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Eastwing
5th September 2008, 09:30 PM
Here are some pictures of the table, I just finished making.
The chairs are not the finished chairs that I will be using. (Have not started the chairs yet.)
All made from 220mm X 50mm Solid Wenge.
BobL
5th September 2008, 09:32 PM
Nice work, I really like the finish!
Mollywood
5th September 2008, 09:41 PM
Wow! That's really nice! :2tsup:
Eastwing
5th September 2008, 09:43 PM
Oh yeah it's 2700mm X 1150mm.
Harry72
5th September 2008, 10:25 PM
Id call that big!
Very nice EW, well done cant wait to see the chairs.
Claw Hama
5th September 2008, 10:32 PM
Big and expensive Eastwing, I priced larger section of wenge a while back and it was about $13,000 per cube.:doh: Very sweet looking table though.
Eastwing
6th September 2008, 01:00 AM
Big and expensive Eastwing, I priced larger section of wenge a while back and it was about $13,000 per cube.:doh: Very sweet looking table though.
Yeah I've got a big bag of waste from the Thicknesser, must be worth a few hundred.
ciscokid
9th September 2008, 09:23 PM
Very nice work! :2tsup: It's beautiful. What finish did you use? I really like it.
BobR
10th September 2008, 10:32 AM
Great work. I like it. However, on my monitor the colour does not look like wenge.
Wongo
10th September 2008, 10:39 AM
I have a small piece of Wenge in the shed too. :D
Seriously, I hope that you've kept the off-cuts. The are great for making plugs, inlays and door knobs.
Nice table my friend. :2tsup:
Scally
10th September 2008, 12:13 PM
That is a really elegant table.
What thickness did you end up with for the top and how did you bring it down to that thickness.
Your poor thicknesser!
Wongo
10th September 2008, 12:36 PM
How do you know he is not a darksider?:p
Scally
10th September 2008, 12:58 PM
He is still able to use his fingers.
Eastwing
10th September 2008, 09:36 PM
That is a really elegant table.
What thickness did you end up with for the top and how did you bring it down to that thickness.
Your poor thicknesser!
It's 42mm thick, I've got a Hammer C3-31 Combo.
Eastwing
10th September 2008, 09:37 PM
How do you know he is not a darksider?:p
???????????
Eastwing
10th September 2008, 09:40 PM
Great work. I like it. However, on my monitor the colour does not look like wenge.
Yeah I think it's the photos as my floor looks a bit Orange for spotted gum.
zelk
11th September 2008, 01:45 PM
Nice work,
What finish did you use?
When making the table top, how did you prepare the edges for gluing, ie after ripping the timber with the panel saw, did plane the edges with the C3 31?
For the table top, did you use a biscuit cutter, Domino or some dowelling device?
Zelk
prozac
16th September 2008, 09:40 PM
???????????
Someone who does not use power tools...s'pose they are Luddites really. Work by lantern light too.
Al the hobbiest
16th September 2008, 09:55 PM
Very nice work! :2tsup: It's beautiful. What finish did you use? I really like it.
Very well done. I too am interested in the finish. Its come up very nicely.
Al
Eastwing
17th September 2008, 01:13 AM
Nice work,
What finish did you use?
sprayed single pack (satin).
When making the table top, how did you prepare the edges for gluing?
Festool TS75 with 3m guide rail, Then a light pass with a spiral up-cut bit using a straight edge as a guide, then through the thicknesser.
For the table top, did you use a biscuit cutter, Domino or some dowelling device?
I have both a biscuit cutter and a Domino, I did not use either just clamped edge to edge. (Frontline clamps help)
Zelk
Hope that answers some questions.
oracle
17th September 2008, 02:57 PM
Mmmmm......Nice work!!!
i hope you wore the proper safety gear??.....wenge dust isn't the best stuff for you!!
What sort of chairs are you making???....and what are you going to make them out of???
jow104
17th September 2008, 05:59 PM
I thought the colour didnt look right for Wenge either, stock here in the UK is almost black. The table must weigh a ton as well.
Looks a lovely job and should last a lifetime and the wood will be worth a fortune in 100 years time.
Eastwing
3rd October 2008, 11:40 AM
the wood will be worth a fortune in 100 years time.
It already is
Dewayne
7th October 2008, 02:55 AM
Sure is some nice timber.
RicB
7th October 2008, 11:54 PM
Luverly table. For a table that size and with what looks like narrow aprons, did you use just a M&T joint or did you use some sort of reinforcement?
Eastwing
8th October 2008, 12:24 AM
Luverly table. For a table that size and with what looks like narrow aprons, did you use just a M&T joint or did you use some sort of reinforcement?
Mortice and Tenon joints with corner blocks, I put a 45 chamfer on the inside top of each leg, then glue a corner block on.
Eastwing
13th August 2009, 03:56 PM
I just realised I never updated this with some photos of the chairs.
I'll get on that task.
artme
13th August 2009, 09:34 PM
Canīt wait!!
Just found this and I must echo what others have said Eastwing - a superb piece.:2tsup::2tsup::2tsup::2tsup:
JT
18th August 2009, 04:10 AM
really nice table!
that's the thicknesser I have my eye on at the moment, how did you find it?
Eastwing
19th August 2009, 10:09 AM
really nice table!
that's the thicknesser I have my eye on at the moment, how did you find it?
I really like it, 300mm wide is more than enough and the 240mm height is really handy my friend has a 500mm+ wide thicknesser yet it only has a height of 200mm.
I'm thinking about changing over to a Felder CF741.