Bmac Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 Really cool look, I like it, very unique. So if I follow correctly, you cut your 8 degree taper before turning, then you turned, shaped and glued. Didn't see the flat glue surface in the pictures you took of the turned legs but I assume they are there. Very nice and I'm really enjoying the build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post derekcohen Posted June 22, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 This should illustrate it better .. Regards from Perth Derek 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post derekcohen Posted June 24, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 A frustrating Sunday: I began installing the horizontal divider/drawer blade, and my spatial confusion (or lack of concentration) kicked in. In went the divider ... upside down! Well, fortunately it jammed half-way and could not be glued in ... Knocking it out, however, caused the rear section of the panel (it is made of three boards) to break off. It was glued back again, but the panel needed to dry before starting again, and so I lost my Sunday afternoon. This table is destined for the Perth Wood Show at the start of August, and I am already battling with time as weekends are generally all that are available for woodworking. Fortunately, I had this afternoon (Monday) off from my practice, and had a couple of hours to try and catch up a little. The glue dried, and the panel was fine. It was sanded to 240 grit, and then installed. Ditto the side dividers. All went smoothly ... all lined up and everything is square. Clearly I have been a good boy The reason why the table is termed "Harlequin" is that the drawers will be a mix of different timbers: Black Walnut (x3), Figured Hard Maple (x2) (both from the USA), and Tasmanian Blue Gum (x3) (which is local, of course). The drawer fronts all curve, and I spent the last part of the afternoon cutting out the Walnut blanks. This will will give you an idea of the effect .. Unless someone is interested in a walk through in dovetailing on the curve (which I have posted here previously), the next images will be the completed table. Regards from Perth Derek 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 It looks short or is that just illusion? If you struggling for time i'd spare us the details on the dovetails and try and make it to your show. Like you said you've documented it here already in awesome detail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekcohen Posted June 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 It is a side table. Look at the first photo in the first post for context. Regards from Perth Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 The jig using the two Incra miter gauges is an interesting approach. Is that your design Or did you see it used somewhere else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekcohen Posted June 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 It is called a Fritz and Franz jig. Look on Youtube. Regards from Perth Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post derekcohen Posted July 7, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 I was planning to next post with the completed Harlequin Side table, however it has been two steps forward and one back. Selecting the drawer fronts .. well, I've cut and recut them a few times, and only now satisfied with the result. It is no small deal each time since a drawer front has to be fitted into a recess that is shaped like a parallelogram. And if the fit is not good enough ... well, a few would-be drawer fronts were discarded. What parts are needed? Well, the drawer sides are 1/4" thick - too thin for grooves, so there will be slips to support the drawer bottom. The drawer sides are Tasmanian Oak, which I use frequently, as it is a light wood that allows the drawer fronts to be shown to their best, and it is available quarter sawn. The drawer back will also be Tassie Oak. The drawer bottoms are solid wood and 1/4" thick. Rather than use Tasmanian Oak, I thought I would add a little life with Tasmanian Blue Gum. It is quite similar is texture and tone (although the photos here do not show this), but has more figure. Enough here for 8 drawers ... Drawer sides and drawer fronts ... Great sander ... Mirka Ceros ... These will be the drawer bottoms. The board in the centre is the Hard Maple case back ... Do you think anyone will notice that the drawer bottoms run sequentially? The making of the drawer slips may have some interest. I used Tasmanian Blue Gum (because it links to the drawer bottoms). This is quite interlocked and any planing with a plough to form either grooves or beads would be expected to end unhappily, with much tearout. I have posted this tip before: add a 15 degree backbevel to all plough blades to create a high 60 degree cutting angle. The 3/16" beads were ploughed with the Veritas Combination Plane ... Brilliant finish ... ... and a 1/8" groove for the rebate in the drawer bottom was ploughed by the Veritas Small Plow ... Again, tearout free ... This is a mock up of the intersection of the drawer front (back), drawer side into drawer slip and against a drawer side ... Note that the drawer front is straight/flat at this stage but, once dovetailed, they will be shaped to curve along the bow front of the case. These are the timbers I have chosen for the drawer fronts. This is what gives the side table the harlequin name. Three timbers: Black Walnut, a pink Jarrah, and figured Hard Maple. Keep in mind that there is no finish at this stage ... Next time hopefully with everything completed. Regards from Perth Derek 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 Derek, when you get the finish on that, those drawer fronts are going to dazzle. Beautuiful work as usual. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 Really nice work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 I really like the differing drawer fronts. Great as always. