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re: cheap table part three

Steve Newman — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:26:52 GMT

I had a part two written, and it got lost, somewhere in the system. Do I re write it ? Or is it to be found Somewhere???

re: A "Windsor Style" Quilt rack.

lakedawnjohn — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:52:52 GMT

Very nice work and good job recycling material.

re: Reclaimed wood

Tony Licata — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 13:04:50 GMT

Can you recommend how to get in touch with reclaimed lumber merchants? I live inEden N.C.. My email address is :

calcats@earthlink.net. thank you.

Tony

re: Reclaimed wood

P. E. Becknell — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 02:46:29 GMT

AAAAHHHH! It's amazing the beauty a sixteenth of an inch to an old surface will give to any species of wood....nice work by not only recycling, but bringing a discarded material back to life.

I find it sad that so many tobacco and hay barns in the Midwest are being torn down just as fast as a new subdivision is being raised.

re: New Computer Desk

American Woodworker Editors — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:58:03 GMT

Nice project. It looks great, even with out a finish. thanks for sharing.

re: Plank Table

knothead — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:46:01 GMT

I agree with Bob. Recycling is awesome and that is an awesome looking table. One question? Was the Mortise/Tenon had cut as well?

re: Plank Table

Bob Brennan — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:42:04 GMT

Recycling old wood is a lot of work, but the end results are worth it. Looks awsome Steve!

re: Reclaimed wood

Bob Brennan — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:14:01 GMT

Finished product, Priceless!

re: Reclaimed wood

Steve Newman — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:24:07 GMT

This is the first of at least three suchtrays i have to build. All out of reclaimed wood from an old barn that was torn down. Price? Nada!

re: Homemade table saw fence

Geoff Scott — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:37:59 GMT

With a couple of reinforcing triangles of wood located at each end of your present 1x2 and some flat stock aluminum glued to the backside of the 1x2, you could actually make some slip on jigs such as a tall fence secured with machine screws tightened down against the aluminum flat stock to prevent slippage. This would improve the versatility of your setup. I also picture a number of other things such as a sliding push stick for smaller boards cradled over the top of that 1x2 if it were waxed up enough to make it slippery, or use some "slippery tape" over the top. Just some thoughts.

re: Cordless tapering jig?

Bob Brennan — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:10:09 GMT

And I thought I needed a Tapering Jig, thanks for the input.

re: Chest of Cedar

Steve Newman — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:18:57 GMT

From some rough sawn Red Cedar. Frame and panel, with the panels "raised on the tablesaw". Raised part has a 12 degree bevel. Simple drawers, with small wood knobs. About 16" deep, by 30" wide, by 22" tall. Three coats of Poly gloss. Bottom of the storage area is some 1/4" thick Cedar strips, nailed to a Plywood substrate. About 20 hours to make.

re: Sofa table, from an old water bed frame?

Steve Newman — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 13:14:48 GMT

This table was supposed to match a TV table I had made. It wound up being slightly different. I measured how high her sofa was, and went from there. Both tables came from a couple pictures she showed me. Like: "Can you make one of these?" style requests. I guess I can. The "hardest" part was remembering to take a bottle of glue out to the shop. I had everything out there, almost all the milling done, and not a drop of glue in the shop. Plenty of dry-fits, though.

re: Sofa table, from an old water bed frame?

jimini2001 — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 22:37:51 GMT

It's great to be able to reuse wood from a project or from someone else project. The table looks great and the cost of materials is right up my alley.

re: a simple Table

Steve Newman — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 23:38:21 GMT

Anybody ready to build one of these? If you start on a Sat. morning, you can have most of it done by suppertime. No need for fancy tools. A couple of chisels will do for the mortises, just mark them out and chop out the waste. If you notice in the glue-up, I used an extra clamp to pull the base into square. I measured the distance between the two corners, and placed this clamp on the longer measurement. A little clamping pressure until both measurements are the same. On this table, I used four screws to fasten the top to the base. I drilled and counter-bored the holes, and then used the drill bit to make the pilot holes into slots. The slots are across the grain, so that the top can move a bit. Pine will expand and contract over the seasons.

if you do decide to make one of these tables, make the top first, and have in the clamps, while the glue sets up. While the top is setting around, make the four legs. With the legs done, add the aprons, and fit the drawer. Top should be ready to come out of the clamps by then. Sand everything nicely, and add the top to the base. Add a knob of your choice, and stain and finish. Simple table.