Dodge
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This little project is a bit different so I thought I would share it as I havn't had time to do any WIPs recently.
A short time ago a client came and saw me and was looking for a small table to be made in memory of his late wife. The table was to stand in the entrance/reception area of the family rooms at a local church where his wife had been a very active member. There was already a small table in there which was 32" wide, 18" deep and stood 16" tall and I was asked to make the table to the same sizes.
The other details of the brief were that he would like to have robins featured on it as his late wife loved the birds as well as space for the application of an appropriate brass plaque.
After discussing various options and having made a few sketches I was commissioned to make the table but other than the sketch I had drawn the client was happy to leave it to me so yesterday afternoon I made a start on it.
this is the basic sketch and the intention is that the top will have a raised section at the rear where the robins will either be carved in relief or alternatively done in an intarsia - Not yet decided on that yet.
I started by try jointing a couple of boards together for the top and once dry they were sanded and the leading corners cut round on the bandsaw and sanded on the belt sander
A groove was in the back of the top ready for the up stand
The upstand was then cut and a long tenon formed on the bottom of it to slot into the groove, this was simply formed using a rebate cutter in the router.
The top was them loose assembled for further attention later - The robins will be created in the middle of this section
The frame to sit below the top was then made in quite thick section timber as this will in turn be shaped in due course, the front corner sections were biscuited for additional strength
The front corners were marked with a curve common to that of the top
Which was then cut on the bandsaw and cleaned up on the belt sander
Each side of the table will have four curved legs tenoned into both the top and bottom rails and the mortice holes were cut using the hollow chisel morticer. I know it seems a bit backward but I morticed the frame after it was assembled as I wished to get the spacing/proportions right.
With the top and under frame made it was time to look at the making of the curved legs
Now normally I would look to laminate curved legs but on this occasion decided to work with solid timber as I had quite a lot of 2" thick oak off cuts from another project so it wasnt that wasteful. The basic section was machined to 60mm x 50mm. Initially I formed the tenons on either end whilst in the square section using the radial arm saw and bandsaw
With the tenons formed I then cut the curved shape into one of the legs to use as a template for the others
Each leg was then cut to shape on the bandsaw
Before sanding them on the belt linisher to remove the bandsaw marks - I bought my linisher about a year ago and would highly recommend to anyone and find it far superior to the bobbin sander it replaced
When I left tonight the legs were cut and sanded and slotted into the upper frame but at this stage there is no other shaping done so its looking a little harsh at the moment
I will crack on with this tomorrow and update again when I get home.
A short time ago a client came and saw me and was looking for a small table to be made in memory of his late wife. The table was to stand in the entrance/reception area of the family rooms at a local church where his wife had been a very active member. There was already a small table in there which was 32" wide, 18" deep and stood 16" tall and I was asked to make the table to the same sizes.
The other details of the brief were that he would like to have robins featured on it as his late wife loved the birds as well as space for the application of an appropriate brass plaque.
After discussing various options and having made a few sketches I was commissioned to make the table but other than the sketch I had drawn the client was happy to leave it to me so yesterday afternoon I made a start on it.
this is the basic sketch and the intention is that the top will have a raised section at the rear where the robins will either be carved in relief or alternatively done in an intarsia - Not yet decided on that yet.
I started by try jointing a couple of boards together for the top and once dry they were sanded and the leading corners cut round on the bandsaw and sanded on the belt sander
A groove was in the back of the top ready for the up stand
The upstand was then cut and a long tenon formed on the bottom of it to slot into the groove, this was simply formed using a rebate cutter in the router.
The top was them loose assembled for further attention later - The robins will be created in the middle of this section
The frame to sit below the top was then made in quite thick section timber as this will in turn be shaped in due course, the front corner sections were biscuited for additional strength
The front corners were marked with a curve common to that of the top
Which was then cut on the bandsaw and cleaned up on the belt sander
Each side of the table will have four curved legs tenoned into both the top and bottom rails and the mortice holes were cut using the hollow chisel morticer. I know it seems a bit backward but I morticed the frame after it was assembled as I wished to get the spacing/proportions right.
With the top and under frame made it was time to look at the making of the curved legs
Now normally I would look to laminate curved legs but on this occasion decided to work with solid timber as I had quite a lot of 2" thick oak off cuts from another project so it wasnt that wasteful. The basic section was machined to 60mm x 50mm. Initially I formed the tenons on either end whilst in the square section using the radial arm saw and bandsaw
With the tenons formed I then cut the curved shape into one of the legs to use as a template for the others
Each leg was then cut to shape on the bandsaw
Before sanding them on the belt linisher to remove the bandsaw marks - I bought my linisher about a year ago and would highly recommend to anyone and find it far superior to the bobbin sander it replaced
When I left tonight the legs were cut and sanded and slotted into the upper frame but at this stage there is no other shaping done so its looking a little harsh at the moment
I will crack on with this tomorrow and update again when I get home.
