giacomo
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Ciao a tutti!
I was very busy in the last year so I had less time to visit this forum. One of the causes of my being away was the construction of a Louis XV stile table that I made for LegnoLab a new italian review about wood in which I work with some very skilled friends.
Here a short version of the work. Everything (except some cuts with bandsaw) is made with materials and techniques of XVIII century. Finished with polished shellac
One of four legs made in chestnut. The problem is to keep the pieces together until the cut is complete.
Here the leg . A lot of waste but the bigger pieces will be used to build a little modern sofa table!
Legs are concave along the cheeks. Nothing in this table is straight
Yes, I had to build a little pattern before and, obviously, I changed the final profile!
The legs are linked by a curved “fascia” that I made cutting a triple curve on a poplar blank. Then I glued together the flat faces to have a strong and thick piece to work on.
I cut the front profile while the blank was still straight (four nails to keep the pieces together after the first cut!)
Also the “fascia” profile is curved and my gouges worked hard!
The top is made by a frame with a blind joint and a panel.
A big mahogany plane converted in a scrub does the job quickly
Every edge (legs ones too) was cut off and replaced with bois de violet (from the family of dalbergia) then moulded (using spokeshaves ad scrapers) quarter round.
Veneering finally! I love the spring clamps. Cheap, easy to make and easy to use. Bones glue obviously.
A shopmade tool to cut the veneer at the right measure from the edge
A leather top seems the right choice to fit the top. A thin gilded line and a bit of “patina” to give a little of personality.
And a little drawer with a sliding leather covered top.
Hope you enjoyed!
I was very busy in the last year so I had less time to visit this forum. One of the causes of my being away was the construction of a Louis XV stile table that I made for LegnoLab a new italian review about wood in which I work with some very skilled friends.
Here a short version of the work. Everything (except some cuts with bandsaw) is made with materials and techniques of XVIII century. Finished with polished shellac
One of four legs made in chestnut. The problem is to keep the pieces together until the cut is complete.
Here the leg . A lot of waste but the bigger pieces will be used to build a little modern sofa table!
Legs are concave along the cheeks. Nothing in this table is straight
Yes, I had to build a little pattern before and, obviously, I changed the final profile!
The legs are linked by a curved “fascia” that I made cutting a triple curve on a poplar blank. Then I glued together the flat faces to have a strong and thick piece to work on.
I cut the front profile while the blank was still straight (four nails to keep the pieces together after the first cut!)
Also the “fascia” profile is curved and my gouges worked hard!
The top is made by a frame with a blind joint and a panel.
A big mahogany plane converted in a scrub does the job quickly
Every edge (legs ones too) was cut off and replaced with bois de violet (from the family of dalbergia) then moulded (using spokeshaves ad scrapers) quarter round.
Veneering finally! I love the spring clamps. Cheap, easy to make and easy to use. Bones glue obviously.
A shopmade tool to cut the veneer at the right measure from the edge
A leather top seems the right choice to fit the top. A thin gilded line and a bit of “patina” to give a little of personality.
And a little drawer with a sliding leather covered top.
Hope you enjoyed!
