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chataigner wrote:
The perspective effect from a wide angle lens makes it look a bit of an odd shape, but it's actually a perfect fit, I'm delighted.
9fingers wrote:Looking very good David and I wish I had a timber mill local to me. If you don't mind me asking, what sort of prices are you paying for the oak? Are they selling it a QS or are you selecting boards from a stack for optimum grain?
Bob
9fingers wrote:Thanks David,
Those prices seem very good and curiously our prices can be higher for thicker boards than thin ones usually blamed on time in the kiln I think. Wide boards are also sold at a premium.
Is your air dried or kilned?
Bob
Commander wrote:That looks fantastic David! If I may ask what does the whole table weigh? Does it disassemble to some extent to make moving it easier? I always try to allow my furniture to disassemble into manageable pieces because they usually end up being heavier/more bulky than expected.
chataigner wrote:Commander wrote:That looks fantastic David! If I may ask what does the whole table weigh? Does it disassemble to some extent to make moving it easier? I always try to allow my furniture to disassemble into manageable pieces because they usually end up being heavier/more bulky than expected.
A ton !! I havent weighed it, but the top alone is quite a challenge to lift. Disassemble ? Yes it does - the top and the cross members underneath it lift out of the slots in the tops of the legs. In normal use they will be retained by tapered pegs that can be tapped out from the opposite side. Taking the top off also allows it to be turned on its side to pass though doors 'cos at 1m20 by 1m40 it would be too wide otherwise and the height is too great to pass a 70cm internal door on its side (just OK for an 80cm door though).
Mike G wrote:Nice, David. Cutting out for those ebony pieces is one of those take-a-deep-breath moments that furniture making trows up regularly, I'll bet.
chataigner wrote:Mike G wrote:Nice, David. Cutting out for those ebony pieces is one of those take-a-deep-breath moments that furniture making trows up regularly, I'll bet.
Yes, as you say - when so much time and effort is invested in a project, the last operations are a always bit nervy making.
I ended up making a jig to guide the router that I could clamp on to the table top. Someone on this forum once said "routers are not known for small easily corrected errors when they get out of control". I had it constrained in both planes to leave no room for error.
Mike G wrote:That's cute.
Next time ( ) how about 6 legs to go along with the 6 sides?
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