Dionysus Desk(s) W I P. Completed

[Mattty]

Day 3- Ok not much to report today. I have a decking job on tomorrow so spent much of the day loading gear in the van and i gave the workshop a big move around (i have moved machines in my shop so many times, today i moved all the extractors upstairs and ran new ducting, it's now great i'm really happy with the layout and have quite a bit more space.

Tidy shop-

I started on the desks around 2, i un clamped the Cherry top and whacked that through the drum sander-

All the leg and frame components got a quick clean over with 220g and i masked off for gluing up, and i got 1 pair of end frames glued up-

All being well i'll be back on this on Thursday.

 

[Mr Ed]

I quite like the sound of your workload - decking jobs, bits of furniture ; its a nice varied combination. Better than cocking around building supermarkets which is what I'm doing at the moment. Hey Ho.

(Project looks good as well)

Ed

 

[wizer]

I dunno, I wouldn't want to be decking in this weather.

Matt can you please stop posting pics of your workshop. The drool is damaging my laptop. :roll: :lol:

 

[OPJ]

I really like the Dw712. I've had it for about 7 years. As LN said it is very accurate, and very consistent. I recently gave mine a full strip down and reset the gauges and it's like new.

I'm suprised your not as keen on your Bosch. All the bosch stuff i have had has been pretty decent.

Thanks, Mattty.

That DW712 caught my eye some time ago. Other people have told me it will crosscut up to 300mm wide with absolute accuracy and, well, I guess you'd also tell me the same! The only thing I find limiting is the 70mm depth of cut, as I work with 3in. sawn timber (quite often 81mm thick!). That's why I'm also seriously considering the recent DW717 - which has been offered to me by a friend... If only I could sell my Bosch!

I am generally a fan of Bosch power tools. I haven't found much to complain about with any of their sanders that I own and I've also used a couple of their routers at college. This 12in. saw though, it really isn't accurate enough for me. You can slide all the way back and it wobbles :? - only slightly but, it's enough to throw off most cuts. If you look at the design and build quality, it looks frighteningly similar to some of the cheaper saws on the market (SIP and Evolution Rage are the two which come to mind). I had a bloke visit me today but I could demonstrate to him that it was accurate enough for what he wanted! :x I've tried a lot of tricks and tips to get it cutting more accurately but, it's just not happening. For the moment, I seem to be, frustratingly, stuck with it...

Er, sorry - back to your table!

That's a very well organised workshop although, I think you could do with somewhere to store your timber! Is it solely your space or do you rent out/share with someone else?

 

[wizer]

Olly, my Bosch 10" does not wobble at any point along it's reach. That said, it can't make a decent enough mitre. Good enough for first fix joinery tho.

 

[Mattty]

I really like the Dw712. I've had it for about 7 years. As LN said it is very accurate, and very consistent. I recently gave mine a full strip down and reset the gauges and it's like new.

I'm suprised your not as keen on your Bosch. All the bosch stuff i have had has been pretty decent.

Thanks, Mattty.

The only thing I find limiting is the 70mm depth of cut, as I work with 3in. sawn timber (quite often 81mm thick!). That's why I'm also seriously considering the recent DW717 - which has been offered to me by a friend... If only I could sell my Bosch!

Olly mine is old so maybe different but i have a depth of cut of around 100mm. It has a 300mm blade so that seems about right.

 

[Mattty]

Er, sorry - back to your table!

That's a very well organised workshop although, I think you could do with somewhere to store your timber! Is it solely your space or do you rent out/share with someone else?

Olly it's all mine .

Timber wise i have a loft which is overloaded with around 2m3 of hardwood, and in the yard in front is around 10m3. In the main workshop around 3m3.. I have a problem!

 

[OPJ]

Olly, my Bosch 10" does not wobble at any point along it's reach. That said, it can't make a decent enough mitre. Good enough for first fix joinery tho.

Wobble is probably the wrong word... What I mean to say is that you can easily nudge the saw head from side to side (the bracket that takes the sliding rails almost pivots).

I was originally looking for the 10in. model as I know Steve Maskery is a fan of them and I do like Bosch tools. But, the GCM 12 SD came up first on eBay and, well, you know... :roll:

The DW712 I'm thinking has a 216mm blade... It must be totally different? :-s

 

[Mattty]

Sorry olly. i think mine is maybe a 718.. i'm not good on model numbers.

 

[Ironballs]

Nice looking shop Matty, if you need help with your wood problem just let me know...

Actually, that didn't sound right. Timber, not wood, timber

 

[jhwbigley]

, if you need help with your wood problem just let me know...

i'm told Doctors an expert on that....

 

[TrimTheKing]

if you need help with your wood problem just let me know...

LOL, are you Pele in disguise?

 

[jhwbigley]

Nice workshop mattty, whats that sliding table like on the sedgwick?

JHB

 

[Mattty]

Nice looking shop Matty, if you need help with your wood problem just let me know...

Actually, that didn't sound right. Timber, not wood, timber

What problem? You can't prove anything.. have you been talking to my missus?

 

[Mattty]

Nice workshop mattty, whats that sliding table like on the sedgwick?

JHB

**** mate. Cracking general saw, but the slider is clunky and not suitable for very accurate use.

 

[Benchwayze]

Matty,
This WIP ought to be on a DVD, so next time you have to make a table, think about it!

Nice one.
John

 

[jhwbigley]

Nice workshop mattty, whats that sliding table like on the sedgwick?

JHB

**** mate. Cracking general saw, but the slider is clunky and not suitable for very accurate use.

oh, we have a 405 sedgwick at college, blade sort of "jumps" on start up and shut down. i feel my little startrite is more accurate.

JHB

 

[Mattty]

Ok- Latest update. I've had 1 1/2 Days getting drenched on a decking job. Back in the workshop at 10am today and a bit of progress.

I had a piece of walnut delivered, so i machined and jointed that for the other desk top-

This is the underside.
It had a lot of sapwood which i would normally try and cut out but couldn't with the quantity i had. I'm not sure i'm going to be happy when it's got its finish on. I may have to change it :-(

I got the the the other pair of end frames glued up and then did the full glue up using the pair already dry-

I made a template for where the tops are cut around the leg-

After lunch, i glued the second desk frame together-

The Walnut top was stuck though the drum sander and then both tops where croos cut and ripped to there finished size-

Using the template made earlier i marked the waste and cut out on the bandsaw-

Then onto the routing

The rounded internal corners where pared to a neat corner and a quick trial fit. There should be a 3mm shadow gap around the leg-

Getting there now, the top has a 3mm chamfer top and bottom all round and is cleaned up to 220g. The draw front/rail is clamped in place for a quick look-

The client has requested an oil finish, I had picked up a litre of Morrells new oil finish (it's apparently v similar to Osmo polyx) and coated a few samples to see what it's like.

Tomorrow, i'll finish the other top, make and fit the drawers, sand everything down and hopefully get a coat of oil on both desks..TBC

 

[xy mosian]

Matty, what a beautifully elegant table. I don't know who that big guy is but he should be chuffed!

xy

 

[Mr Ed]

I like the detail where the top meets the leg

Ed