White oak table

[treeslayer]

So this one was in Sept-Oct 2017 of FWW, i always wanted to build one like it and the opportunity came up to make one for one of my granddaughters, It will be similar, white oak but with some walnut accents as that's what my wife suggested and you all know what that means. 

first was to mill up 8/4 white oak for the legs, sorry no pictures but they came out at a nice 1 7/8", then on to cutting the mortices for the top of the legs at 2 1/4" deep 1/2" wide with my shop made jig.

came out pretty good i think

[Mark J]

Treeslayer, can you shoot a picture of the magazine photo?

[treeslayer]

Here you go Mark, mine will be wider and slightly taller and longer but keeping as close as I can to the design including the twine on the ends

[Coop]

I’m rootin for ya bud! Nice start indeed! 

[treeslayer]

Thanks @Coop especially since you encouraged me to do a journal and inspired me with the one you built

[Coop]

Dave, the backer board behind the leg on your jig, is that permanently attached to the jig or just sacrificial for the legs? 

[treeslayer]

Just a piece of scrap from the bin @Coop    

[treeslayer]

I should have put in the Forrest dado stack at 3/8 “ in for this but I got lazy

[Coop]

On 2/6/2022 at 7:24 PM, treeslayer said:

I should have put in the Forrest dado stack at 3/8 “ in for this but I got lazy

I did the same darned thing for the same reason.

[Chestnut]

This is a sharp looking table, I was thinking this project looked familiar. Coop this was the table you made out of that wood we convinced you not to burn?

[Chet]

On 2/6/2022 at 5:24 PM, treeslayer said:

I should have put in the Forrest dado stack at 3/8 “ in for this but I got lazy

Every time I do something in the lazy way it seems to end up creating more work for me.

Looking forward to following this Dave.

[treeslayer]

same set up to cut the tenon cheeks

then on to the other mortice holes for the supports, drill hole, chisel out to square then on to the router table to make the mortices for the end supports 

[gee-dub]

Looking good and moving right along. I’m getting my popcorn ready.

[treeslayer]

this is the way i intend on attaching the floating top, 1 1/4" square 1/2" thick, fits into a 1/4" by 3/8" deep groove, this is a test piece

and here's the clips fitted into the top supports

i've been using these shop made clips for years and make them from scraps, i make a gallon zip lock bag full so i have them on hand, they aren't inserted fully into the groove to allow for wood movement, i could just by figure 8s but i'm cheap so i go with what works

[pkinneb]

Looks great! I am a big fan of Pekovich's designs and you look to be doing a stellar job on this one.

[treeslayer]

Thanks @pkinneb, I’m trying to keep as close as I can to his design, and I’m kind of liking the walnut accents, in fact I’ll be building another one in the spring, all QSWO that will be fumed with ammonia that will be larger for our entry into the house 

[wtnhighlander]

Dave, have you ever had a clip break with the grain oriented that way? I've always oriented 90* to what you show, but if that works, it should be a lot faster to make a batch.

[Chet]

On 2/8/2022 at 12:15 PM, treeslayer said:

, i could just by figure 8s but i'm cheap so i go with what works

You don't us up scrapes with figure 8s.

[treeslayer]

4 hours ago, wtnhighlander said:

Dave, have you ever had a clip break with the grain oriented that way? I've always oriented 90* to what you show, but if that works, it should be a lot faster to make a batch.

I just noticed that Ross, I guess I wasn’t paying attention when I made those, they were the last in the bag I had and I’ll switch them out before I’m done, thanks for catching that and yeah they would have a chance to crack in that orientation 

[treeslayer]

cut the rails out and cut the recess for the twine, first on the TS and the over to the bandsaw to finish them up

those hard edges were rounded over slightly, sorry for no pictures of chopping the mortices, the original plan was to use my mortice machine, small wood-tech machine with so-so chisels, needless to say the QSWO just laughed at my machine and had to drill and chop the mortices for the supports and rails but i did get some good quiet shop time while i did it, and here's the first dry fit

[Chestnut]

Dave that curly front rail is beautiful. I like the addition of walnut with the white oak. IMO those two woods go together like lamb and tunafish!

[treeslayer]

31 minutes ago, Chestnut said:

Dave that curly front rail is beautiful.

thanks Drew i think so too, tough to work but very light passes on the planner worked well, the back rail is similar just not quite as nice, totally agree, oak and walnut really compliment each other well.

[Coop]

Good looking through tenons/ mortises Dave! 

[treeslayer]

53 minutes ago, Coop said:

Good looking through tenons/ mortises Dave! 

Thanks Coop, just don’t look too close, I can’t remember the last time I did those, not displeased but I can do better

[Ronn W]

It's going to be a beautiful table. I like it.