Popular Post Chet Posted July 8, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 Well she cut a bunch of curves today. First up the legs. She did a curved reverse taper on the two outside faces of the legs. I cleaned up those cuts at the router table with a pattern bit so this makes two machines in the process that she didn't want to use, first the jointer and now the router table. I think she has made some good choices in not doing anything she is not comfortable with. Here she is cutting the curves on the leg. This is the second cut with the waste from the first cut taped back on. It looks like her back hand is in a bad place but I posed most of the pictures with the saws off. I failed to get any pictures of her cutting the curves on the apron pieces but here she is at the spindle sander cleaning up the cuts, first on the long aprons... ...then on the shorter aprons. She did have a mistake at the band saw cutting the curve on one of the small aprons. She lost sight of the line because it sort of blended with the grain. It would have been easy to just mill another one up but I told her that there are ways to fix small mistakes. I told her I could show her how or we could make a new piece all over. She wanted to see me fix it. I took a chisel and shaved a thin piece off the off cut, supper glued it in the kerf and to the under side of the curve so when she sanded the curve again after the fix it would flake of. Here, in the close up you can see it just to the left of the high point of the curve. But from a normal distance it is pretty hard to see. I told her to keep it a secret, don't point it out to people. Couple of pictures of the dry fit. Next up is to chamfer the bottom edge of the top, some sanding and a glue up. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 Good on ya Chet. Well done, keep it up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 She's doing great! Having the right teacher makes all the difference. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 It's amazing what a few well placed curves can do to a piece, very nice. FWIW I thought the repair was the light color at the top of the curve and didn't find the real one until you pointed it out LOL. She is doing an amazing job and hats off to you for taking the time to show her our craft, too cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post curlyoak Posted July 8, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 There is a special thing going on here.It is a very rare moment when very young children can create something that must count as economic production. Creating something of economic value. And offer it to the family. When it is delivered I think it would add to the event to put a cash value to the table. It will let the child realize her productivity. Play it up when finished and delivered. A typical and easier way of accomplishing awareness of productivity is vegetable gardening. On the first occasion when Johnny puts carrots on the table, that first experience of being a provider, adding to the family will never be forgotten. Easier with vegetables than wood but creates the same wonderful magic. And the bonding. And there is a legacy that will last as long as the table. Sign it together. As time goes on, each time she sees the signatures it will bring back these wonderful moments forever. She will have a story to tell from now until forever. Well done Chet! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chet Posted July 9, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 Today she started off by adding a small chamfer to the bottom edge of the table top. First some practice with a piece of scrap. Then on to the actual top. Then it was a lot of sanding. She started out using my ETS 150/5 but was a lot more comfortable using the smaller 125. Practiced drilling the holes for the figure 8's. Then getting it done on the actual aprons. She tried doing a chamfer on the bottom of a scrap leg and she was doing fairly well but she said that she kept losing the grip of the plane and her hand was always sliding so I ended up doing the legs themselves for her. One thing I have learned with this project is that we as adults take all the tools we use for granted but for a little one like her it is totally different. Then we glued up the base. No action shots here, it took both of us spreading glue to get it done, it was pretty warm in the shopped I didn't want the glue setting up on us. But I do have to say she has a real aptitude for spreading glue with a brush. I guess the art time back in kindergarten paid off. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post treeslayer Posted July 9, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 that table she's building is going to be beautiful and a treasure to keep forever, just a thought, make her an album of hard copy pictures of her build, she can put it in the hope chest she builds one day. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted July 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 52 minutes ago, treeslayer said: her an album of hard copy pictures of her build A good idea that actually is already in the making. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 She didn’t look the least bit intimidated using the router. Chet, since you didn’t do a heck of a lot, I hope you swept up for her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chet Posted July 9, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 30 minutes ago, Coop said: Chet, since you didn’t do a heck of a lot, I hope you swept up for her! As a matter of fact, today I did. I actually vacuumed, getting ready to spray the finish. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chet Posted July 10, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 Okay, the last day started off by attaching the figure 8's to the base. Then center punching for the screw hole in the top. Then drilling and pre-threading the holes in the top. A final vacuuming of the parts before finishing. This next step is were she really left me impressed. I thought this is were she would have some struggles but after practicing the spray process on some spare plywood. I was real amazed at the job she did on the actual top. She was just a little nervous and asked me to spray the base. Spraying the bottom of the top. And the top side. A couple of final pictures. And one with the newly minted woodwork. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 You can tell how proud she is by the look on her face and you should be too Chet, she did a great job ! I wish you lived closer I would hire her to help in my shop she works faster and better than I do, this was a real pleasure to follow, thanks for the ride to you and her 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 That turned out awesome!! I'm with @treeslayer "she works faster and better than I do" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chet Posted July 10, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 I meant to post this, I kept track of her time on this - including time at the lumber yard and clean up at the end of each day she was right at 45 hours. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom King Posted July 10, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 This is the most awesome woodworking thread I've ever seen!!!! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wtnhighlander Posted July 11, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 Congratulate her on a job well done, Chet! She has not only produced a lovely piece of furniture, but brightened the day for a bunch of grumpy old men! And me, too. 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted July 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 20 minutes ago, wtnhighlander said: Congratulate her on a job well done, Chet! She has not only produced a lovely piece of furniture, but brightened the day for a bunch of grumpy old men! And me, too. I will pass it along Ross. It will probable get a good giggle out of her. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 This was really a delight to watch. I am more than a little envious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardA Posted July 12, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 The very best part of this thread is that the young lady, stayed with the project, rather than giving it up to go play Nintendo or something like it. Bravo on going start to finish. Bravo! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chet Posted July 12, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 1 hour ago, RichardA said: The very best part of this thread is that the young lady, stayed with the project, rather than giving it up to go play Nintendo or something like it. Bravo on going start to finish. Bravo! I am not saying this because she is my grand daughter but she is a very focused person. She has more focus on going after something she wants to do then a lot of adults I know. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 There needs to be a picture of her and her helper near the table...Maybe a signing ceremony? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 31 minutes ago, curlyoak said: There needs to be a picture of her and her helper near the table...Maybe a signing ceremony? I'd go for that. In fact I insist that her helper get a little credit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 7 minutes ago, RichardA said: I'd go for that. In fact I insist that her helper get a little credit. Save some time and maybe a little money and get her a custom branding iron now, I’m absolutely sure she’s going to need it! I can’t think of a more inspiring thread, we’re all proud of her, talent and focused all in one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chet Posted July 12, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 1 hour ago, curlyoak said: There needs to be a picture of her and her helper near the table...Maybe a signing ceremony? 34 minutes ago, RichardA said: I'd go for that. In fact I insist that her helper get a little credit. It was signed by both of us before she sprayed the finish. I only signed after asking her if she wanted me to. I signed Paga, which is what the grandkids call me. You can see the signatures in the first picture of her spraying. 27 minutes ago, treeslayer said: get her a custom branding iron We would have to talk about the safety of using that too, like don't us it on your older brother. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 22 minutes ago, Chet said: don't us it on your older brother. Aw Paga, you're taking all the fun out of being a woodworker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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