Thanks: 0
Likes: 0
Needs Pictures: 0
Picture(s) thanks: 0
Results 91 to 105 of 108
Thread: Dining Table Blackwood Surprise
-
4th February 2011, 10:03 PM #91
Yet another hot day out of the way. Went to Lochinvar to view the St Mary McKillop bronze that I have to make a pedistal for. Also looked at the church where she will be placed. Nice to escape from the workshop for a while for a short drive in the (almost) country.
Then it was back to the table. Put the second coat on the bottom, started the pedistal while the finish dried (supa fast today) then later this afternoon one of the young Hamas called in so got him to help me turn it over. Last sand and tidy up, adjust the breadboard ends and ready for finish. I checked the temperature, relative humidity and the moisture content of the wood compaired to the measurements of the table width I took last week. With the drier conditions the width has shrunk another 5mm. Last week the humidity was around 80 - 90% this week it is anywhere from 40-90%.
I put my electronic temp, humidity, clock thingy out on the bench just to check its calibration while I had the sling psychrometer out. It was pretty close but about 1c low in temp and about 1%rh high.
So at 30.5c round figures and 61ish%rh the main boards in the table top were only at 5%. So I added back in the 5mm that the top had shrunk in the last week to the breadboards and have left 2.5 - 3.0 mm out each side for expansion. The bread board ends were at 8-9%. All sanded up and put the first coat on the top. Looking pretty good and fairly happy with it so far.
So the other three surprise items have appeard and even make a very simple and not necessarily correct proverb if you want to have a go. Just a bit of fun.
-
4th February 2011 10:03 PM # ADSGoogle Adsense Advertisement
- Join Date
- Always
- Location
- Advertising world
- Posts
- Many
-
4th February 2011, 10:28 PM #92
-
5th February 2011, 09:04 AM #93
main boards in the table top were only at 5%
Hi Claw!
seems to be very low in moisture content? Must be very hot and dry up there!
-
5th February 2011, 09:48 AM #94
Beautiful work as usual Senor Hama (sorry about the Spanish, Mini Archer is watching Dora in the background )
As for the proverb, The key to a womans ....fork....is money.Those were the droids I was looking for.
https://autoblastgates.com.au
-
5th February 2011, 10:08 AM #95GOLD MEMBER
- Join Date
- Sep 2004
- Location
- Melbourne
- Age
- 87
- Posts
- 1,327
What a magnificent top.
How is the top secured to the legs ? Buttons?I've just become an optimist . Iv'e made a 25 year plan -oopps I've had a few birthdays - better make that a 20 year plan
-
5th February 2011, 11:32 AM #96
Hi Guys, yes 5% about the same as my body at the moment, just nudging 40 in the shed.
Thats very close Tony, I wasn't thinking quite so crude for the clients but its a great interpritation
Pete the top only has two tenons on each leg glued into the top. It all seems very stable even under the very extreme ambient conditions. At this stage it does not have any screws or fixings other than glued joints. I'm considering a couple though just to be on the safe side.
-
5th February 2011, 12:51 PM #97
Yummy table KoZ
a woman shouldn't use a bent fork to unlock money boxregards
Nick
veni, vidi, tornavi
Without wood it's just ...
-
6th February 2011, 02:02 PM #98
I missed so much. But happy to say that I am now caught up.
-
6th February 2011, 09:05 PM #99Senior Member
- Join Date
- Apr 2009
- Location
- Sydney
- Posts
- 112
table finish
Hi, I love your work Another universe to what I have attempted so far. Can you tell me what you used to finish the tabletop & how you applied it. Would you be able to suggest something suitable for a red cedar bar top. Mal Ward delivered a great 3m slab last week I have a lot of work ahead of meIm keeping it simple I will mount the slab on a base of convict sandstock bricks,my bricklaying was good enough to build a woodfired oven some years back,a big one. But my woodwork teacher at school said I was the worst student he had since the war It was the 70s & he meant WW 2Moikel
-
6th February 2011, 11:19 PM #100
Hi Moikel
I did a 3.5 x 1.2m Cedar dining table for a woman in Randwick just before Xmas. I don't get into anything fancy. Like this Blackwood one, the Cedar table had 4-5 coats of Estipol or on this one I'm useing Feast Watson Satin Floor Seal. I sand the top to about 240 or 320 at the most then the coats with a light sand between. Once all the coats are on I cut the top back with 1200 wet and dry with a light oil ( I mix about 50/50 turps and linseed) using a cork block. Once I have a nice even smooth surface I rub it down again with 0000 steel wool and the same oil mix. Be-u-d-full butter smooth finish that you can put hot cups/plates, grog etc very tuff. If any thing happens to it, you give it a light sand and patch it up.
You bench sounds great, please post some pics of it. Hmm I never did like teachers.
PS you don't have to do 5 coats but because the Cedar is so soft I give it a couple extra to tuffen it up.
The Blackwood table has 4 coats.
-
7th February 2011, 10:19 AM #101Senior Member
- Join Date
- Apr 2009
- Location
- Sydney
- Posts
- 112
bartop
Thankyou for that very clear & concise explanation. I definitely have some work ahead of me I picked cedar because I figure it wood be easier to work than a lot of other timber. Also I have to get it on the roofrack & drive it 3hours to install it,so lifting a 3 m slab of hardwood to big an ask. Ill post some pics as I progress,it will be a long ride. Wife has offered to help with posting but not that co-operative when I ask her to mix mortar ,clean bricks...
-
7th February 2011, 12:14 PM #102
-
7th February 2011, 12:31 PM #103Senior Member
- Join Date
- Apr 2009
- Location
- Sydney
- Posts
- 112
cedar
Roofrack took 8 boxs of bamboo t&g flooring,160kg. Then 3 hour drive in worst wind storm in South Coast history,other than wearing a branch ( species unknown)that came at me from side at 80ks outside Nowra & dodging fallen power lines all good. I have perfected double overhand grannyknot for securing loads
-
7th February 2011, 04:46 PM #104GOLD MEMBER
- Join Date
- Aug 2004
- Location
- Perth WA
- Posts
- 2,036
-
7th February 2011, 05:24 PM #105
Still working on the Proverb CH love the table.
Similar Threads
-
Blackwood wanted for dining table
By Nicole88 in forum TIMBERReplies: 2Last Post: 24th September 2008, 10:12 PM -
Blackwood Dining Table
By robbiewy in forum WOODWORK PICSReplies: 18Last Post: 19th May 2008, 10:28 AM -
Blackwood dining table
By Auld Bassoon in forum WOODWORK - GENERALReplies: 50Last Post: 16th April 2007, 09:34 PM -
Blackwood, Glass and Steel Dining Table
By Sir Stinkalot in forum WOODWORK PICSReplies: 33Last Post: 25th August 2005, 05:12 AM