JohnDi Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Took a lot of pics as I built so I thought I would share. Always admired the build threads so here goes: Glued up the boards for the top. Found walnut with some crazy figure and found 2 boards I could "book match" and decided that they would be in the wide part of the field I used biscuits to align the top of the boards and thought it through (I thought) so that when I cut the top they wouldn't be anywhere near the cut. After seeing the glue up, I decided to change what grain pattern I wanted for the main part of the top. Here's where those darn biscuits completely left my brain. I built a circle cutting jig for the BS and practiced the radius on on old plastic cutting board. SUCESS! Now on to the top. Nerve racking since I had never used it on wood, and didn't want to ruin it. Since I cut the radius from the opposite side of the board, I FOUND THE BISCUITS! Almost derailed the whole build. In the past this would have given me project paralysis. After a day of calming down and thinking it through, I glued another board to the long side of the top and re-cut the radius. My first time with bent lamination too. Learned tons on this project. Started by slicing the rails on the BS to about 3/16. Learned a lot about setting up the BS for straight vertical cuts too! Made my first bending form and realized I could use some 12" parallel clamps. Oh well gotta go with what you got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 Very cool looking grain! Learning to take care of mistakes is an art in itself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDi Posted April 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Curved rails. Really exciting when they came off the form. After jointing one edge and cutting to 3" on the TS and jointing the sawn side they met the top for the first time. Norms plans called for a thinner curved rail with a rounded over piece cut to the same radius and attached to the bottom of the rail. I made the rails wider and put a bead on both the top and bottom of the rails. Also have always liked the look of rosettes. Decided to put a rosette at the top of each leg. This is where I'm at. Need to break the edges on the legs and do a final sanding before glue up and finish. Going with arm-r-seal satin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Looks awesome! Can't wait to see it with finish. What did you use for joinery between the curved aprons and the legs? Looks line mortise and tenon - if so how did you cut the tenons on the curved rails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 John, one heck of a recovery on the biscuits. This thing looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Awsome.work John, the table looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaneAndDestroy Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Just goes to show a little level headedness when you mess up goes a long way. Could also have added an edge banding, or even a stringing the thickness of the biscuit mortise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDi Posted April 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 The joints between the rails and the legs is mortise and tenon. I made the rails extra long anticipating some trial and error, and man that was a life saver. Found out quickly just how good norm is. Ended up having to hand cut the tenons. Finding the angle for the tenons was a real PITA. But I learned a lot about layout and sawing to a line. also that I need to either have my saws sharpened or buy a good tenon saw. Lots of firsts for me on this one. Learned how to (almost) use a spokeshave to refine the legs off the bandsaw. My HCM handle snapped the roll pin cutting the next to last mortise and I had to hand cut the last mortise by hand. I have immense respect for the hand tool guys. When I break it down to sand I'll post a few pics of the tenons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Very impressive piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Jimerfield Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Well done. Looks like you're ready for some inlay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDi Posted April 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 Here's a pic of the M & T. They don't look as bad as I thought when I was cutting them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted April 4, 2015 Report Share Posted April 4, 2015 Great recovery on the biscuit find. Repairing an oops is definitely an art form we must master. I love the bent lamination for the aprons. Great job so far. Can't wait to see it with the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDi Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Base glued up. Now I have to wait for UPS to deliver the darn Arm R Seal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Coming along nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDi Posted April 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 First 2 coats of arm r seal. The top has darkened more than I expected around the curly grain. Looks a lot darker in pics because of lighting. New lessons in grain matching learned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Lesson learned or not, that looks awesome! I like the character of walnut over cherry or mahogany, any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Ya done good, young'un! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDi Posted April 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Starting to build a finish. The curly grain is drinking the arm r seal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 It's going to turn heads and attract caresses....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted April 13, 2015 Report Share Posted April 13, 2015 Impressive piece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDi Posted April 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Thanks for all of the compliments. It's DONE. 5 coats of arm r seal satin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FtrPilot Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Awesome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Looks great John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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