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  1. 8th November 2010, 10:35 AM #1
    AldoDezani
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    Hi all, just started my hsc year for 2011

    I have decided to make an extension table.

    I have already got my wood, its made from jarrah and australian rose gum.

    i have attached some photos of what it will end up looking like.

    any thoughts? would be very helpful

    thanks.
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  3. 11th November 2010, 02:11 PM #2
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    Hi AldoDezani,

    Will the main table top be solid timer or laminate over a substrate like MDF? The reason I ask is if it is solid timber and the table is in a humid area (as Sydney can get sometimes) the table top will expand a little width ways. This is not usually a problem but the expansion may cause the picture frame type edging to open up at the corners. An alternative is to "breadboard" the ends. This will hide the expansion.

    Breadboarding was originally a method to hide and protect the end grain on a wooden table top. (please correct me if I'm wrong forumites). It lends itself very well to framing a table top in contrasting timber and compensates for expansion.

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    Breadboard Ends

    I hope this helps.

    Cheers

    Bryan
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  4. 12th November 2010, 11:48 AM #3
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    G'day Aldo and welcome to the show!

    Looks like a good project.Have to agree with TT 's thoughts on expansion and picture framing for the top.

    A breadboard end done with a sliding dovetail may give you extra brownie points - and it will look good.

    Make sure to think about proportions. To me that table you have shown has legs that are too thin - just a personal opinion.
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  5. 3rd February 2011, 09:43 PM #4
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    Exclamation How do i tapper my legs????

    hey guys. anyone know how to tapper legs?

    possibly on a table saw?

    i have 80mm squared legs. and want to tapper them down - EVENLY.

    any ideas? or websites would be greatly appreciated!!!
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  6. 4th February 2011, 10:54 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by AldoDezani View Post
    hey guys. anyone know how to tapper legs?

    possibly on a table saw?

    i have 80mm squared legs. and want to tapper them down - EVENLY.

    any ideas? or websites would be greatly appreciated!!!
    Fine Woodworking - videos, project plans, how-to articles, magazines, and books probably has all the info you need, and then some, including the relative advantages/disadvantages of all the methods, but you may need to join up (small $ cost) to access all the info. Think of it as an online library and the $ cost as the cost of photocopying.
    regards from Alberta, Canada

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  7. 8th February 2011, 05:21 PM #6
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    thank you ian!
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  8. 8th June 2011, 08:54 PM #7
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    Default progress pics

    hey guys this is how my table is coming along. see photos attached
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  9. 18th June 2011, 11:22 AM #8
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    You may need to do a bit more work there Aldo, not much progress being shown
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  10. 22nd July 2011, 09:08 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Paulphot View Post
    You may need to do a bit more work there Aldo, not much progress being shown
    ^ cool.
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