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4th July 2015, 12:20 PM #1
Blackbutt and Tasmanian Blackwood table
Hi all,
Due to circumstances beyond my control, I must construct a desk/table to hold my Computer and it's ancillary bibs and bobs.
Here, then is the story of the table construction.
I decided to use Blackbutt and Tasmanian Blackwood (quite nicely figured), I had the Blackwood but needed Blackbutt. I needed 150 x 25mm and 100 x 38mm Blackbutt, which I bought for the princely sum of $15/lm and $20.00/lm respectively.
I am starting with the top, for no particular reason other than this will limit the size of the top.
Fig 1 shows the Blackbutt after dressing.
Fig 2 shows the frame for the top. You can see some nice figure in the Blackbutt.
Fig 3 shows the Blackwood (also nicely figured) sitting in the frame.
Next post will show the centre panels of Blackwood mounted in the frame and then glue up.
Regards,
Rob
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That is a dood combination of Australian timbers - a eucalypt and an acacia. I look forward to seeing it progress. It's looking good so far.
David
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8th July 2015, 11:11 PM #3
Now the timbers have been cut to the right length, some squaring up is necessary. To square timbers for construction, I use a Plunge saw and Rail system. I align the rail along one side of the timber, then I guestimate the points where the saw will enter and leave the cut. Now I have a fairly even line to cut along
Next I saw along the edge of the rail, which gives you a clean straight edge. This is my reference face. By using the table saw with this edge against the fence, assuming the fence is square, then so is the face the table saw cuts.And they should be parallel
Fig #1 shows the saw sitting on the rail which is sitting on the timber.
Fig #2 shows the 4 sides of the frame, mitred and squared.
To join the top panels together, I use a Domino jointer, which is essentially a hole digger. So dowels could be used instead. I use 4mm dominoes so the panels look like those in Fig. #3
Fig #3 also shows how the panels are joined together, using the dominoes primarily for making and keeping the panels straight, while the glue is used to cement the join.Final<br>
Finally, the panels and the frame are joined together, again using dominoes to hold the panels and frame flat and the four corners are glued with Araldite. I used epoxy because the Blackbutt didn't seem to like the Titebond II. FIg. #4
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