[I've split this into three sections, to assist in downloading all the images] - Adam
Phew, also just finished this. It's a birthday present for my sister from last year. Total build time was about 2-3 weeks, of odd evenings and occasional bits of weekends, and about a week for oiling. It's english oak and walnut, air dried, then kept in the spare room for a few months. Prior to that it had been stored indoors for about 3-4 years.
Here, I've ripped a couple of lengths and trimmed to approx length and planing the edges ready for jointing.
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Now checking everything is going to glue up square. I have a face edge marked on all pieces, having picked out the best sides.
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Still not happy, so it's back to the vice and plane!
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I've added a few biscuits, as more for alignment as for strength, before gluing up.
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Next it's time to make the legs - it's 2" thick but the Scheppach just breezes though.
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All four legs cut. They need to have a taper added, but I seem to have forgotten to photograph that stage!
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The table is going to have a magazine shelf - so I've got a solid piece of oak, and some walnut veneer. The veneer is about 10mm thick - but has a lovely grain.
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I've not got a thicknesser so I have to do this by hand. ;-(
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Muggins here, loosing a few calories.
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Checking the legs and the top, and considering how I'm going to cut 4 x 1.5" square through mortices in the top. The weight of the top alone would make it difficult to do in the woodrat. In the end, I take the "easy" route out and opt for the morticer at work.
click on image for larger view
Please see next post for section 2 of 3!
Phew, also just finished this. It's a birthday present for my sister from last year. Total build time was about 2-3 weeks, of odd evenings and occasional bits of weekends, and about a week for oiling. It's english oak and walnut, air dried, then kept in the spare room for a few months. Prior to that it had been stored indoors for about 3-4 years.
Here, I've ripped a couple of lengths and trimmed to approx length and planing the edges ready for jointing.
click on image for larger view
Now checking everything is going to glue up square. I have a face edge marked on all pieces, having picked out the best sides.
click on image for larger view
Still not happy, so it's back to the vice and plane!
click on image for larger view
I've added a few biscuits, as more for alignment as for strength, before gluing up.
click on image for larger view
Next it's time to make the legs - it's 2" thick but the Scheppach just breezes though.
click on image for larger view
All four legs cut. They need to have a taper added, but I seem to have forgotten to photograph that stage!
click on image for larger view
The table is going to have a magazine shelf - so I've got a solid piece of oak, and some walnut veneer. The veneer is about 10mm thick - but has a lovely grain.
click on image for larger view
I've not got a thicknesser so I have to do this by hand. ;-(
click on image for larger view
Muggins here, loosing a few calories.
click on image for larger view
Checking the legs and the top, and considering how I'm going to cut 4 x 1.5" square through mortices in the top. The weight of the top alone would make it difficult to do in the woodrat. In the end, I take the "easy" route out and opt for the morticer at work.
click on image for larger view
Please see next post for section 2 of 3!
