Doug B
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Over the last few weeks in my spare time I've been making some side tables for the good lady wife, these are the result of much discussion
They are made from this Olive ash trunk I bought & had planked a few years ago
The timber has dried well in the intervening years but showed non of the lovely colours on its surface when compared to the photo above, undeterred by this out came the axe & the bark was removed.
After much sawing & planing I started by dominoing the mid & top rails
These were then clamped & glued
The legs were then cut to size, more domino slots cut then these were glued & clamped
to allow for movement in the top I drilled the top rails with a long tapered bit so the fixing screws were free to move in any direction
As the keen eyed amongst you will have noted the tops were made while the glue on the main frame was going off, the tops were turned on the lathe, held on by a dovetailed faceplate on the chuck.
After cutting a cove on the base the top was true up & sanded
Another shot of the finished tables, I was pleased to find the colour was almost as vibrant as when I bought the trunk with the added bonus of finding quite a lot of ripple in it to. I finish the tables with acrylic lacquer so hopefully the colours will remain strong for many years
They are made from this Olive ash trunk I bought & had planked a few years ago
The timber has dried well in the intervening years but showed non of the lovely colours on its surface when compared to the photo above, undeterred by this out came the axe & the bark was removed.
After much sawing & planing I started by dominoing the mid & top rails
These were then clamped & glued
The legs were then cut to size, more domino slots cut then these were glued & clamped
to allow for movement in the top I drilled the top rails with a long tapered bit so the fixing screws were free to move in any direction
As the keen eyed amongst you will have noted the tops were made while the glue on the main frame was going off, the tops were turned on the lathe, held on by a dovetailed faceplate on the chuck.
After cutting a cove on the base the top was true up & sanded
Another shot of the finished tables, I was pleased to find the colour was almost as vibrant as when I bought the trunk with the added bonus of finding quite a lot of ripple in it to. I finish the tables with acrylic lacquer so hopefully the colours will remain strong for many years
