where can I get plans for this project?

[crackerjack]

Hello there

I want to make a table to go in the entrance hall in our house. It will be fairly small and will have a single drawer just under the table top (to put keys in and wife's lipsticks probably!).

My question in is there a book which has plans to build this kind of thing or something similar I can adapt?

Does anyone have a book on furniture which shows you how to build this type of table? What is the book called?

Doesn anyone have a link to free plans for this kind of table on the net?

All best, Jack

 

[Shultzy]

Try here
http://www.woodworkersworkshop.com/cadfiles/tables.htm

failing finding anything, post a sketch and a member might draw one up for you.

 

[BradNaylor]

Plans?

:shock:

Take the back of one envelope or *** packet, a stubby little pencil from behind your ear, and draw a little picture of what you want.

Then start cutting wood up.

Works for me...

 

[Chris Knight]

A really excellent book is "Illustrated Cabinet Making" by Bill Hylton

It covers the construction details of a large number of furniture items, usually offering three different styles in each. It does not however teach joinery techniques (eg how to cut a dovetail) if you need that sort of information you will also need additional instructional material.

 

[maltrout512]

I tend to work on similar lines to Brad, but as I smoke roll ups I use the inside part (white) of my rizla packet. Down side, you do need a sharpe pensil for finer detail.

 

[Racers]

Hi,

Knock up a softwood mock-up put it in place and if you like it make it from hardwood using the mock up for dimensions, using joints instead of screws.

Pete

 

[RogerM]

A really excellent book is "Illustrated Cabinet Making" by Bill Hylton

It covers the construction details of a large number of furniture items, usually offering three different styles in each. It does not however teach joinery techniques (eg how to cut a dovetail) if you need that sort of information you will also need additional instructional material.

I agree with Chris that this is an indispensible book, along with "Practical Design Solutions and strategies" isbn 1-56158-344-8

 

[woodbloke]

Plans?

:shock:

Take the back of one envelope or *** packet, a stubby little pencil from behind your ear, and draw a little picture of what you want.

Then start cutting wood up.

Works for me...

That works...'cept when you (read I) gets it wrong, then it's expensive :evil:, the model idea is an excellent one and is recommended by Alan Peters - Rob

 

[TEO]

You could go somewhere between the *** packet and the full mock-up; occasionally when I can't quite picture the proportions of a piece (sounds like I make fine furniture, I don't, just cabinets and built in units and the very occasional nice thing) or how the space will change once the piece is in place, I've cut a cardboard box to the dimensions I've got in mind, even a flat piece of card will tell you if a table top is too big or too small.
Cheers,
T

 

[lurker]

How about this (scroll to I can do that).

http://www.popularwoodworking.com/feb10

 

[crackerjack]

many many thanks

just ordered a few of the books recommended. Should find what I need in them!!

Ta, Jack

 

[big soft moose]

I tend to work on similar lines to Brad, but as I smoke roll ups I use the inside part (white) of my rizla packet. Down side, you do need a sharpe pensil for finer detail.

and me - only because i dont smoke i generally draw it on a scrap bit of mdf

then swear loudly when i forget that ive drawn on it and put it in the burner by accident ](*,)

on the very rare occasion when scribble doesn't cut it I might use sketchup but i cant think of anything worse than working to plans drawn by someone else - even with the maskery jigs i'm going to be more "inspired by" than working directly off steves pdf

 

[oddsocks]

Hi,

Knock up a softwood mock-up put it in place and if you like it make it from hardwood using the mock up for dimensions, using joints instead of screws.

Pete

My bed and the telephone unit are both at stage 1 after many years to the point where it's now the family joke that any other request leapfrogs those getting made in 'real' wood!

 

[TEO]

Hi,

Knock up a softwood mock-up put it in place and if you like it make it from hardwood using the mock up for dimensions, using joints instead of screws.

Pete

My bed and the telephone unit are both at stage 1 after many years to the point where it's now the family joke that any other request leapfrogs those getting made in 'real' wood!

That's not so bad, my full size cardboard mock up served as a worktop/clutter magnet for months! At least it proved it's purpose to a sceptical partner.

T