Popular Post Chestnut Posted August 20, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 I have a few living room tables to make. Most of them are going to be my typical style that runs with the theme of the room but there is going to be one oddball that will be fun to make and i want to try something new. The first table on the list is the easiest. I just need to copy an end table i made a few years back. The main goal was to use up some reclaimed cherry from a bedroom door someone gave me. It was a solid cherry door that they cut some pieces off of so it was no longer usable as a door. Not bad for a reclamied wood project eh? First step was to make the MDF fence for my miter gauge that i've been meaning to make for a while now. After that was done it was as simple as cutting parts to get kinda close to the same size as the other table. I used the domino for the joinery. and also to attach the side slats on. It's the same techniquie I did for the last one. Used the drum sander to sand the slats to fit perfectly in a 6mm mortise. I used the table saw to establish the shoulder on 2 sides and cut the rest back until they fit. Next was to get everything finish prepped. #4 to the rescue! Marc mad a post on social media about rounding corners with a sander. I've never had that problem with a handplane and it's a ton faster to get perfect finish ready. I don't sand much any more after my smoother because it honestly makes the surface look worse. After finish prep it was a pretty painless assembly. Then it was on to making the top. The previous table has an ash top that came from scraps from a build i did a LONG time ago. Luckily i always planned on making 2 and kept the scraps. I ran it through the drum sander after it was glued up to even everything out. Because the grain is kinda crazy and i get a lot of tear out on this wood I took off the drum sander grit marks with a card scraper. Took me maybe 10 min to go from 80 grit to finish ready. Total time was about 10 hours. Just need to apply finish. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Well done Drew, you can’t go wrong with cherry and the ash top will look great on there, care to share what the odd one is going to be or are you going to make us wait, at the speed you make things it won’t be much of a wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 So in my style search I stumbled upon Seth Rolland and was instantly drawn by some of the work that he created. I don't think I'm going to go quite as far as he did but something along these lines. I'm not even sure if the piece will fit but it's going to be the one oddball piece in the room so i figure why not try something new. If i don't like it i can always put it somewhere else or maybe try and sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Beasley Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Pretty cool, almost looks like it would make a good wine rack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Got some crotch on the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Very nice Drew, and i like the shine on the truck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 Very nice, and I'm comfortable with your process. I used a piece of sandpaper messing with a molding plane a day, or so ago, and I found myself curling up one side of my upper lip like a dog starting an argument. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 12 minutes ago, treeslayer said: Very nice Drew, and i like the shine on the truck! Man that picture hides it well it needs a clean.... I must have gotten it's good side. It's 1 year old this week and i only put on 16,500 miles which is about 4,000 less than i was expecting so i'm happy. 4 minutes ago, Tom King said: Very nice, and I'm comfortable with your process. I used a piece of sandpaper messing with a molding plane a day, or so ago, and I found myself curling up one side of my upper lip like a dog starting an argument. I guess there is a time and a place for sandpaper.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 10 minutes ago, Chestnut said: I guess there is a time and a place for sandpaper.... Yup, in someone else's hand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 hour ago, treeslayer said: Very nice Drew, and i like the shine on the truck! I was thinking the exact same thing Dave lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 20 hours ago, Chestnut said: Total time was about 10 hours. Amazingly fast. I would have spent 10 hours making up scale drawings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 So one of the tables i'm making is going to be quite narrow 11" top so the base is 8.5" to allow for overhang. Most of the A&C furniture in this room has side slats like above but generally a bit beefier like the Morris chair. So my question is. Should I put a slat on a narrow side like the one pictured below? I tried setting a piece of material behind it to see if that helps visualie it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 Concept plan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 I think it will look weird with slats unless they are quite small. But then it won't look as much like A&C. I think I would test three small / thin slats, and just leave them off if it looks wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, Chestnut said: Concept plan. Wait, now I'm confused. This represents slats, or the whole side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 43 minutes ago, wtnhighlander said: Wait, now I'm confused. This represents slats, or the whole side? It doesn’t matter. How the heck did he do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 Very Seth Rolland.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 Looks really cool, but I would think the saw cuts under tension would tend to split over time. It would be interesting to see how that Seth Rolland guy's stuff holds up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 9 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: Wait, now I'm confused. This represents slats, or the whole side? Sorry this was the concept for the one table that is goign to be different from the rest. It's not the slats for the side in question. 9 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: I think it will look weird with slats unless they are quite small. But then it won't look as much like A&C. I think I would test three small / thin slats, and just leave them off if it looks wrong. I was thinking just 1 larger slat similar to how a 2 panel A&C door would look. though 3 narrow slats may work as well i might have to look at that tonight. 1 hour ago, wtnhighlander said: Looks really cool, but I would think the saw cuts under tension would tend to split over time. It would be interesting to see how that Seth Rolland guy's stuff holds up. I'm not sure... For the final piece I'm going to try and find something that is pretty strait grained and just go for it. If it breaks down the road so be it. Can't learn from failure if nothing fails. Though I'm not puling very hard on it to get it to open up like this. 8 hours ago, K Cooper said: It doesn’t matter. How the heck did he do that It's fairly simple I made slices from different directions on the band saw that went 7/8ths the length of the board and stopped. Then you just pull the piece apart and i put spaces in to stop it from pulling back together like a slinky. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 11 hours ago, Chestnut said: So my question is. Should I put a slat on a narrow side like the one pictured below? I didn't like the single big slat so much, it looks too robust for a living room table. On the other hand I'm not sure that a three slat design will scale down very well either. The side panel might be something worth mocking up in card board. Another thought. That "different from the rest" design is very cool. Have you considered using that for your small table? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 45 minutes ago, Mark J said: I didn't like the single big slat so much, it looks too robust for a living room table. On the other hand I'm not sure that a three slat design will scale down very well either. The side panel might be something worth mocking up in card board. Another thought. That "different from the rest" design is very cool. Have you considered using that for your small table? x2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chestnut Posted August 23, 2019 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 I think 3 narrower slats is the ticket. I might have to make a traditional mortise. ... Gasp! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 33 minutes ago, Chestnut said: I think 3 narrower slats is the ticket. I might have to make a traditional mortise. ... Gasp! Say it’s not so Drew! Just use the Domino to make the mortise and size the slats to fit, looking great sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Chestnut said: I think 3 narrower slats is the ticket. I might have to make a traditional mortise. ... Gasp! Probably still better than me using a Domino. If I did that, I'd probably also have to use glue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted August 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 1 hour ago, treeslayer said: Say it’s not so Drew! Just use the Domino to make the mortise and size the slats to fit, looking great sir! It's a hair narrow maybe if i use a 4mm and then just do an integral tenon. I messed up a leg and have to make a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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