Thread: Making a Campaign Table...

OK ta. I better get stuck in.

Cheers
Michael

Originally Posted by Woodwould

'Sticking' a moulding is the same as 'cutting' or 'shaping'. It is an old term, but I'm afraid I don't know the etymology of it.

I think that stek is a Dutch word for cut or cutting - so it may have come across with William and Mary's lot in the late 1600s.

Originally Posted by Blue-deviled

I think that stek is a Dutch word for cut or cutting - so it may have come across with William and Mary's lot in the late 1600s.

there is a word stuke which is supposed to be the precursor of stucco.

Originally Posted by Woodwould

Touché.

Wasn't it the Chinese who said that if a battle involves a thousand mile march, make sure that it is the enemy doing the marching.
Cheers,
Jim

A question WW relating to your post No. 51. Can you tell me the purpose of the finger recess in the table top please .

Originally Posted by Peter36

A question WW relating to your post No. 51. Can you tell me the purpose of the finger recess in the table top please .

Certainly, it's simply a carying handle. If you were to try carrying the table by grabbing it under the gates, the fact that it's hinged to the top above the level of the bottom of the gates, the gates and legs would swing out, making it impossible to carry.

The finger grip is above the hinge line, so everything below the grip will be suspended vertically and behave itself when carried.

I thought that would be its use but the fingers would seem to be about 900mm from the end of the leg which would mean carrying it with a crooked elbow - a bit uncomfortable over a long distance . But I guess that would not have been a concern for the officers.