60" Diameter MCM Table in White Oak

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This won't be much of a photo blog, more of a video blog.  As I perform each major step in the process, I'll be uploading them to YouTube.  Once it's finished, I'll edit the footage and create a much-less-painful video to watch. 

But if you're into woodworking ASMR, enjoy!

Back story:

I was contacted by somebody through my website.  No big deal, right?  No.  This was my FIRST contact through my site, by somebody I didn't know, and who had no other connection with me.  They presented a couple of ideas they had but weren't wedded to.  We talked back and forth, and I ended up sending them the attached pic I found on line.

They loved it, but wanted it thicker and in white oak, so it's to be built from 1-3/4" thick lumber.

I set about designing it (with help from others here), and presented them the drawing and a quote. They agreed, signed the contract, and sent the deposit.

Videos start in the next post.

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First step is to cut mortises for floating tenons for the top glue-up.  Yes, they're not needed for strength, but they make aligning the boards SO much easier. 

https://youtu.be/jLRk59Pm4uo

Then gluing and tapping in the tenons. 

https://youtu.be/qjrN7WlQ9-4

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Following...................

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Gluing up the first half of the top panel. 

https://youtu.be/8XfU-9J_g20

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Interesting. I shall watch.

I can't say I've ever seen anybody use a finger to smooth out glue. I just use those (extremely cheap) foam brushes from Amazon. Once they're done they go into the burn pile.

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Interesting. I shall watch.

I can't say I've ever seen anybody use a finger to smooth out glue. I just use those (extremely cheap) foam brushes from Amazon. Once they're done they go into the burn pile.

Yeah, I often use a silicone basting brush but on this big glue up, my finger was just faster and more efficient. 

Second half of glue up:

https://youtu.be/pk1eN0LAevc

[KC]

Interesting. I shall watch.

I can't say I've ever seen anybody use a finger to smooth out glue. I just use those (extremely cheap) foam brushes from Amazon. Once they're done they go into the burn pile.

I'll spend a few bucks nowadays when I see a sale, but a finger worked fine for me for the first 40 years or so.

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Cutting the circle with a simple router trammel.  Very easy, but messy.  I need to attach a vacuum to this router.  There were some ridges left in the edge, and I was cutting too fat a couple of times, so there was some chatter, but it cleaned up with a ROS and 80g paper.  Unfortunately I didn't record that part. 

https://youtu.be/l5494Z2_cn8

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Tracing the templates and rough cutting the leg pieces out on the bandsaw. 

https://youtu.be/qcfjuvEAPvU

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I use 1/2 glue brushes, or discarded credit/debit cards.