Round american oak table WIP moving on at long last!

[Rob H]

this is my next project I am starting Its for my own kitchen Its going to have a turned center leg with 4 feet and a 3' round top that will extend and take a extra section and thats about as far as I have got as design goes and planning as this int my strong point! I have searched every were for plans and have not found any I like so if any one could help me it would be appreciated!

This is as far as I have got up to now

I got all the wood yesterday

this is the wood for the leg 7 1/2" wide 3" thick and 3' long

the wood for the top is 10 1/4" - 3" - 3'

I have planed up the wood for the leg and glued it up now so its sat in lots of clamps but I forgot to take picks of it glued up

If I carnt fined any better plans than the ones I have seen I will get then and adjust them to my liking the main thing I dont like about the ones I have seen is the feet they are so plain!

 

[MikeG.]

Always best to work to your own plans, I reckon! Whoever cross-cut those boards needs a new blade in their saw.....

Best of luck with this one. I'm watching with interest.

Mike

 

[9fingers]

Take care with stacking oak up on machine tables. I've got the stains to prove I got caught out by this once. Ironically it happened when I stacked all my cut parts in order to take WIP photos to post here!!

I was reading only recently (here?) that AWO tends to move quite a lot when cutting. Might be worth leaving an interval between rough cutting and final machining to size.

Good luck with the project.

Bob

 

[Rob H]

well its all moving forward at last! I turned the leg some time ago now and that moved so I left it stood in the house 8 month! then split what was left of the glue joint and planed it up again and re glued it. Its all good and strong now so I moved on!!

Then cut a rebate on the top of the leg to take the top supports

then the frame for the top

then the top

then the slides for the top to work on I cut a dove tail in the center for a slide to stop it twisting when opening/ closing

the feet

then glued up to make them 3" thick

top fitting

feet fitting

starting to put it all together now and coating it with oil at the same time will put some more picks up as I go!

 

[Max Power]

Coming together really well Rob, should be lovely when its finished. Lovely website your fiancees got by the way

 

[Blister]

Nice project

Looks to be mega strong and quite substantial

I like it lots :wink:

 

[Rob H]

yes blister it is a bit on the heavy side!! but that was the plan! it wont fall over!

I just keep doing a bit every day cos I am working 12 hour shifts every day till christmas!!

cheers for the comments guys!

 

[MickCheese]

Rob

Looking good. I notice no burning on the table top edges from the router. Is that because it did not burn or have you removed it?

I find it really hard to completely avoid burning so would be interested in any advice to prevent it.

Mick

 

[Rob H]

Rob

Looking good. I notice no burning on the table top edges from the router. Is that because it did not burn or have you removed it?

I find it really hard to completely avoid burning so would be interested in any advice to prevent it.

Mick

That's just as it was cut I just took my time and only plunged 4-5mm at a time. I did get a bit of burn marks when I used the round over bit tho.

 

[Waka]

Very nice, really looking forward to the finished table.

 

[Rob H]

well its just about done all I have to do now is make the leaf for when its extended and its done! but that can wait till the new year now!

all in all I am very happy with it there is a few things I could have done better but its too late now!lol! but to say I was making it up as I went along its turned out very well!

 

[9fingers]

Excellent job =D>

Thanks for posting

Bob

 

[Pvt_Ryan]

I like.. Very nice..

 

[Lord Nibbo]

Just love it =D>

 

[Chataigner]

Like it a lot. Not having a lathe I'm not able to make pedestal style furniture, seeing this makes me determined to get one. Congratulations!

 

[OPJ]

Fantastic! Look forward to seeing it complete in the new year.

 

[stoatyboy]

agree with the above comments - I don't usually really 'go' for this style of furniture but I really like this

maybe it's because it's so super chunky?

nice