devonwoody
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Thanks Dave, I have decided on a top panel as posted at the projects forum section.
However to uk members Dave kindly sent me a sketchup drawing together with his advice on construction which I have pasted below.
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Hello John,
Here's the SketchUp model of the table. There are a few details left to show but it should give you a start.
I drew the box with mitered corners much as you'd build a small box. In this case, though the ends are a continuation of the top. Maybe you could think of it as one of your small boxes on steroids and turned on its side. I also mitered the edges of the face frame on both the front and back so that the edges would look the same going all the way round.
To attach the legs to the box, I'm thinking that you would use a couple of dowels or loose tenons between the ends of the box and the legs. It's a long grain joint so the dowels would only be for locating the legs. Otherwise glue will hold just fine. In thinking about assembly, I think I would change the tenons on the apron pieces so they come all the way to the top of the legs. The mortises would be similarly extended upward. Then you would attach the legs to the box and slide the apron pieces in from above.
The panels on the back of the box would be left loose sine they are solid wood. They would get a tongue milled all the way around to fit into grooves. I drew them to fit tightly but I think there should be a bit of a space around them to echo the gap around the drawer fronts.
I also need to add spacers between the drawers and the case sides to keep the drawers running straight.
So, a few details to flesh out but I wanted to make sure it looked like what you have in mind. The model was drawn in inches since that's what you had on your original scan. I hope that will be alright.
Dave
However to uk members Dave kindly sent me a sketchup drawing together with his advice on construction which I have pasted below.
quote.
.
Hello John,
Here's the SketchUp model of the table. There are a few details left to show but it should give you a start.
I drew the box with mitered corners much as you'd build a small box. In this case, though the ends are a continuation of the top. Maybe you could think of it as one of your small boxes on steroids and turned on its side. I also mitered the edges of the face frame on both the front and back so that the edges would look the same going all the way round.
To attach the legs to the box, I'm thinking that you would use a couple of dowels or loose tenons between the ends of the box and the legs. It's a long grain joint so the dowels would only be for locating the legs. Otherwise glue will hold just fine. In thinking about assembly, I think I would change the tenons on the apron pieces so they come all the way to the top of the legs. The mortises would be similarly extended upward. Then you would attach the legs to the box and slide the apron pieces in from above.
The panels on the back of the box would be left loose sine they are solid wood. They would get a tongue milled all the way around to fit into grooves. I drew them to fit tightly but I think there should be a bit of a space around them to echo the gap around the drawer fronts.
I also need to add spacers between the drawers and the case sides to keep the drawers running straight.
So, a few details to flesh out but I wanted to make sure it looked like what you have in mind. The model was drawn in inches since that's what you had on your original scan. I hope that will be alright.
Dave
