CroppyBoy1798
Established Member
So I'm working on this walnut table and I leave the table top too close to the stove, pick it up a little while later and look what happens!! :shock:
Bloody imported stuff, never know what you're getting do you?! 8)
:wink:
Only pulling your leg (if you hadnt already guessed). Yeah, so I'm making a small walnut table, I have no 'plans' as such, just working from some sketches and improvising as I go. The idea behind the table was to have three standard, normal looking legs, but the one under the carved corner to be curved and pulling away from the rest of the table (and in turn pulling the top with it, hence the stretches and creases).
Unfortunately the camera batteries were dead when I started the top, so I have no WIP pics up to this point, sorry
. Basically the top was made of three pieces; two 1" thick pieces and one 2" piece in the centre. Once they were planed and joined the most of the 2" was cut down to 1" thick with a circular saw (a number of cross cuts then chisel out the waste). Then, the carving began.
Its still pretty rough at the moment and needs more defining and plenty more sanding, but, you get the idea! Once I have the table done I might make a candle holder or something to compliment it, perhaps falling back at a slight angle with hidden legs to make it look as if the table is being pulled out from under it?
Just remember not to leave your tabletops too close to a heat source!
Bloody imported stuff, never know what you're getting do you?! 8)
:wink:
Only pulling your leg (if you hadnt already guessed). Yeah, so I'm making a small walnut table, I have no 'plans' as such, just working from some sketches and improvising as I go. The idea behind the table was to have three standard, normal looking legs, but the one under the carved corner to be curved and pulling away from the rest of the table (and in turn pulling the top with it, hence the stretches and creases).
Unfortunately the camera batteries were dead when I started the top, so I have no WIP pics up to this point, sorry
. Basically the top was made of three pieces; two 1" thick pieces and one 2" piece in the centre. Once they were planed and joined the most of the 2" was cut down to 1" thick with a circular saw (a number of cross cuts then chisel out the waste). Then, the carving began.Its still pretty rough at the moment and needs more defining and plenty more sanding, but, you get the idea! Once I have the table done I might make a candle holder or something to compliment it, perhaps falling back at a slight angle with hidden legs to make it look as if the table is being pulled out from under it?
Just remember not to leave your tabletops too close to a heat source!
