drive-through windows at
the In-n-Out Burger chain in CA. And lot's of other places too.

Sorry, but I'm a geologist, know granites and related rocks, and like
to keep the universe in order.

-Zz

(Can you appreciate the color, though, Zz?)


I'm not going to argue that one way or another, it certainly appears to be
more than what I thought basic granite consists of: quartz, feldspar, and
mica. I'm going to go by the description used for these and other similar
tops: Granite top, color scheme: Verde Uba Tuba.

I _thought_ it had a green tinge to it. I adore green granite, the
greener the better. Now I know how I want to do my end tables once I
get enough crap out of the shop to work again...

Are the shaped legs courtesy of Schultz, from _Classic Arts & Crafts
Furniture You Can Build_? I've always liked the curves.

---
A book burrows into your life in a very profound way
because the experience of reading is not passive.
--Erica Jong

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Larry Jaques wrote:

On Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:18:15 -0700, the infamous Mark & Juanita
scrawled the following:

As mentioned on rec.ww.

I will get some better pictures when I can move them outside as I did
the
topless photos. They are just too heavy for me to move by myself now.

So, the more modest photos (with tops on)

So, you finally got the maid in there, too, eh, Mark?

Yeah, heard some muttering about never letting the vacuuming go that long
again.

It all looks
nice.

Hot tables, BTW. Kudos.


Thanks. Even our son thinks they are cool. Coming from a 13 year old,
that ain't bad.



--

There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham

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Larry Jaques wrote:

On Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:46:51 -0700, the infamous Mark & Juanita
scrawled the following:

Zz Yzx wrote:

.... snip

Sorry, but I'm a geologist, know granites and related rocks, and like
to keep the universe in order.

-Zz

(Can you appreciate the color, though, Zz?)


I'm not going to argue that one way or another, it certainly appears to
be
more than what I thought basic granite consists of: quartz, feldspar, and
mica. I'm going to go by the description used for these and other similar
tops: Granite top, color scheme: Verde Uba Tuba.

I _thought_ it had a green tinge to it. I adore green granite, the
greener the better. Now I know how I want to do my end tables once I
get enough crap out of the shop to work again...

Definitely worth it. The depth you get out of the polished granite and
the contrast with the cherry definitely make it worthwhile.



Are the shaped legs courtesy of Schultz, from _Classic Arts & Crafts
Furniture You Can Build_? I've always liked the curves.


The curves were my own, I played some with the radius to get what I
thought looked good. I've tried to include curves on all of my pieces to
avoid straight rectangular forms.


---
A book burrows into your life in a very profound way
because the experience of reading is not passive.
--Erica Jong

--

There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham

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On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:47:07 -0700, the infamous Mark & Juanita
scrawled the following:

Larry Jaques wrote:

On Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:18:15 -0700, the infamous Mark & Juanita
scrawled the following:

As mentioned on rec.ww.

I will get some better pictures when I can move them outside as I did
the
topless photos. They are just too heavy for me to move by myself now.

So, the more modest photos (with tops on)

So, you finally got the maid in there, too, eh, Mark?

Yeah, heard some muttering about never letting the vacuuming go that long
again.

OTOH, it beats a lawn...


It all looks
nice.

Hot tables, BTW. Kudos.


Thanks. Even our son thinks they are cool. Coming from a 13 year old,
that ain't bad.

Indeed! Speaking of tops, did you epoxy 4 buttons on the bottom to
center it on the base, then gravity to hold it down?

------
We're born hungry, wet, 'n naked, and it gets worse from there.

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Larry Jaques wrote:

.... snip

Indeed! Speaking of tops, did you epoxy 4 buttons on the bottom to
center it on the base, then gravity to hold it down?


I epoxied four mounting blocks to the bottom and screwed them to the upper
rails. I wanted to be able to remove the tops, so included an angle and
channel to allow any squeeze-out to flow into the channel. That gave me
the ability to epoxy the tops in place to get a tight fit.

Mounting blocks look like:

+------------+
| |
| | |
|_| |
/ |
/ |
/ |
| | -- Attach screw goes here
| |
|-------------------+

------
We're born hungry, wet, 'n naked, and it gets worse from there.

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There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham

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Jim Hall wrote:

From:
Jim Hall
Date:
Tuesday 06 October 2009 07:00:09 am
Groups:
alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking
References: 1
Those are beautiful, Mark.. Â*Nice design, very creative.. Â*Perfect match
for your television base cabinet..


Thanks for the kind comments.


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There is never a situation where having more rounds is a disadvantage

Rob Leatham