Thread: Extending dining table. WIP

As the table expands, you add leaves. There will be little positioning luggs (from LV) on each leaf, that will (I hope) give all this rickerty wood a bit of rigidity.

Bob

Now that's an ambitious project. Coming on well so far, looking forward to seeing more pics as it progresses.

Only one word for that .SPECTACULAR .Should be able to fit everybody at Xmas

Peter

Hi Bob,

As other have said wow. Please do keep the pictures coming as you do more.

Cheers,

Buz.

Oh, my goodness. that is a Sweet Table :eek: :eek:

I think I'll show this one to the Wife, I may be getting a new project myself soon, Thanks...

One question on the center legs though. Do they auto-center or will you have to adjust them yourself to the center?

Also, I noticed in the pictures at the Far end, there is some strange mecanism that extends from the skirt that the hinged pieces are attached to. Could you please post a pic of that partitally closed so we can see how the mechanism works?

Thanks,
Mike

You Sadistic b**tard.


I hope your conscience does not bother you. How can you just waltz in here , post pictures like that and leave. I hope you can sleep tonight, because I know I will not be able to.. I have drawn that table out twice now, and even made a paper cut out of how its works. Now I’m working on a card board one. You know us woodies cant live with out seeing how the joints are made and how that work. I hope your happy.. I’ll be pulling my hair out all night.


OK seriously. what is the rectangle thingy on the far end. This does not compute This does not compute This does not compute This does not compute This does not compute This does not compute. Argaaaaa kaboom.........

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There is an older version (1810) which was patented, but it used a type of brass hinge instead of the timber ones. Mt metal working skills are non existent so I was frightened off. But my next version will be an attempt at the brass hinge (polished brass against dark polished wood.... enough for get you excited!)<o></o>
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An amazing idea, Blue Bob, and looks like it should work very well.

Love the bookcase too.

Greenie on way

BTW: Microsoft Word puts all that fluff: <o ="">></o>> into your posts. If you can paste text only, it'll lose the fluff.

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A real woodies hinge! Wonderful! Difficult?

Cheers!

Ingenious

Heheheh I told you I'd stay up all night

I might have to break in to my small boxes hinges and make me a 1/4 scale one just to S&G Not sure what I would do with a full scale one.

Hi Blue Mountains,
Its taken me a few goes at this thing to get my head around it!:eek: Its simply amazing, and a fine job you've done on it . At first the floating apron puzzled me, but it is firmly attached to the one permanent leaf, is that right? Then others are added from your stash, with the first laying on the rectangular section at the far end...? I love the timber hinges too.
And Junkboy, you've excelled yourself , how come you can spend time away from your barn, when it needed refilling with tools?!


Cheers,

Terry, I think the drawing is harder to do than the real thing.
As fas as I can tell, you have got it right. You must see now how logical the whole thing is.
I can only be amazed by the person or people who first thought up the idea in 1810.
Very impressive work. What program did you use?

Bob

hehe priceless labelling on that diagram, Terry. Greenie on way.

Ffffffffantastic