Crox G
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A few weekends ago, I had the pleasure of taking the Festool Farm Table class at Woodcraft of Virginia Beach. "Festool Mike" Palfrey led the class on Saturday and Sunday, for three of us with varying skill levels. We had the run of their spacious and well-equipped shop, with access to excellent wood and consumables, and especially the Festools. Here's the result:
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We started by joining the edges of the oak boards for the top. I had a two-board top and the other guys had three boards. We had glue-ready edges straight off the TS55 and guide rails. Amazing. Dominoes for alignment, and in the clamps overnight.
The 3x3 legs (oops, 76x76) were supplied dressed. Mike showed us how to mark and cut the taper from both sides, as the TS55 couldn't cut the depth required in one pass. We dressed the cut parts with the RO150, an amazing tool. We cut them to length with the Kapex. Drool.
On the second day we worked on flattening the tops with the RO150, and cutting the aprons to length and width with the Kapex and TS55. We put chamfers on the legs with the 1400 router in the CMS, and beaded the aprons as well.
The Dominos got a real workout, especially with joining the legs to the aprons. We had some good discussions about Domino size, placement, and depth, and how to maximize accuracy. Marking the leg mortises was not as simple as I had imagined, and Mike was a great source of advice on processes and tricks.
We rounded over, or chamfered, the tops with the hand-held 1400. Mike had beveled the underside of his with the RO, which gave the top a lighter look. We attached the top to transverse 1x3s, with slotted holes (Domino 5mm!) to allow for wood movement.
It was a good class for beginners to experience the Festool system, and for intermediate woodworkers to refine their skills, ask and debate questions, and pick up little tips. Our hosts gave us a 10% discount for the weekend on everything in the store--except Festools! A great way to spend a weekend. [big grin]
Cheers,
Crox
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We started by joining the edges of the oak boards for the top. I had a two-board top and the other guys had three boards. We had glue-ready edges straight off the TS55 and guide rails. Amazing. Dominoes for alignment, and in the clamps overnight.
The 3x3 legs (oops, 76x76) were supplied dressed. Mike showed us how to mark and cut the taper from both sides, as the TS55 couldn't cut the depth required in one pass. We dressed the cut parts with the RO150, an amazing tool. We cut them to length with the Kapex. Drool.
On the second day we worked on flattening the tops with the RO150, and cutting the aprons to length and width with the Kapex and TS55. We put chamfers on the legs with the 1400 router in the CMS, and beaded the aprons as well.
The Dominos got a real workout, especially with joining the legs to the aprons. We had some good discussions about Domino size, placement, and depth, and how to maximize accuracy. Marking the leg mortises was not as simple as I had imagined, and Mike was a great source of advice on processes and tricks.
We rounded over, or chamfered, the tops with the hand-held 1400. Mike had beveled the underside of his with the RO, which gave the top a lighter look. We attached the top to transverse 1x3s, with slotted holes (Domino 5mm!) to allow for wood movement.
It was a good class for beginners to experience the Festool system, and for intermediate woodworkers to refine their skills, ask and debate questions, and pick up little tips. Our hosts gave us a 10% discount for the weekend on everything in the store--except Festools! A great way to spend a weekend. [big grin]
Cheers,
Crox
