people do seem to get keen on these things so here's mine will upload in three sessions as there's a lot of pics
Frame first
Started with some botched legs i'd made (murdered) when I didn't have a clue - these came from the edge of a car park the bits used to stop people driving into the bushes Sapele or similar I think
please note previous shocking joinery and way way off centre holes - incredible how your stuff improves when you find this place
so cleaned those up by filling the holes and using a selection of power tools with a chisel at the end - much better
now for the cross bars - take some old oak fence posts - pictured with a selection of the tools used to get them ready (or prep my stock!) the half wood plane I got from a forum member a while ago with loads of other stuff for a fiver - he just wanted to see it used so here you are hope your looking!!
used it a bit like a scrub plane in case i hit a nail before it went in the planer/thicknesser
once cleaned up and sized cut the joints with a router
cleaned and fettled with chisel
it fits together!
i need to get these through to hold it
start with one of these (no drill press - on the list)
finish like this - not pretty but it works
chisel a rebate
for this
coat of this or two
frame finished!
wingnuts used for reason revealed later - bolts m10 galvanised stainless would be better
and I must just say I love the contrast of these two woods together - i did a coffee table with oak and sapele (ithink) and they do go nice
anyway enough for one night will post the table section next - Cheers
Frame first
Started with some botched legs i'd made (murdered) when I didn't have a clue - these came from the edge of a car park the bits used to stop people driving into the bushes Sapele or similar I think
![6186544360_60ecefb643.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/ae9/ae9167f26c405d87eaa233d4a91cd45f.jpg)
please note previous shocking joinery and way way off centre holes - incredible how your stuff improves when you find this place
![6186546258_ef177b46a6.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/df3/df333b244603e4586c5110431d8f2add.jpg)
so cleaned those up by filling the holes and using a selection of power tools with a chisel at the end - much better
![6186557120_d1ba449d41.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/e23/e234ad077fc096cf230e262963e9efa6.jpg)
now for the cross bars - take some old oak fence posts - pictured with a selection of the tools used to get them ready (or prep my stock!) the half wood plane I got from a forum member a while ago with loads of other stuff for a fiver - he just wanted to see it used so here you are hope your looking!!
![6186548396_e41ea62d8e.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/fc2/fc2b9bb6fe8be6bde4c1ab798570b707.jpg)
used it a bit like a scrub plane in case i hit a nail before it went in the planer/thicknesser
![6186555146_d6c9329122.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/87e/87ed107541d5ca89172f489269ba5757.jpg)
once cleaned up and sized cut the joints with a router
![6186561274_2f9d12b7f9.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/2a5/2a55eba59bd48665b11580e46a7d1c7a.jpg)
cleaned and fettled with chisel
![6186563484_148ef7fbcb.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/077/077385827df5e61b0c776788ebf2dfec.jpg)
it fits together!
![6186568012_c10a3382a2.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/701/701f6ed1322eb9518df437f0aa493f68.jpg)
i need to get these through to hold it
![6186570252_1ff15ab8e5.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/058/058028c22d4579003856597694191333.jpg)
start with one of these (no drill press - on the list)
![6186048453_541a09f2bf.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/cb3/cb3d941f4d9e85e1734fc02817ff39a1.jpg)
finish like this - not pretty but it works
![6186574976_77a356903e.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/8f8/8f8dde767c85176ee367601ef443f74b.jpg)
chisel a rebate
![6186058199_d690334984.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/5cf/5cf380772858533af9c8980523462fe3.jpg)
for this
![6186587184_b0f56f8eaf.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/e58/e58bc7cd16b6869407b2f9c893b12282.jpg)
coat of this or two
![6186579646_5f4aa44c26.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/ab7/ab79a89ceab3f14dc5a51c8211590b3b.jpg)
frame finished!
![6186067891_e98236c699.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/f9c/f9cb9b0a34d00cb5a68f363403483d03.jpg)
wingnuts used for reason revealed later - bolts m10 galvanised stainless would be better
![6186070269_8e177e2730.jpg](https://proxy.imagearchive.com/42b/42be3ff70773df6c10c76662c0467378.jpg)
and I must just say I love the contrast of these two woods together - i did a coffee table with oak and sapele (ithink) and they do go nice
anyway enough for one night will post the table section next - Cheers