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Oak TV Stand

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Oak TV Stand

Postby Pinch » 26 Jul 2014, 09:06

Although this work was finished a while ago and I posted some finished pics the other day, I thought I'd do a quick WIP on this neat little project.

I haven't steam bent for some years and felt this was a good opportunity to get my hand in again. I was also considering laminates, but wanted to go with solid first and trial run a piece of ash I had kicking around in the shop. The result wasn't good at all. I allowed for springback, but not enough and the work piece encountered approximately 20% springback. So, in with the lams instead...

After extending the form to suit the overall depth of the work (340mm), I prepared the lams and marked/cut them accordingly. That's 16 pieces (2 lams per skin) to achieve the depth and at 2.4mm thick was a good result for the overall finished thickness, also set at a 180mm internal radius. I shot in all the mating edges, concentrating more on the external faces and laid them on the bench ready for the steam chest.
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I gave the lams about an hour under steam and then left them clamped in the form for about 24 hours.
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The following day, I removed the lams from the form, checking they were dry and once satisfied, I then glued them back into the form for another over night session.

The result was perfect with zero springback.
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After cleaning up the two ends, top and bottom shelves, I decided to go with a simple lap joint to connect these pieces together.
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I didn't fit the middle shelf on the same glue application, simply because it would have been too awkward, so I stop housed the middle shelf after gluing the outer pieces - job was a gooden.

To finish off, I formed a round over profile using the router and after more prep work, I applied 4 coats of Danish oil, denibbing between coats.

Finished work - measuring 1100 x 340 x 400mm high.

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Re: Oak TV Stand

Postby TrimTheKing » 26 Jul 2014, 10:27

Love that Pinch!

Steam bending and lam bending are 2 techniques I really want to have a go at when I get the new workshop built and set up.

Thanks for sharing.

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Re: Oak TV Stand

Postby Andyp » 26 Jul 2014, 19:11

Jeez you make things looks so easy.

I did some cold forming using laminations of walnut that I cut nn my TS to make a couple of handles a few years back. I'll post pictures when I have some time as it won 5th place in a UKW comp!
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Re: Oak TV Stand

Postby Phil » 27 Jul 2014, 06:51

Paul, a good looking piece of furniture.

The shape reminds me of furniture when I was a kid, the lounge chairs and settee had curved arms like that. Was very comfortable to sit in.

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Re: Oak TV Stand

Postby hc. » 27 Jul 2014, 09:05

Phil, neat very neat.
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Re: Oak TV Stand

Postby Phil » 27 Jul 2014, 17:43

hc. wrote:Phil, neat very neat.



Read that as Paul, Phil is not capable of such excellent work.
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Re: Oak TV Stand

Postby Bungle » 27 Jul 2014, 20:10

Nice job looks great

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Re: Oak TV Stand

Postby Pinch » 30 Jul 2014, 07:28

Thanks for the comment Guys 8-)

Mark: The techniques are straight forward - the tip is to be organised. 8-)
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