Thread: Tea Lady's Dark Sider Tabouret project - WIP

Originally Posted by Lignum

Are you looking forward to next weeks through mortise and tenons and bridle join for the leg/rails

5 more sleeps till next Friday's furniture group. (Maybe I'll do a bit of fiddling on my own. )

Originally Posted by jow104

That beats hovering and dusting doesnt it?

Although you have got some shavings to clear up.

The shavings from planing are almost too pretty to throw away. Think I might keep some to package my pottery in their gift boxes.

Originally Posted by Lignum

I always take the view that “practice with cheap pine” is dated. TL`s teacher seems to know his stuff so I would put faith in him to guide her correctly the first lime just like he has. Kudos goes to him as he has her cutting some dam fine joints first up.

TL those are the current prices from AFT in Port Melb

A lot of the other students I don't think should be let loose on really wood yet. I seem to have done lot of reading and know the principals of why things are done certain ways. I have also been working with my hands and making things all my life really. I feel like I can see what needs to be done.

Is AFT Australian Furniture timber? I'm a bit closer to Mathews Timber. Would they have similar prices? I want to make the next project out of Silky Oak. What is that like to work?

The teacher showing us what to do is actually a member of this forum but he has never posted apparently. Just registered so he could see the pictures. (Go on George. Post something. I dare you. )

Originally Posted by Claw Hama

TL have you got any more photos of your project yet?

Its only been since yesterday.

Hubby made a Google sketch up of our kitchen cupboards. Now all I need to do is make 'em. I quite like drawing with actual pencil and paper. At least then I know what I need cos I had to draw it all.

TL, Mathews would have a cubic price very close to AFT maybe a bit above or below, no idea but close. Just remember that boards up to 200mm have a lower cubic price than 200 plus. Either way NG Rosewood is cheap as chips. Your little table would be a stunner in that timber

Originally Posted by Lignum

TL, Mathews would have a cubic price very close to AFT maybe a bit above or below, no idea but close. Just remember that boards up to 200mm have a lower cubic price than 200 plus. Either way NG Rosewood is cheap as chips. Your little table would be a stunner in that timber

Off I go then. George wants us to laminate the top (Just to learn the right way ) of the table anyway, so small wood is the go.

G'day viewers. Our Tabouret project continues. Week three I think it is.

A bit of time was spent sharpening and fiddling about with my new (to me ) spoke shave. Some more fiddling is still required I think. But I used it to smooth the insides of the cut away on the bottom rails. I still need a round bottomed one, or some sandpaper round a dowel, to smooth the inside of the very tight curves at the end.

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Next I marked out the mortises, and chiseled two out using my 13mm chisel that is really 12mm, and my new improved mallet. The one I used last week was a little heavy. (550gms ) The new one is a bit on the light side (250gms ), so I might make an in between one (around 400gms ) before next week. Two more to go, then cut the tenons. Then laminate the table top.

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See yall next week.

Originally Posted by tea lady

G'day viewers. Our Tabouret project continues. Week three I think it is.

A bit of time was spent sharpening and fiddling about with my new (to me ) spoke shave. Some more fiddling is still required I think. But I used it to smooth the insides of the cut away on the bottom rails. I still need a round bottomed one, or some sandpaper round a dowel, to smooth the inside of the very tight curves at the end.

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Next I marked out the mortises, and chiseled two out using my 13mm chisel that is really 12mm, and my new improved mallet. The one I used last week was a little heavy. (550gms ) The new one is a bit on the light side (250gms ), so I might make an in between one (around 400gms ) before next week. Two more to go, then cut the tenons. Then laminate the table top.

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See yall next week.

Is that for the WHOLE day - lucky your not on by the hour

Great to see TL keep it up. How many weeks to go BTW

Cheers

Originally Posted by Calm

Is that for the WHOLE day - lucky your not on by the hour

Great to see TL keep it up. How many weeks to go BTW

Cheers

Its only about 4 hours minus a cup of tea at the start, a tea break, and a cup of tea before putting everything in the car again. ( Plus, I'm only learning. :cry: )

Looking good, TL.
Question: Did you cut the mortices first for any particular reason? Looking at your post, I thought something was different, and realised that I always cut my tenons first. I don't think there's any advantage to one over the other, it's just the way I've always done it.

Im enjoying this thread

Great work TL

I hope the lathe is not sulking

Good on you for taking on a difficult project. The more you challenge yourself the more you will learn. The Dark Arts take lots of lots of time so try not to even think about how much time you are spending making your table. I hope you are enjoying yourself.

Nice going TL.

That side of you gets darker by the post.

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

I hope the lathe is not sulking

It will be sulking because its master has now progressed to “real” woodworking

Originally Posted by AlexS

Looking good, TL.
Question: Did you cut the mortices first for any particular reason? Looking at your post, I thought something was different, and realised that I always cut my tenons first. I don't think there's any advantage to one over the other, it's just the way I've always done it.

Its just the way the teacher always does it.

Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker

Great work TL

I hope the lathe is not sulking

I gotta make the mallets on something. (Still doing lots of turning. And even did some pottery last week. )

Originally Posted by Lignum

It will be sulking because its master has now progressed to “real” woodworking