Thread: Wip - nakashima coffee table

That is a beautiful slab of wood.

Really looking forward to watching this one develop.

Watching in anticipation,the grain is beautiful, .

I would keep an eye on that r/h edge (last Pic).


Jeff
vk4

His work is selling for a fortune in the USA. Good luck with the project.

Originally Posted by vk4

Watching in anticipation,the grain is beautiful, .

I would keep an eye on that r/h edge (last Pic).


Jeff
vk4

Yer thanks for the heads up Jeff, that edge drank a whole lot of resin!! Hopefully get a bit more done tomorrow.

Ok got a bit more done on the table yesterday. I spent a bit of time Friday making up a jig to be able to put a rebate in the bottom of the top for the slab leg to be housed in. I got the jig from fine woodworking magazine no. 222. It's a slab leveling jig which is super easy to make and works really well.

Next is the remained of the base and then loads of fine sanding and then finishing.

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Jig base, pine runners screwed to saw horses from underneath.


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Router jig on runners


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Checking for leg placement and then scribing a line around slab to route out housing


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First run with the router.


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It fits, pretty snug too.


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Closer shot of leg in housing

Do you think you will need to make any allowance for expansion/contraction in the wood?

Thanks,
Paul

Good point Paul. I may take a little more from the edges.

Wonderful looking timber!!

I'm watching... I'm rather partial to Nakashima tables.

Great wood! I also notice you have an Ozito tool in the background. I've only had bad experiences with them... drill with low battery life, reciprocating saw which didn't even fit together properly, motors shorting out, sparking and burning, etc. Be careful! Besides being unreliable, I wouldn't be surprised if such tools injured someone some day (if they haven't already!)

Wow! Beautiful timber and a nice design to use it for. I'm enjoying watching this one!

Originally Posted by pmcgee

Do you think you will need to make any allowance for expansion/contraction in the wood?

Thanks,
Paul

As long as the orientation (grain) of the leg is the same as the slab and the same timber I can't see that you need to make allowance for movement, they both should move together I would think.


Pete

Hi guys a little update here. I joined the bottom rail to the slab leg. I wanted to get some English oak for a bit of contrast but the funds wouldn't allow it so I used sheoak and was considering bleaching it, I asked a while back in another thread if anyone had done this so I thought I'd give it a shot. I'm going to do that once I have all the components ready.

As for the ozitio machinery, this is stuff that was left at our new house when we moved in so I'm only using it till I can afford a better one and yes it's a little bit crap but it'll do the job for now.

The top is jarrah as is the leg so I don't think there should be a problem with movement.

Ok pictures. again sorry about the quality, I'll get some better shots soon. Pretty happy with the tight joint, hence the close ups.

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Ok it's been a long time between posts but the table is finally done. I finished it off with 2 coats of tung oil and then waxed the top. Very basic but I quite like it. There are a few issues which I will address as far as the narrow end not being completely balanced and I'll keep you up to date with the fixed section. Thanks for having a look.

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