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6th July 2015, 10:20 PM #1
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New outdoor table - will be undercover
Work started on the table today. Thanks for the earlier advice on rebate and timber expansion.
Merbau for frames and structure - had to return one leg timber length as it was split. Would have thought they would have checked it before delivering?
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Old jarrah floor boards cleaned and machined and ready to go!
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Pipes for glue clamp - can't believe how hard they were to buy. No- one keeps gal pipe anymore.
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Plans checked, timber sorted, router jig set up, ready to start machining mortises tomorrow. Unfortunately I will have to machine up four tenons as the aprons are 1840 long ( plus tenons) therefore won't fit in mortise jig for loose tenons.
More to come as work progresses.
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6th July 2015, 11:10 PM #2
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8th July 2015, 10:04 PM #3
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Outdoor table - first hiccup plus what finish to use
Started machining the mortises in the legs. Found out a limitation of the Dan Phalen mortise jig. You have 12 mm of ply between the router base plate and the job so my 70mm spiral bit could not cut to 60 mm depth so I had to wait for a 100 mm bit. Arrived this afternoon so all leg mortises cut. Bit of a pain as the 100 mm bit extends past the jig plate so you have to mortise with the shorter bit then change over to the longer one to finish.
Aprons and tenon stock tomorrow.
On another note - it has been suggested that I use pure Tung oil for the finish. From what I've read, it can be a complicated process to apply but is better in the long run than boiled
linseed or a Tung oil mixture that you commonly find.
Any thoughts on this matter?
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11th July 2015, 11:39 AM #4
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Personally I have not used pure Tung oil much and for the limited use I found it takes a fair while to dry. I have used boiled linseed oil mainly on my garden tools. I reapply regularly but don't re-sand the handles.
It doesn't maintain a good finish on the tool handles but I just throw these around as you would with garden tools.
For your table it might require a little more protection then just an oil finish, unless you want to really look after it.
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