Popular Post Chestnut Posted December 11, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 I finally took a picture of my plans thought i'd share them. It's nice once you've designed and built a few things how much easier the initial design becomes. Also the measurements are more goals than hard and fast hit numbers. I kicked around a couple leg designs. Still needed to attack the BB ends to the extension rails. I did this the same was as i attacked the extension rails. A bolt and taped threads. I had previously done all the flattening and cleanup on the to with my #4. I'd been doing it incrementally as i fiddled with the other things and smoothing large panels is enjoyable work. For the top i made sure the grain was all pointing the same direction so i wouldn't have to change direction from board to board on the top. This turned out really nicely and allowed me to get the whole top smooth with minimal tear out. I wanted to leave it as a hand plane finish but decided to sand it flat. 30 seconds after sharping my #4 i hit something that put a nick in the blade.... . I cut the bottom bevel with the track saw set to 45 degrees and used an adjustable square to make sure the edge was spaced off properly. Then I spent a good 30 min staring at my sander going up through the grits starting at 180 grit and ending at 180 grit . The minor tear out melts away fast and there was 1 spot of bad chip out that i left to remind the people sitting at it that the table was hand made. I started the application of my go to finish. Wiping poly. This is always the best part. There is a ton of what i'm going to call micro figure everywhere on this cherry. Not sure how the lumber yard gets it all it must be rejects from the mill work snobs that think this figure is a defect or something.... the lumber industry always seems backwards to me. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 Man, that looks great! Hard to beat cherry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 Industry wants boring well behaved wood to get consistent results. Figured wood is thus considered a downgrade, that is until its highly figured then the price skyrockets ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 Looks fantastic!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 It's looking pretty good Drew. And you are going to have a large handful of days to spare before Christmas 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 42 minutes ago, Chet said: It's looking pretty good Drew. And you are going to have a large handful of days to spare before Christmas I have 1 more fast project to wrap up before Christmas day. But it isn't complicated so it should go fast. Well i hope it goes fast I only have 10 days left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis O'Shea Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 You should be very proud workmanship is out standing And it turned out awesome Who ever is getting this will have a Merry Christmas Again great work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggers Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 That is one beautiful table. Great job! Truly a project to be proud of! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chestnut Posted December 17, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 Finished! I applied 6 coats of a wiping poly (minwax wipe on poly) over 4 days last week. For some of the first coats i was able to get 2 in 4 hours apart. For the last 2 i let them cure for 24 hours. I sanded between each coat except the 1st and 2nd because they were done too close together to be able to sand. Finished the last coat with a buff with 2,000 grit to remove the final nubs and make the finish buttery smooth feeling. Brought everything upstairs for assembly figured i'd step through how well it can be disassembled. All the parts. I looked at it and immideatly though about how i manufactured my own IKEA table assembly required.... . The stretcher goes through the legs and secures with wedges. Hammer required. It was at the point where i had both legs togehter and was putting the top on that i found a weak point in my design. I didn't make the material outside the wedges large enough and i ended up splitting an end open. No big deal i have some 3/16th brass rod. I drilled a hole 15/16ths of the way though and sent the brass rod home with some superglue so it doens't fall out. Set the table on top and send the screws home through the legs and table is together. So in reality this is FAR easier than anything IKEA ever would sell you. Not sure why they can't get this stuff right..... Here are some glamor shots. Now i just have to wait 7 days to see how it functions in use. So my final thoughts on the extensions. I Don't feel the most confidant in their strength. I'd never put my full weight on them but as far as sitting at the table and leaning on them fully loaded with food they will be more than enough. With out the extensions everything is incredibly strong. I put my full weight on every edge and never got so much as a creak. The table will tip over width wise with probably 150 lbs of force down but that's more than my parents table growing up so no issues there. There is no racking in the assembly i could grab and end and pull the table around. The feet dug into the carpet so pushing doesn't work. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted December 17, 2018 Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 Wow, just Wow Drew, what a beautiful table, thanks for the ride on this one and don't be hurt if i don't show my wife, she would want one and i know I'm not at your level yet. Now i just have to use my spare time between midnight and 6 in the morning to just try to keep up with you. Man the older it get the prettier its going to look. well done sir! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted December 17, 2018 Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 That came out great and done in plenty of time. Those leaves really add some table size when in place. I just showed this to the wife as I keep talking about replacing our store-bought table with something out of the shop. I've kind of promised myself that the table will wait till I am happy with the chairs. Could be awhile ;-) Be sure to put a reminder on your calendar to post another picture next year to show off how beautifully the color has warmed up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 1 hour ago, gee-dub said: That came out great and done in plenty of time. Those leaves really add some table size when in place. I just showed this to the wife as I keep talking about replacing our store-bought table with something out of the shop. I've kind of promised myself that the table will wait till I am happy with the chairs. Could be awhile ;-) Be sure to put a reminder on your calendar to post another picture next year to show off how beautifully the color has warmed up. I have a feeling that after putting it in use I'm going to cut the leaves in half and add 2 more latches so i can have small medium and large. The 20" extension is a lot and the table ends would be more sturdy with 2 10" extensions than 1 20" extension. So when i shamelessly flaunt it next year I'll let you know what i did there. Oh yeah it's my dad's birthday today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted December 17, 2018 Report Share Posted December 17, 2018 11 minutes ago, Chestnut said: I have a feeling that after putting it in use I'm going to cut the leaves in half and add 2 more latches so i can have small medium and large. We have been extremely happy with this feature on our table. It is surprising how often you use that in between size. You actually end up with five size options. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 Just add one end leaf at a time, problem solved. If you have 4 -10" leaves you would have small, medium , large, xtra large and huge options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 Turned out great Drew!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 Awesome work! I'd love to have that cherry beauty sitting in my dining room! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 Great job. Bit what did Megan say? You know that brass rod trick or a gowel might just be a good idea to design in from the get go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted December 18, 2018 Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 That table needs to be signed and dated. Beautiful and useful. What time is dinner? An heirloom!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted December 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Mark J said: Great job. Bit what did Megan say? You know that brass rod trick or a gowel might just be a good idea to design in from the get go. She has been traveling for work last week and this week so she hasn't seen it yet. She doesn't get excited about anything so the typical response is a flat "looks good". It's only ever more than that if the response is negative. Also she doesn't want the table, i do. She would eat at the couch every day and that bothers me to no end. So this is for myself and my response is I %#$*@^ love it. I should have done the other side at the same time but i didn't. It is something that could be done for the knockdown design that or make the ends a bit longer. I should admit i may have installed the wedges to firmly. 34 minutes ago, curlyoak said: That table needs to be signed and dated. Beautiful and useful. What time is dinner? An heirloom!!! Done, usually around 5:30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 Man that table came out great. I like the style, proportions and finish, everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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