Popular Post Chestnut Posted August 12, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 I was going to do this as a running Journal but i finished the table in 6 days. The only reason it took 6 days is because i had to wait for a new saw blade after my resaw king snapped so that added a day. I didn't get to my computer to process the pictures for another few days so it's all going in one big dump. It was time for a new coffee table. The one i had made previously just didn't fit any more and i have a very love hate relationship with it that focuses on the hate more than the love. SO every good project starts off with a design. Here is mine. Tables are easy for me so i had some rough dimensions and didn't really fallow any of them. I used scraps from the Morris chair build and made the coffee table to fit the dimensions of the scraps. Cut the legs from 8/4 cherry and all other parts came from 5/4 cherry. I milled up the side pieces first. Below is the legs side parts and long stretchers on my material cart for transportation around the shop. Cut the tapers on the legs with the bandsaw. They taper from 2" to 1-5/8" over 16" Next was to layout the mortises for the slats on the end. I didn't want to do the slats the same way as on the Morris chair because that's too much work so i figured i'd just do a standard M&T cutting the mortise with the domino and the tenon on the table saw. I cut a practice mortise to get the width right. For the wider slat i did 3 wide plunges overlapping significantly to get the right tenon size. I took a piece of scrap and did a test fit just to make sure everything worked. Then it was off to the races resawing cutting tenons and test fitting. I had the perfect size of curly cherry left over from my TV stand build that I'd been holing on to for a while. This was the perfect spot to use it. Tenon off the table saw. Cleaned up. Love that 140 skew. For small shoulders like this a shoulder plain would be a pain. Cut shoulder on the table saw. I cut the tenon to fit inside mortise without having to round the corners. I don't see the point in including that extra material the glue connection is all end grain so it doesn't really give any strength but takes a long @($&@ time. Test fit There was an extra finesse step before glueup. Everything has been been finished prepped before glue up. I was somewhat careful with glue so that i didn't get much squeeze out and really didn't have much to clean up after. Glued the rail and stretcher in. 5/4 Cherry for the top. Got some nice boards that were just under 8". Man it's nice having an 8" jointer. Transport cart to the planer. For edge jointing i always mark the face that goes against the fence for the jointed edge. Some boards i have to run them different directions so the face is not always the same. When i go to do the glue up i make sure that the face that was against the fence alternates across the glue joint. This way any out of square for the jointer fence is negated. I used some dominos for alignment during glue up. After the top was glued i cut it to size with the track saw and ran an under bevel all the way around with the track saw. Then came some solid time with the smoothing plane to make the top smooth. I never touched the top after this with sand paper except to sand the end grain ends. The smoother doesn't leave a finish ready surface on end grain. Now it's just finish. And a topless picture. And finished and in place pictures. The morrise chair and TV stand are in the background. I have in my future some side tables that will match the style but that's in the future a ways. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemenifee Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 Very nice. Looks great with the chairs. Love it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 Those pictures say so much about you ! TV stand , flower vase, speaker, stand and your new coffee table share a similar esthetic. I heartily approve of the grain choices and knots, sap streaks & inclusions etc that speak to the beauty of real wood. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, wdwerker said: Those pictures say so much about you ! TV stand , flower vase, speaker, stand and your new coffee table share a similar esthetic. I heartily approve of the grain choices and knots, sap streaks & inclusions etc that speak to the beauty of real wood. Thanks Steve. Things are coming together and I'm really liking it. Grain choice is starting to become 2nd nature and doesn't take as much thought as it used to. I admit the flower vase was bought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanky Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 Chestnut, I like your Curly Cherry Lumber. The table looks great too. Did you get any brownie points with the little woman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 7 minutes ago, Spanky said: Chestnut, I like your Curly Cherry Lumber. The table looks great too. Did you get any brownie points with the little woman? Thanks spanky. Got that curly cherry for a steal. $5.50 a BF. The coffee table was aa specific request so yes points earned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 Buying the flower vase was a choice that proves the eye for esthetics you are developing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 Fantastic work. That room 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisc Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 Looks great. It’s nice when a project comes together quickly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffrey Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 Beautiful work--I can't believe it was done in six days. I'm lucky if I get closer to six weeks than six months. The cherry and the execution of the Stickley style are both great. I love the bevel under the top. Is that only 45 degrees? It looks greater than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 10 hours ago, Geoffrey said: Beautiful work--I can't believe it was done in six days. I'm lucky if I get closer to six weeks than six months. The cherry and the execution of the Stickley style are both great. I love the bevel under the top. Is that only 45 degrees? It looks greater than that. It is only 45 degrees. Well it might be a couple degrees over. When i hung the track saw track over the edge of the top the end sagged down a little bit but it couldn't ad more than a couple degrees. 6 Days of work in the evenings don't think i spent a full weekend day on it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 Nicely done. I like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 Done with taste and skill. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 Turned out great Drew!! Man walking into your living room must make you feel pretty good! Awesome display of your craftsmanship! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted August 15, 2018 Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 Great job and great decor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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