Popular Post Ronn W Posted January 30, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Here is the new Project. Table 13" sqaure and 34" high. Cherry with Curly maple veneer over plywood for the top. Final dye and or finish to be determined. I want to do some sample boards of dyes in shellac before I decide. I was just going to get 2 boards but when I saw the 11" wide one, (beautiful) I bought that, too. Will use the wide one for the table and save the 2 narrower ones for future. one narrow board not in the pic Will cut the veneer from this pice of maple - Will be 1/16" thick after drum sanding. Planed both sides and rough cut. Waited a couple of days before final thicknessing. Aprons cut to length and splines ready to glue. Thicknessed splines on drum sander. All the rest done on table saw. Quick test fit. Rout the bead around the apron. Beading bit was my new tool for this project. Every project needs a new tool. All glued up. The corners turned out really nice. too bad they will be hidden when corner treatment is added. More later. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan G Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheperd80 Posted January 30, 2017 Report Share Posted January 30, 2017 Another tricky leg project, eh? Looking forward to seeing this one. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ronn W Posted February 1, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 Finished the aprons. Made corners posts. Each out of 2 pieces. Created notch in corner for the pieces using table saw and square ground blade (WWII - 40 T - special cut) The real challenge on this project to create a jig to allow the routing of the dado for the lower shelves and cutting of the legs at the top, bottom and straight portion of the legs that will be inside the top. Cut and squared up a piece if MDF and then glued guides/stops to the edges. Pic of just the jig. Then used dado jig the I made based on Marc's video. Clamped it in place and routed the dados. Now to use the jig as a sled to make cuts at the table saw. Realized that I needed to by a couple of mountable holddown clamps. Installed clamps. The 3 pencils shown where I need to make straight line cuts. The chalk lines just show roughly the shape of the legs so you all can see where this is going. Cut #1. Cut #2. Cut #3 Time to cut the curves in the legs at the band saw. I use a large format pirnter that I used during my engineering days to print out the leg full size and glue it to one of the legs. That leg will, in turn. be the pattern for the other 3 legs. Cleaning up the first leg. My spokes have skills are still under construction so used the spindle sander for final smoothing. Routing the other 3 legs with pattern bit with top and bottom bearings allows me to route with the grain. Pattern on top. Pattern on the bottom Now to sand the legs. Nest step will be the table top. I do have a question....... Two of the bottom shelf to leg dado joints will be end grain. Will epoxy glue create a stronger end grain to cross grain glue joint than Tite Bond yellow glue?? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ronn W Posted February 2, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 I could not resist a test fit and a preview of what it would look like. Just noticed that the apron is upside down. Glad it's just a dry fit. Thinking through the gluing process for the top. Placing 1/16" veneer only plywood for top. Using contact cement. Resawing a 10" piece of maple was about as much as my Laguna 14 twelve could handle. Now waiting for the glue to dry. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 Wow that's awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 Love the legs. Cool table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 Wow Ronn, this is really something to follow, great progress and skilled work on all aspects of this piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 he's definitely setting the bar awfully high for the rest of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted February 2, 2017 Report Share Posted February 2, 2017 I have never seen a table like this one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 Kudos ! Looks like you are having great progress with such a captivating design ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dknapp34 Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 That looks really great! Can't wait to see it all finished! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 Nice work, Ronn! Those legs still break my brain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 That looks bitchin dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisc Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 Awesome work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dknapp34 Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 On 2/1/2017 at 5:24 PM, Ronn W said: I do have a question....... Two of the bottom shelf to leg dado joints will be end grain. Will epoxy glue create a stronger end grain to cross grain glue joint than Tite Bond yellow glue?? Pure speculation here, but I would think the answer is yes. Since epoxy acts as a gap filler, I would think it would do a better job of bridging the gap between the joints once it gets sucked into the end grain. I read something from a polyurethane glue manufacturer that claimed that it was far stronger than yellow glue in end grain glue ups for just that reason. Seems like epoxy would be similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Hammer Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 My simple minded brain has trouble even following your work on this. That is a really neat project and once again my mind is blown what some people can do with wood, one day for me..... Thanks so much for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 That is sweet Ronn!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 Lovin' it. Even though I know what I'm looking at and what to expect, it makes me do a double take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted February 4, 2017 Report Share Posted February 4, 2017 cool! how did you connect the legs to the apron? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted February 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 If the final geometry is what I hope, the legs will fit square in the corners of the apron and can be glued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldog Posted February 5, 2017 Report Share Posted February 5, 2017 Looking great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ronn W Posted February 7, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 Final gluing of the legs. Each leg glued to both aprons with Tite bond Original. Should be enough - lots of surface area. Forgot to take pics of inserting shelf in dados but they fit. Used epoxy glue for that since 2 of the 4 dado joints are end grain. Glue the top together one side at a time. In each case I still clamped all 4 sides in place so I could be sure the miters stayed tight. I started out planning ot glue 2 (opposite) sides at a time but fitting a piece with a miter on each end has to be perfect and the when you have to move the piece around the glue tens to set faster. The sides are spline to the center and the miter are spline. Alignment was pretty good -- just a little sanding required. Note to self, "If the spines are even a little snug during the dry fit, they are too tight for much adjustment once the glue is added." Sorry about the focus on this one. Ready for finishing. Sample boards. Want to get a fair contrast between the cherry and maple but minimal yellowing. Samples not done yet. 1. BLO, WB poly, WB POly 2. 3 coats ARM-R-Seal 3. Shellac, shellac, WB ploy We're in the home stretch. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ronn W Posted February 11, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 OK. Last entry for this project. Finish is 2 coats clear shellac and 1 coat GF-WB High performance top coat except 2 coats on the top because I missed a spot. A few pics....... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 11, 2017 Report Share Posted February 11, 2017 Not only cool looking Ronn, but great craftsmanship! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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