Thread: Butchers Block Table - Need Buddy

Hi all,
This is my first post. I'm looking for someone or a number of people who would like to attempt to make a butchers block table at the same time I do. That way we can throw ideas around, advise of improvements, etc. I'll get into that in a second. But first I'll give a quick overview of my limited woodworking history.

I've recently moved to Geelong after being overseas for the last 4 years. Since I've come back I've slowly built up an assortment of tools.

The last time I had ever done any sort of woodwork was in tech. studies in high school (which I managed to rank 1 in from year 10 to 12). My first project since then was the train table I made for my son a few months ago. I followed the video directions from this link on youtube

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTJjcKmnhTc&list=PL2F0BD842788B04FC&index=12&feature=plpp_video"]How to Make a Toy Train Table Part 1/2, with Jeff Devlin - YouTube[/ame]

I thought it was a good place to start since it was made from pine (cheap) and it was something my son would love. One of the biggest things I learnt was that planning is key for success.

This brings me to my intended purpose of this post. The next project I am going to attempt to make is a butchers block table. I found the attached drawing on a US woodworking forum. It looks to me to look a lot like Block de Foyer

I'll probably change a few things. I've never made a mortice and tenon joint before but it seems to me like that would be an ideal joint to use where the legs meet the chopping board to ensure a level chopping board, rather than having the legs rest on an uneven bored/drilled/chiselled out surface.

I'm also thinking about having a loose freestanding draw (no drawer runners). Not sure though.

I'm not bad with autocad so I'll redo the drawing below with changes. And I'll make sure that all the widths are those which are commonly available in Australia.

I've got a ton more questions to throw out there but I'll leave it at that for now.

Ray