Buffalo Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I finally was able to quit my day job (forging and building furniture) and start a business forging and building furniture with a talented friend of mine. Our first commission was to build a dining table based on a coffee table that we had just completed for a gallery. Since I had just given up my access to a big blue 110 and use of a well equipped, large shop, We started by building a large forge to heat the 1/2 by 3 I dreamed of using, and then a spring swage to texture the stock. After a couple of weeks we actually started the build. While I was forging the legs my partner glued up the 4x9x10 reclaimed oak we had acquired. I finished the legs and he ended up welding on a ranch for a couple of weeks, so I finished up the sanding and epoxy fill on the table top and applied a finish. We managed to display it in a local art in the park before the delivery, then installed it in the very excited customers beautiful home. I am going to attach some build photos to this. I know that its not all iron, but the wood pics were part of the process.The last photo is of this table with its inspiration, the Crazy Woman Coffee Table. I look forward to your feedback . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCROB Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 very nice , 2 thumbs up ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Workhorse247365 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 NICE!!! i envy your day job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yves Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Nice sleek design. I realy like the large collars. The pic from the side is a very good shot. It shows strenght, I was going to use the word "power". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudman Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Wow that is really awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camero68 Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Your table looks fantastic. Great combination of the beautiful wood and metal. Like the cool design on the legs, looks really sturdy. I'm sure there are more orders to come. Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastRonin Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I really like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Posted August 1, 2013 Author Share Posted August 1, 2013 Thank you for all of the nice comments, I appreciate them. This was a good project, as it made me step up my game a bit, and make some needed tooling. Now i'm going to make a power hammer and a press top priorities! I proved that I could do larger work by hand in a two car garage, now Im going to work toward not having to do it the hard way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Y Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Excellent table. nice work on the forge build too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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