Drop leaf table Finished at last!

[Mr Ed]

Looks like a brilliant job Mailee

Cheers, Ed

 

[gardenshed]

Just a small point, traditionally the legs should all be inline when the leaves are down. Doesn't quite look right when viewed from the ends.

But nice table all the same

 

[mailee]

I agree it would have looked better if the legs had been half lapped into the frame but I had already started cutting when I realised this, my mistake. I will know next time though. :roll: Luckily most of the leg is hidden when the leaves are down so disguised slightly.

 

[Mike.C]

I finally got some more work done on the Beech dinning table this week. I got the MDF cut to shape and the Beech joints added for the hinges. I then started to veneer the top.
This is the centre section in the vacuum bag.

After about an hour I removed it but did find a little bleed through of the glue on one of the joints.

After another session in the bag the leaves were removed.

I did find a little more bleed through on the veneer as can be seen in this pic but also a sliver of veneer got caught and torn off as I removed it from the bag. I have replaced the sliver in this shot.

Finally I trimmed the edges and tested the fit of the tops.

Next on the agenda is to lip the edges with Mahogany and Beech but that will have to wait until next week now.

Hi Mailee, the table is the real business, but what I have to know is what has happened to the saw? The dust extractor outlet is not only at the wrong end, but in a different position? Come on spill the beans and let us know the advantages :lol:

Cheers

Mike

 

[mailee]

Ha ha, well Mike it is a mistake of mine. I realised the dust outlet was on the wrong side after someone on the forum noticed it. It never occured to me it should be on the other side. I didn't fancy dismantling the saw again to rectify this so left it as it was. I have learned to work around it and find it quite handy for removal for changing to another machine as I don't have a dust extraction system in place. I may change it in the future but the weight of the saw puts me off.

 

[Mike.C]

Ha ha, well Mike it is a mistake of mine. I realised the dust outlet was on the wrong side after someone on the forum noticed it. It never occured to me it should be on the other side. I didn't fancy dismantling the saw again to rectify this so left it as it was. I have learned to work around it and find it quite handy for removal for changing to another machine as I don't have a dust extraction system in place. I may change it in the future but the weight of the saw puts me off.

If its working ok why change it, especially when you think that the saw weigh's 220kg. When I noticed it around the wrong way I just thought that you may have come up with a better way of removing the dust

Leave it where it is and spend your time on making beautiful tables like the one in the thread =D> =D>

Cheers

Mike

 

[mailee]

Got invited to a get together at the neighbours for whom I built the drop leaf table for so I got some pictures of it in use.

I think new chairs will be on the menu next for sure.

 

[MikeG.]

Beautiful table, not seen at its best in this crowded setting. If I were you, I would have been sketching the chairs on my napkin, and would have secured the order sometime between the starter and the main course.

Mike

 

[Oryxdesign]

Nice job, I especially like the top.

Simon

 

[Anonymous]

Lovely job!! Very impressive skills too.

Not sure about the stringing in the legs if Im honest, but then I really dislike American Federal stuff with all it's stringing.