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Yeah, I have the same one (different vendor = 'ozcubbies' i think). That's about what I paid. Not cheap for a chunk of plastic I thought! :no:

I was trying to get my head around why this had happened. Your explanantion :aro-u: makes perfect sense.

@Expat: good luck with the restoration. I hope we can see some pics in this forum as you...

Yeah, but I'll bet you've learnt a thing or two along the way...

I'm really enjoying this thread.:2tsup:

:2tsup: Really impressive work Waldo.

I guess when you do work on commission you don't let yourself get too attached? Me, I couldn't bear to part with it! :no:

For anyone still following this thread here's a table I came across on the weekend that nicely illustrates the problem with a mitered border on a table.

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Thanks for the info Dmitry. I learn something new here every time I visit. However you label them they are beautiful! :)

Jigsaw joints? Cool. :cool: What a great idea!:2tsup:

I dream that my shop will one day achieve this level of cleanliness..... :D:B

I didn't get a chance to notice the background. Too busy admiring the foreground! :wink:

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Nice work gib802 :2tsup: I've been meaning to post my own cubby house pix. I'll see if I can dig them up.

How much $$ did the slippery slide set you back?

A very clean design nicely tailored to the space! :2tsup:

All in one day? Wow. I'm impressed...

You need to swap browsers to firefox HazzaB. Built in spell checker for all web forms. I need every crutch I can get! :2tsup:

@Jim: Nice work. Love to see it after you have it cleaned up and...

Nice work ne :2tsup:

How are the rails attached to the headboard and footboard? Just mortice and tenon?

Yes, a cabinet saw would be nice and I hope I can justify one sometime in the future, but the fact is, this saw was a huge step forward for me. I felt like a real pro the first time I spun it up!...

Being allowed to do glue-ups inside the house... I dream of such largesse...

(or having a shed big enough to have a bed in it. Either way is fine).

It's not to my taste, but fabulous work!...

haha! I had the same problem. And I've been reading WW mags for years! :doh:

Nice looking bench oobles :2tsup:

Oops, sorry, I assumed you were talking RH as from what I have read it's RH that is the important factor with regard to wood moisture content, not absolute?



Interesting. Thanks for sharing...

My top is about 42mm thick. So I may have unwittingly built something that can sustain short term fluctuations reasonably well. But long term shifts in ambient conditions may allow gradual...

Yes, it seems I have been lucky. (So far). No dispute there.

I'll put some guesses out there as to 'why' without attempting to weight their importance (or even relevance).

1) Prior to my...

Yeah, from an emotional standpoint I'll be pretty disappointed if she starts popping rivets. I've got my fingers crossed too Grumpy John :)

But, intellectually, I'm a bit conflicted. If the mitres...

Thanks all! :thanx: Your comments are much appreciated...

This rings true. So the question is "Does it cost $1000 to buy a chair of this quality?"

Even if you are comparing apples to apples you are hard pressed to make the numbers work. As a hobbyist...

Better make that 15. I'll need a new shed to house the new saw first...:doh:

Thanks for the links Pat. I wasn't aware of either of these products...

Do you have any pix of your setup?

Probably the biggest annoyance I have had so far with this saw is it's inability to...

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Almost done. Here we are with motor attached as well as the fence guides.
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After looking around here it's clear that I am only playing in the shallow end of the pool! But what the heck, I am sure there are a few others here from the poor end of town who will relate to...

Fabulous work Fencepost2. :2tsup: You've seen my dining table - it's been finished two years and I still haven't worked up the courage to do the chairs!

When I do get to them I hope they turn out...

Thanks silentC. I did overbore the screw holes with the thought that that might help with movement but if people go to the effort that you have described it probably should tell me something.

Of...

Hi silentC. Thanks for taking a look and the compliment.

I hesitate to answer your question because I have a gnawing feeling the answer will not be well received.

The blocks have wood screws at...

Don't worry Wongo, I wasn't taking offense. In fact I'm honored that you've taken the time to look, comment, and educate me a bit. I feel like an amateurish hack, but given that that's what I am,...

And the a fringe benefit of making something big is that you have lots of little offcuts to shape into various and sundry useless but fun items when you get the urge. See my over sized "Pizza Stick"...

Photo 1: Maybe it won't help - but as it needed doing anyway...

Photo 2: One of the things I love about this wood is the delicate texture and patterning. It's almost imperceptible to the touch and...

PS. Rocker: Nice web site by the way. The zigzag frametest photo made me feel a bit giddy! :)

Our house doesn't have AC. I wouldn't say Toowoomba has terrible extremes in humidity so that might help. Frankly, I'm pretty interested now to see what the result will be. One thing for sure, I'll...

Interesting. Time will tell. And even better, subscribers to this thread will be the first to see the pictures if/when it does give. So far it's been two years. Anyone want to hazard a guess at when...

Thanks for the compliment artme. :)

Yes, I have seen his gallery. I reckon if I keep at it for about another 50 years I *might* get to be about half that good....

I don't like to hear that. But good to know anyway. Improving my skills is the primary aim for me in posting here. How quickly would you expect that to happen (under conditions you are used to) ?

In Photo 1 you see the table base as I was doing the final assembly.

You can see the skirting bead I was referring to earlier.

Photo 2 is more of the same.

And, finally, #3 is the end...

The legs and skirts are attached via mortice and tenon. I turned small pegs with square wooden heads to pin these joints. (Photo 1). 2 per joint.

I also inserted 45 degree cross pieces at each...

Next came the sanding. I could have had this done at the joinery as well but if I can do it myself I like to (even though I *really* don't like sanding).

The boss was unhappy with the color...

By the looks of this I must have glued up all the longitudinal boards and let them set before I glued on the end pieces. It looks like I also put G-clamps on the ends to make sure they were all...

This would have been a test fit up to make sure everything was going to work. I also ran a multiple bead along the bottom of the skirting boards with the router but i don't see it here so it must...

The next step was to join the table top planks. I decided to use biscuits for this. (another first for me....)

in photo 2 you see biscuit slots on one of the wider 'envelope' planks.

And I...

If I did I was (am) too green to know it! :B

Because the lengths were short and pretty straight I had no problems turning the lengths. There was also enough square end remaining that mortising was...

Yeah I like it too. It has real character.

PS. Thanks Wongo for the reputation vote. I don't yet know what that actually is,:B but I figure it's a good thing! :)

I am no gun with the lathe so i took it all slowly and carefully. In all it took me about two days to do all 4 legs!

Photo 1: Here they pictured with the 1/4 scale model I did first.

Photo 2:...

Here is my first leg.

Photo 1: Prior to sanding. Bit rough but nothing to be too ashamed of.

Photo 2. Different angle.

Photo 3: The result after sanding. Starting to look promising!

While the planks were off at the joinery I got to work on turning the legs.

As a rank amateur with my first lathe this was a daunting prospect.

I settled on a design after browsing the...

I don't own a jointer (yet :wink: ). As you can see from # 1 the boards did need to be straightened up a bit. I sent them off to a local joinery to get this done. For $30 it was a bargain. (although,...