lewisc Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 I like the lightness of the frame. I'm sure it's strong but for me they almost seem too delicate. It's coming along nicely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 Thanks Blue and others. How something so simple can become so comllicated? There’s a lot of rithmaitic Involved that I don’t understand everything I know about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 1 hour ago, lewisc said: I like the lightness of the frame. I'm sure it's strong but for me they almost seem too delicate. It's coming along nicely. I was obsessed with the original leg design and took it from there. Going for a very simple design. We’ll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 I'm excited to see this compleated . Good work coop! i love where this is going. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 Great looking work so far!! It is coming together nicely! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 4, 2018 Report Share Posted June 4, 2018 The only reason I suggested brass screws for the corner braces was because I thought they were for the lower leg spreaders. Progress looks great. When I make something like furniture buttons I tend to set up and make a whole bunch of them from scrap. Poplar, maple....whatever is handy. I rarely drill, sand or dress the spare ones. But cutting the basic form makes finishing off a few for the next project much easier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve B Anderson Posted June 5, 2018 Report Share Posted June 5, 2018 Excellent work there Ken. I was just about to PM you and ask how it was going. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 An update with no pics. I have applied 3 coats of ARS gloss on both the base and top. This weekend, I will wipe on a coat of ARS satin on the base and two coats on the top. I’ve sabotaged my wife’s craft building for my finishing room so I can have my shop back for making saw dust. I have a walnut slab that needs to be thinned a tad more for my next project 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Time to attach the top to the base. I haven’t seen it written, but I imagine that since the top boards run left to right, the buttons should allow for expansion. A 1/32 shrimp skewer spacer should be plenty? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 I would leave a 1/8 ” each side for movement. 26” of wood can move quite a bit, but the top will probably shrink when it’s in a HVAC house & out of your 90% humidity ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Very nice, Ken! Agree with Steve - leave 1/8" or better on either side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted June 11, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 Unknowingly, that’s what I did. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ..Kev Posted June 11, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, K Cooper said: Unknowingly, that’s what I did. Sometimes it's better to be lucky than be good! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 90 % humidity in Houston, what's the humidity in your house ? Have you got a moisture meter to test your wood ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 17 hours ago, K Cooper said: A 1/32 shrimp skewer spacer Do you get those at Rockler or Woodcraft??? Looking Great my friend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 21 minutes ago, Chet said: Do you get those at Rockler or Woodcraft??? Looking Great my friend. I believe they are special order from Woodpeckers or Bridge City Tools. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 4 hours ago, wdwerker said: 90 % humidity in Houston, what's the humidity in your house ? Have you got a moisture meter to test your wood ? It’s been n my wife’s air conditioned craft building since I started applying the finish the last six days or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted June 11, 2018 Report Share Posted June 11, 2018 15 minutes ago, K Cooper said: It’s been n my wife’s air conditioned craft building is the picture of her and her new car in there also? not letting you off the hook Coop! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 Forgot about that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 Great looking ride Coop, and a happy wife is a good thing!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 In that case it may have contracted somewhat. It's not as much temperature as it is humidity but both have an effect. Air dried wood may move more than kiln dried. Kiln dried wood gains some stability( it bakes the resins in the wood or something like that ) . Calculating wood movement depends on so many variables. Plain sawn moves the most, rift sawn less and quartersawn the least. Finished wood reacts much slower. I use "Woodshop Widget " ( Marc contributed in its creation) to look up & calculate wood movement. It boils down to wood moves crossgrain. The wider the board the more it's gonna move. If you don't allow for it it will circle around & bite you ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted June 12, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 After 7 coats, I’m tired of wiping ARS, pun intended. It’s strange how the color of the top changes from different angles. The two outside pieces are from the same board and the two inside from another board. But viewed from different sides, the color changes. And I just found out that grandson and his twin sister ARE getting summer jobs so maybe this thing won’t get used as much as I feared. Thanks everyone for your support, it was fun and educational. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 If he's a gamer it will be used for many years to come until they are played in 3D virtual reality booths. You built a clean timeless design that should last a lifetime ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 Thanks Steve and thanks for your advice throughout this build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted June 12, 2018 Report Share Posted June 12, 2018 1 hour ago, K Cooper said: It’s strange how the color of the top changes from different angles. I've been thinking the same thing since I got the dining table in the house. It's like those portraits where the eyes are always looking at you no matter where you stand. Thats a great job Ken, you really did some good work. Well executed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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