A client asked me to make a table top for an antique treadle base. She wanted to use reclaimed lumber, so we took a trip to the architectural salvage yard and found a bundle of old tongue-and-groove flooring.

A client asked me to make a table top for an antique treadle base. She wanted to use reclaimed lumber, so we took a trip to the architectural salvage yard and found a bundle of old tongue-and-groove flooring.

Shot of the finished table. After milling the wood it had lost some of it's darker character, so I used a blowtorch to bring it back and then sealed it with several coats of lacquer. 

Shot of the finished table. After milling the wood it had lost some of it's darker character, so I used a blowtorch to bring it back and then sealed it with several coats of lacquer. 

A shot showing some of the details of the treadle base

A shot showing some of the details of the treadle base

Side shot of the finished table

Side shot of the finished table

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A client asked me to make a table top for an antique treadle base. She wanted to use reclaimed lumber, so we took a trip to the architectural salvage yard and found a bundle of old tongue-and-groove flooring.
Shot of the finished table. After milling the wood it had lost some of it's darker character, so I used a blowtorch to bring it back and then sealed it with several coats of lacquer. 
A shot showing some of the details of the treadle base
Side shot of the finished table