09-03-2021, 09:10 AM
In light of the fact a knee injury has kept me out of the shop, for now.. ..Thought maybe I could rerun an older project...about like they do on TV.. ..Summer Reruns?
So...how about a simple table, made out of "Leftovers"? Maybe some Beaded, Tapered legs? Mortise & Tenon aprons, and a drawer? Breadboard ends on a glued up top? Hmmm, sorry, no "Road Trip" to view such an item.....Maybe just a trip down the stairs to the Dungeon Woodshop?
Table from Leftovers.
Start up with the table's top....boards' edges need a "straight-line rip" both to remove a wavy edge, and remove the taper to the length...and hope the seams match
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That might be 2 blanks sitting there. Once the panel has been glued up...and back out of the clamps...a little hand plane work to flatten one face..
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And then the other..
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Then set this aside for a while....be back later for the bread boards...first, need some legs. Since all the stock I have is 3/4" thick, will need a glue-up done...first need a few blanks ripped..
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Should be enough. I usually cut an extra piece or two, just in case a knot might get in the way. Then glue this mess up into a stack of legs..
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Match 2 blanks with glue, match another 2 and so on until 4 leg blanks are in the clamps...Blanks are a hair too long, and a bit too wide to make a square leg...plan is to square the width, while cleaning up the glue joints.....then cross cut all 4 for a square end, and all the same length....
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Fresh out of the clamps!
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Set up to cross cut all 4 legs at once...square one end, turn the mess end for end, and cut to final length.
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Note: there IS a clamp holding all the leg blanks to the mitre gauge...hate when things try to creep away from the saw blade....
OK, next step? Taper two sides of each leg....and, IF there are any "bad spots"....to make sure they are on the waste side of a taper...
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Metal ruler is to draw a line to define the taper. Once I know how wide the apron is to be ( about 4-5"?) I can start about 1" below that.....and end with a 3/4" to 1" square "foot".....trying for the 1", usually come out a bit smaller....
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So, 4 legs, all squared up and ready to taper...that will be the next exciting episode
Stay tuned ( I off to get a rehab done on the knee BRB)
So...how about a simple table, made out of "Leftovers"? Maybe some Beaded, Tapered legs? Mortise & Tenon aprons, and a drawer? Breadboard ends on a glued up top? Hmmm, sorry, no "Road Trip" to view such an item.....Maybe just a trip down the stairs to the Dungeon Woodshop?
Table from Leftovers.
Start up with the table's top....boards' edges need a "straight-line rip" both to remove a wavy edge, and remove the taper to the length...and hope the seams match
[attachment=37451]
That might be 2 blanks sitting there. Once the panel has been glued up...and back out of the clamps...a little hand plane work to flatten one face..
[attachment=37452]
And then the other..
[attachment=37453]
Then set this aside for a while....be back later for the bread boards...first, need some legs. Since all the stock I have is 3/4" thick, will need a glue-up done...first need a few blanks ripped..
[attachment=37454]
Should be enough. I usually cut an extra piece or two, just in case a knot might get in the way. Then glue this mess up into a stack of legs..
[attachment=37455]
Match 2 blanks with glue, match another 2 and so on until 4 leg blanks are in the clamps...Blanks are a hair too long, and a bit too wide to make a square leg...plan is to square the width, while cleaning up the glue joints.....then cross cut all 4 for a square end, and all the same length....
[attachment=37456]
Fresh out of the clamps!
[attachment=37457]
Set up to cross cut all 4 legs at once...square one end, turn the mess end for end, and cut to final length.
[attachment=37458]
Note: there IS a clamp holding all the leg blanks to the mitre gauge...hate when things try to creep away from the saw blade....
OK, next step? Taper two sides of each leg....and, IF there are any "bad spots"....to make sure they are on the waste side of a taper...
[attachment=37460]
Metal ruler is to draw a line to define the taper. Once I know how wide the apron is to be ( about 4-5"?) I can start about 1" below that.....and end with a 3/4" to 1" square "foot".....trying for the 1", usually come out a bit smaller....
[attachment=37461]
So, 4 legs, all squared up and ready to taper...that will be the next exciting episode
Stay tuned ( I off to get a rehab done on the knee BRB)