jdbrown1998 Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 I am going to try and work my way through some of the old guild builds while I am eagerly awaiting the Morris Chair build! So the other day I decided to do the shaker table build (actually a pair of them) from Soft (Red) Maple. I went to my local lumber yard (Connecticut Wood Group - Hardwood Outlet) and picked out an 8/4 board for the legs and two 4/4 curly maple boards for the aprons and top. The board for the legs was about 6 inches wide, the one for the aprons was also about 6 and the one for the top was about 8. Now the only thing about CWG is that you have to buy the whole board and almost all their boards are 12'. Hence my decision to do 2 tables - I will still have about 7 feet of 8/4 left over but I figure I will find something to use that on. They are always super helpful and let me poke around as much as I want and pick out that "perfect board" for my project. They will joint and plane the boards for you if you want (just flat not to final thickness) and have no problem breaking down the boards to whatever length you desire for no charge (great for those of us without a trailer or a truck.) Fast forward to today (2/21), I went to the local woodworking club (Keeseh - in Providence, RI) and milled up the boards. In a little under 2 1/2 hours I was able to get all 4 legs cut - as close to a rift saw as I could - and brought down to just proud of 1 1/8", mill and cut to size the aprons for the board and all the drawer fronts. I was careful for the aprons and drawer fronts to keep them as a continuous loop around the table so the grain should start in one corner and run continuous around the table. Hopefully that little bit of extra work adds to the final product. For the front stretchers and drawer front I was able to cut them from the same piece of wood so you should be able to see a continuation of the grain from the top stretcher to drawer front to bottom stretcher. I have included a photo of the curly maple and all the wood stickered so hopefully it stays true till I get a chance to cut the mortises and tenons. Hopefully this weekend or next week I will be able to get out to the router table and get that done and move on to the tapers for the legs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted February 21, 2014 Report Share Posted February 21, 2014 Great start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 These little tables are easily my favorite piece of furniture to make. Great start! I love maple for these! Good choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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