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Derek awesome craftsmanship as always!! Great piece! Man is that going to pop with some finish on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post derekcohen Posted July 27, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 I am in the process of completing the Harlequin Table. I will post the finished piece in a couple of days. Here are a few pictures of making the drawer bottoms for the slips, which may interest a few. Bill was not enamoured with the slips as they has this ruddy great groove down one side. That was a too-wide quirk from the beading blade. Not to worry Bill, I cut that section away, leaving just the bead. Here are the slips being glued in ... The drawer slips and bottoms are Tasmanian Blue Gum. The drawer sides are Tasmanian Oak. Both are 1/4" thick. The groove in the slip is 1/8" (3mm). The slip requires a matching 1/8" rebate. This was planed with a skew rebate plane on a sticking board ... Although the plane has a nicker, I always scribe the line as well ... It is worth the effort to set up the rebate plane for a precise cut ... Once the one side is done, slide the tongue into the groove of the slip, and mark off the width of the drawer bottom ... Then saw to width ... Any fine tuning is done with a shoulder plane ... The drawer fronts are all curved, and the drawer bottom must be scribed to match this ... Here is the fit behind the front of the drawer, and the match with the beaded slips ... The rear of the drawer, with the added bearing surface from the slips ... The profile of the drawer sides ... Until the final pics ... Regards from Perth Derek 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted July 27, 2019 Report Share Posted July 27, 2019 Can't wait til the final pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 On 7/7/2019 at 12:17 PM, derekcohen said: Do you think anyone will notice that the drawer bottoms run sequentially? The answer is yes! I expect your heirloom pieces will be around for hundreds of years due to the exceptional quality. With that amount of time you would think a woodworker would be drawn to the piece. . And ask permission to open the drawers too. Derek, if and when you see a beautiful relic, don't you want to examine it? And they would notice the exceptional efforts including the sequential drawer bottoms. And also there will be eyes looking right at it and seeing nothing. So is the world...But we know... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted July 28, 2019 Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 Not one to question but I will. Why not a 1/4” groove for the bottom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post derekcohen Posted July 28, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 28, 2019 4 hours ago, K Cooper said: Not one to question but I will. Why not a 1/4” groove for the bottom? Coop, I assume that you are wondering why the slips and not a groove in the drawer sides? The reason is that the drawer sides are 1/4" thick. Not only would a groove weaken the construction, but the bearing surface is small, and wear is increased. Besides, don't the slips look better? Regards from Perth Derek 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post derekcohen Posted July 30, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 FINAL PICTURES We are done building the side table. Here are pictures (taken with my iPhone6). The case is Hard Maple from the USA. The drawer fronts are Black Walnut, figured Hard Maple, and pink Jarrah (hence the name, Harlequin). The drawer sides are quartersawn Tasmanian Oak, and the drawer bottoms/slips were made from Tasmanian Blue Gum. Finish was, initially, two coats of dewaxed UBeaut Hard White Shellac (the very faint amber adds a little warmth), followed by three coats of General Finishes water-based poly (this remains clear - does not yellow the maple - and appears to have some UV protection. It is hard wearing, which is necessary for a side table). The build features mitred, rounded dovetails and bow front and back. Eight drawers featuring compound dovetailing to match the bow front. Drawers are traditional half-blind dovetails at the front and through dovetails at the rear, with drawer bottoms into slips. About 2 months to build, mainly on weekends. Here is the rear of the table (which will be seen through the windows, which run floor-to-ceiling along the family room ... The pulls were shaped from what-I-believe-to-be-some-type-of Ebony ... The obligatory dovetails ... Do you think that anyone will notice that the drawer bottoms run sequentially? And this one is for Bill, who was concerned that the chamfers at the end of the drawers (to ease entry into the case) might impair their extension ... A last look ... Thursday morning I haul the table to the Perth Wood Show for the annual furniture competition. Wish me luck. Regards from Perth Derek 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Good luck! Another amazing piece!! Thanks for taking us along for the ride. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Another superb project Derek, it really came out nice. 26 minutes ago, derekcohen said: Do you think that anyone will notice that the drawer bottoms run sequentially? Hopefully at the show, but once you get it back home your wife will cover the drawer bottoms with all of her "needlework thingies". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 award worthy work Derek, good luck at the show! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Thanks for taking us along, and the colors in that piece really pop! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Good luck. I really like the piece it has a lot of good character and depth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted July 30, 2019 Report Share Posted July 30, 2019 Hope the show goes well, that piece certainly deserves to be seen! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted July 31, 2019 Report Share Posted July 31, 2019 Luck is not really necessary, you have an amazing skill, and I'm proud to know you care to share with those of us that want to reach your skill. Thank you young'un. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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