Thread: Tasmanian Myrtle Dining Table comission

Oh Ray, I didn't mean I was going to have a short week, mine are as long as they get.
Anyway more pics, got the legs all together and then got the ends glued up.

No Mark its an Aussie tradition its a long weekend time to stop rest and take it easy.

Legs are looking good the wood ones not yours.

Originally Posted by wheelinround

...Legs are looking good the wood ones not yours.

O so very true.

Sometimes it is a good that CH does not do self photos with the work in progress.

Originally Posted by Christos

O so very true.

Sometimes it is a good that CH does not do self photos with the work in progress.

At least he does some woodwork...........unlike some

Oh thank you all for your kind words

Didn't get a lot done today, lot of interuptions but cleaned up the ends, put the dowels in the long rails and started to glue up. I have one end that is out a little
(wasn't used to the new doweling jig) but can easily adjust it in the morning. Then have to add some braces etc. Its a pretty big frame with not a lot to it so some bracing will be important.

Now now if the interuptions make you money down the track.

Its Sunday have a sleep in touristas won't hit town till at least 10-11am and won't open their eyes till at least after lunch.

Thats a vast frame how much bracing will you be putting in CH?

Here you go Ray, some bracing for this rather lanky frame. Feels pretty good now, once the top goes in it will brace it more still. Gusets and braces can be a pain sometimes getting in the way of clamping the top into position so on this one I have put it out in the centre panel.

Nice.

Love the look of the workshop, looks like there's a good amount of space. Also makes me realise how very few tools i actually have

Is 1.5m wider than a standard dining table? And was it based on the number of people the customer wanted to seat? Just curious for a future table i'll be making.

Great job so far, love the look of Myrtle.

Paul.

Thanks Christos, hi Paul, yes 1.5 is wider than I would usually make. I made a table for our own use and at my partners request we made it 1.4m wide she now agrees that it is too wide. I think 1.2 is about the max that works well (just my opinion) I think after that you start to loose some contact with the people on the other side. You also have to stand up to reach things towards the centre of the table or if people pass something from the other side. You do get great leg room and lots of room for things on the table. I don't like large square tables for similar reasons. But thats what the client wanted, they had house sat a house that had this table in it and thats what they wanted. I usually allow 700mm per person wich is a bit more than cafes and restaurants etc. They usually have around 500 - 600 per person. So if you want to seat 8 you can have a table 2.8m long and sit 4 down each side or 2.1 and sit three down each side and one person at each end. Width wise I like between 900 to 1.2 depending on room size etc. Hope this helps.

You don't stand still long enough for the dust to settle do you?

Last I saw was prior to post #10, for which I have a question with shot 5. Isn't that a kind of scary way to cut a 45º as you're applying downward force as you're feeding the stock through? (asks the tortise to the hare)

Hi Waldo, yes you're right about cutting the 45's, I tried first of all to do them on the flat but the blade wouldn't go quite (by an ants doodle) to 45 but it did from the top. I use a fairly large push plate and one of those plastic gizmos to keep my hands away and never push too hard, just let it go at's own pace, so it was all good and acurate. Ok, I must get back to jointing the top boards, more pics tonight

No wukkas.

(If it warms up down here enough I'm going to wipe on/off another Maloof coat on my stuff)

Keep it coming Claw Hama.

Next update, shot 1 is leveling up the frame, getting rid of any high spots, 2 jointing up the edges and snugging them all together. 3 gluing up, I have glued up 3-4 boards in a group, once I have the 3 groups done I will glue them together. 4 flattening the groups a bit before I have them all glued together. Its a lot easier to reach across 3-4 boards than reach across 1.5m to flaten the whole thing. Up here for thinkin, down there for dancin