Start of something small

[bandit571]

for a change.   A simple, little, Bedside Table...also out of Pine....Not sure IF anyone here would like to follow along...


Ripped a 2 x 10 piece of scrap Pine...leftover from the Bedframe build...into four leg blanks...
 
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Ganged them up, and jointed away the saw marks..
 
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BTW, those blanks are 25" long. 
 
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There was a 1 x 10 x 4' plank in the shop, to make a top for the table....cut it into two pieces, jointed the edges to make a glue joint..
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Bead of glue on one edge, moosh the other edge back and forth in the glue, until it "sticks"...then apply the clamps and a caul...then laid out two 1 x 4 x 4's
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And see where to cut these down at...to make a set of aprons....had a few bad knots to cut out...



That's a start...coming up?
  Taper the legs?   bead and tenon the aprons?  Maybe flatten the top, and joint the edges?


Stay tuned...and NO, it will NOT get painted...

[bandit571]

Legs have been tapered on the two "inside faces"
 
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Normally, I do the taper with a couple hand planes..too hot in the shop, so the bandsaw rough cut the taper, then a plane or two would clean things up
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Jack plane to get the high spots, then a few swipes with a #4c..
 
Cut out the big knots, and came away with four blanks for the aprons.   2 long, 2 shorts.
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Top was out of the clamps, might as well flatten the faces, and joint all the edges straight and square..
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Still have to mill the aprons, do a bit of Mortise & Tenon work to connect the legs to the aprons...corners of the top need rounded off....

Just a simple.little table..right?
 

And, IF you have some other wood to build this with, be my guest..
...using pine because that is what I have on hand...


Stay tuned

[bandit571]

Apron blanks needed ripped down to 3" wide...then jointed so they matched..
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Since there was a few knots along a couple sides.....Laid out for some tenons...After I had run the bead cutter down a face side, and an edge 
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Mitre box was set for the shoulder cuts, then the bandsaw did the cheek cuts..
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Which left the mortises  to be laid out and chopped...that will be the next episode


Stay tuned..

[bandit571]

Mortises were laid out, to fit each tenon...some were thinner than others..meh
 
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Top had been milled to shape, then set aside, out of the way..
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Outside corner on each leg got a double bead...
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Toys were laid out...a few other chisels would later show up, depending on how wide or narrow the mortise was to be..
 
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Rinse, and repeat 7 more times...then a dry fit, to set up the clamps needed..
 
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Then Supper time.  Next episode?   How about a glue-up?
 

Stay tuned...

[bandit571]

Trying to get this all caught up.....after Supper, had to haul the glue bottle down to the shop.   And the camera...and a claw hammer that needed tightened up....
Tried to glue this thing right where it sat......didn't go too well.
...finally got it onto the flattest  spot in the shop's floor..
  
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A diagonal clamp to pull the top into square....moved this mess back onto the bench ( so people  could walk by, and not hit anything)
  
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More clamps...
  one leg was splayed out, the other splayed in...front two legs were wider than the back two...will let this sit overnight..while I pick dried glue off of me fingers.
 


maybe tomorrow, I can make the corner blocks to attach the top with?   Maybe do a molded edge on the top?   Then a NON-PAINT based finish can be applied
  We'll see..

Stay tuned...just a simple, little table...for MY side of the bed.

[mound]

such prolific output from you lately! How many hours a day are you spending in the shop?

[bandit571]

such prolific output from you lately! How many hours a day are you spending in the shop?

Average is just about 3 - 5 hours, depending on how the back behaves....keeps me out of the Taverns..

[bandit571]

Not much got done today...
  got the base out of the clamps, made some corner blocks..
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On the Mitersaw.   Installed the blocks into the base..
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With glue and screws...cut a slot to attach the top to the base..
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After centering the base on the underside of the top...flipped top over, and ran a cove bit around the top edge...
 
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Stirred a can of Golden Oak stain, and applied a first coat..
 
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Then set it aside to dry for awhile.   may need a second coat.  
 

Just a simple, little table.  Once the top is dry, I can flip the table on to it's top, and finish the rest of the table.   Then maybe a coat or two of gloss poly?
 

Stay tuned..almost done..

[bandit571]

Put the table up on the bench, today.   Cleaned things up, and added a coat of stain...
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Everything got a coat, including the corner blocks..
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Then the trash can was hauled upstairs
 
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And out to the firepit...may roast some hotdogs, later
 

letting the stain dry, before a coat or two of Gloss Poly gets brushed on....maybe tomorrow?
 

Just a simple little table...

[Arlin Eastman]

I sure wish you were coming to my house in a few weeks and I am going to miss you buddy.  So much you could have taught me.

I really do not know how you can do so much so fast.  You should hire out to do work for people since you do so much.