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12th February 2014, 04:57 PM #1Intermediate Member
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Oregon Dining Table
Hi guys,
The Mrs wants a big dining table and she has noticed my growing collection of hand tools and determined that I will be making the table.
This is a way larger project than the small boxes I have been playing around with so far so I'm looking for a bit of advice.
I don't have any power tools other than circular saws and drills and I don't have space for anything big e.g. A Bandsaw or table saw. My current plan is to buy 20 lengths of 50*100mm rough sawn oregon from north shore timber and laminate it to make a 3000*1000*100 top (we like chunky looking stuff)
I don't have any clamps big enough so I was considering running say half a dozen lengths of threaded rod through the width of the table to hold it together and probably leave them in place once the glue has dried.
Also wondering how much hand planing would be required between the glue joins on rough sawn stuff...
Anyone see any major issues with my plans or have any better ideas to get a similar look for a similar price (~$250 for the timber).
Cheers,
Nick
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13th February 2014, 12:59 PM #2
Nick,
That is a lot of hand plane work but it is doable in pine. Have a look at how Paul Sellars does a pine bench top.
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD39949332C7FB168
Regards
John
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13th February 2014, 03:21 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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I'll watch for now
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13th February 2014, 05:05 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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100 mm thick can be a bit unwieldy and heavy. I hope you are fit.
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13th February 2014, 06:48 PM #5Taking a break
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13th February 2014, 10:18 PM #6
Hand planing a the top
Seriously don't try it. You'll be put off woodwork forever. It's not just hand planing the glued top that you have to worry about, it's also the individual pieces that make up the laminate so that each is flat and smooth enough to take the glue.
Paul Sellers calls it "real wood work" - In reality it's hard work, tedious work and really boring. Surely the "real wood work" is in the design and joining etc.
Why don't you ask a a timber shop or a workshop somewhere near you to dress the oregon for you with a thicknesser? All the pieces will be smooth, flat, the same thickness and all you will have to do is glue up and sand. I had to reduce the thickness of some standard 32 X 110 to 25 mm thick one time and a timber shop in Canberra was willing to do it for me for a very small cost. If I could find someone to do it in Canberra I am sure you will find somewhere close to you who can do it.
The truss rods are a good idea, but you can make some very cheap bar clamps with cheap timber off cuts, some nuts and bolts and some wedges. You can make them so that they will clamp both the top and bottom of the laminate top while the glue dry, so that your top will be fairly smooth as soon as the glue dries. I posted pictures in this forum of a set I made a while ago and they get a lot of use. Here is the post:
https://www.woodworkforums.com/showth...44#post1655544
I would also invest on a hand 1/3 sheet orbital sander to finish the project too - A good one will only cost $100 these days. A cheap one only about $30. The cheap one might not last long, but at that price they are almost disposable.
These things will make the job easier, more enjoyable, and it will look better. You will finish the top faster too (Can you imagine months of nagging by your wife?)
You will, of course have to find your own way, but hey! you asked!
Good luck! I hope you enjoy the process... Post some pictures of the table when you are done...
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14th February 2014, 09:54 PM #7Intermediate Member
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Thanks for the advice guys.
I think I will order the timber and just have a crack with the handplanes. I'm sure I'll know within a few days if its going to take a few weeks or a few years and in the case of the latter I will go pick up a thicknesser from carbatec
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4th March 2014, 08:03 PM #8Intermediate Member
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Hi gents, after some more advice before I order the timber.
The timber I would like to order is 50x100mm and I'm trying to decide between a 50mm or 100mm thick top.
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Am I right in thinking the 100mm thick will have less issues with expansion between the base and top as it should mainly change size across the thickness rather than the width of the top?
Cheers,
Nick
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4th March 2014, 09:18 PM #9Taking a break
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Your thoughts on expansion are spot on.
I'd say it depends on the actual cut of the timber as to which way you go.
If it's all quarter cut, like in the pics, you can have it however you want as movement will be minimal.
If it's crown cut, I'd be going for 100mm thick and have the boards glued face to face.
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5th March 2014, 09:39 AM #10Awaiting Email Confirmation
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This is an Oregon outdoor table 2.7m x 1m x 70mm. The top weighed a ton....2 of us struggled to lift it.
It was made from recycled timber where very little of it was quatersawn, hence it started out faced glued and 100mm thick.
Used a router with a planer bit in a sled to smooth the top and bottom.
table_2.jpg
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8th March 2014, 08:46 PM #11
The expansion coefficient (expansion with temp) of timber is actually quite low. Expansion with humidity is another matter. The internal stresses in each piece should cancel each other out to a large extent. And a good oil finish will stabilise the moisture content.
I have seen some beautiful tops that are much thinner than 50 mm.
I would not worry about going one way or the other....
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