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25th June 2019, 08:54 PM #166SENIOR MEMBER
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OK, so now we know it IS a table. The question is my mind is how the rounded over (roundovered?) laminated ends will marry with the radiused outer edge of the top.
I'm rapt in the color and figure of the timber. What a fitting end for the tree to be preserved in such a beautiful piece of furniture. Can't wait to see the final piece.
mick
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25th June 2019, 09:29 PM #167
But wait, there’s more..........
It will be a table that is sized to also be a desk ...... and 4 chairs. The concept is to be a table big enough to seat 4 in a common room or a desk in a smaller office with a single chair. The table top is radiussed in plan view to sit 10mm inside the gate like the photos above and flush with the top of the gates. The 2 rails will make the table top appear to float between the gates and be barely visible through the 10mm gap. The chairs will use the same design concept ...... but you’ll have to wait for that?a rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!
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26th June 2019, 07:21 AM #168SENIOR MEMBER
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Sorry, I missed that pic.
Have you considered dropping the level of the top a smidgeon so that the tops of the gates sit above it? I recognise the need for enough leg room underneath. Just a thought...
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Sorry, I missed that pic.
Have you considered dropping the level of the top a smidgeon so that the tops of the gates sit above it? I recognise the need for enough leg room underneath. Just a thought...
mick
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26th June 2019, 08:43 AM #169
There had to come a time when the collective genius of your readership twigged to wot it was.
I'm waiting (patiently) to see some more of the joinery that will tie this elegant yet robust structure together. The columns will obviously support a couple of dancing elephants (which may or may not have been in your design brief), but wot if one of those pachyderms leans sideways....
Cheers,IW
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26th June 2019, 09:04 AM #170
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26th June 2019, 09:13 AM #171
In the traditional way of the one-off-woodworker, I’ll start off making it flush, IF it ends up lower than the top of the buttresses then that’s also “what I wanted” ........
IF however, it ends up above the buttress, then I expect the usual list of subjects to meet me on the shed verandah for commiseration shiraz?a rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!
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26th June 2019, 08:57 PM #172Those were the droids I was looking for.
https://autoblastgates.com.au
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26th June 2019, 09:52 PM #173
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27th June 2019, 11:43 AM #174a rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!
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27th June 2019, 01:54 PM #175
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Yep, EXACTLY what I wanted, 1mm below.....a rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!
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27th June 2019, 08:10 PM #176
I'm still coming for the Shiraz
Those were the droids I was looking for.
https://autoblastgates.com.au
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27th June 2019, 08:32 PM #177SENIOR MEMBER
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Fletty,
That looks fantastic. Well done. I'm looking forward to seeing it finished.
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27th June 2019, 09:04 PM #178
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29th June 2019, 12:31 PM #179
As there is to be no lower rail, there will be the possibility of a high racking load on the table apron to gate end joint so I’ve been experimenting with joints and joint strength.
Each joint will be 3 ‘dowels’ arranged vertically and a single pocket hole screw only to hold the joint together while ‘the glue dries’.
The top and bottom ‘dowels’ will be 8mm diameter stainless steel threaded rods embedded deep into both the apron and gate-end whereas the middle will be a standard 8mm timber dowel to accurately locate the joint also while the ‘glue is drying’. This is my ultimately non-destructive test of the threaded rod and epoxy joint....
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All good, decision made!a rock is an obsolete tool ......... until you don’t have a hammer!
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30th June 2019, 09:11 AM #180SENIOR MEMBER
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Fletty, I hope you didn't damage your hand holding the threaded rod when you were whacking that block?
Have you considered using a narrow chisel to enlarge the diameter of the dowel holes at a few points below the surface? This would provide additional mechanical strength rather than relying completely on the shearing resistance of the metal/glue/wood interface? Belt and braces.
mick
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