cherry shaker inspired table

[engineerone]

copied this after seeing one in chris schwarz's magazine.




it is cherry and once again i have been able to assemble a table with 4 legs that sits flat on my saw table, which is kind of re assuring. it is also level and square.

i am adding a slatted shelf at the bottom, still trying to figure the best way to mount the slats. (not least since my lap joints are cr*p ) legs are slightly tapered on the inside, and the top rails over the drawer openings are dovetailed, whilst the rest of the joints are hand made m/t's.

it is about 700 high x295 x385 and the top is presently aroun 380 x460, but may well be modified. it was biscuit jointed from
1 large and 2 narrower boards, since i left it standing for a while it has developed a bow which i am presently trying to remove under cramping whilst damp. seems to be getting there, but taking time.

top will be attached with buttons which will go into slots made with the biscuit jointer. i might though use biscuits that revolve.

i am either going to make one drawer that opens on either side, or maybe two smaller one, not sure yet. have to obtain some
thinner wood to use as drawer sides, don't want to waste too much cherry in making what i have thinner

still not happy about the odd breakout, but so far have used my fine to massage the details. not sure about finish yet either.

paul

[mrgrimsdale]

Looks good. I wouldn't worry abt sitting flat on the saw table - if it wobbles you only need to trim one leg!
Bowed top piece - you only see one face and the edges, can't you lose the bow underneath i.e plane off the convex side?
Slats - retro fit difficult, why not make it a loose drop-in piece? Then if you don't use it you can just dump it.

cheers
Jacob

[engineerone]

haven't progressed too much further this week, since i have been flattening the top in the cramps, which hasn't quite worked as i had hoped, so i have planed a bit, and also sanded somewhat.

it's getting there SLOOOOOWLY

am waiting to pick up some wood for the drawer sides, and
sorting the drawer front, as well as the slides etc, which will be made in wood, maybe even wood full extension type, will think about it.

cherry is much more difficult to work than oak, that is for sure, but i am prepared to live with a couple of the flaws. certainly avoiding breakout when you plane is very difficult.

hopefully, will get it sorted and finished before the end of
october.

what i have found though is a tool/piece of equipment that i
had bought but not used.

once when visiting jason's workshop i noticed he used one of those record moveable plastic vices. since i had got one cheap
it was just lying around, but having moved the work bench,
i needed to have a device which would hold things over the bench rather than along it. there are various ways of clamping
it to the bench, and it is surprisingly effective at holding wood

so have you found such a device that worked better than you
thought it would???


paul

[jfc]

Yup , two removable vice ;D Oh and two vice on the work bench . Is this a cluster of vice I'll let the spelling police worry about that one

[engineerone]

surely it's a "clutch" of vices ;D


paul