Little Oak table

[Doug]

This is a small commission I was asked to do recently, just a little 32" square topped breakfast table in Oak.
I started with a plank I've had for a while so knew it was nice & dry & started cutting it up at the SCMS into rough lengths.

After cutting these lengths on the bandsaw to component sizes they were planed to size I then dug out my shop made tapering jig & ran out the legs

These tapered cuts were cleaned up at the bench with a hand plane

After which I put the legs together in there correct orientation & marked them up

After that I planned up the rails & cut them to size at the table saw

The legs are simply dominoed to the rails so with these cut a dry fit confirmed everything fitted well

That was enough for me for the afternoon, hopefully I'll get the top sorted tomorrow

 

[Vic Perrin]

Looks great Doug

 

[chas_41_uk]

That looks great so far Doug

 

[yorkshireman]

Looking good Doug but are the dominoes strong enough. I would have thought a mortice and tenon joint would be the way to go. Not that I'm a cabinet maker of course, just curious.

 

[Twister]

looks good Doug

pencil holder near kapex....stolen
what is shelf above kapex for?

looking forward to the rest of this

Steve

 

[bassethound]

Loving it so far Doug, looks like a good one mate!

 

[Grump]

Doug, Will you write a picture book in your own style and send me a copy?
I could look at your work all day long mate, love the way you do this and keep us in suspenders waiting for the next installment init?

 

[Doug]

Looking good Doug but are the dominoes strong enough. I would have thought a mortice and tenon joint would be the way to go. Not that I'm a cabinet maker of course, just curious.

Interestingly Keith in a test done by Furniture & cabinetmaking magazine about a year ago dowels & dominos proved stronger than traditional mortise & tenon joints, so I'm not overly concerned.

 

[Doug]

looks good Doug

pencil holder near kapex....stolen
what is shelf above kapex for?

looking forward to the rest of this

Steve

It's not so much a shelf Steve (though there are couple of bits on it) as the top of a hood that surrounds the saw, the sides & back are Perspex & is a throw back to when I had a radial arm saw which spewed dust everywhere so the hood contained most of this. The Kapex dust extraction is very good but the hood does contain what little dust escapes the vacuum.

 

[Jim]

Very clean and well built Doug .. Fancy making a Lathe bench ..

 

[Bill Mooney]

It's looking good Doug. I used to like making tables.

 

[Terry]

It looks spot on Douglas !!!

 

[bluntchisel]

Nice work, Doug, hope it goes Ok tomorrow!

Bob.

 

[Doug]

. Fancy making a Lathe bench ..

Depends if someone is willing to give a hands on demo of casting & stabilising

 

[Doug]

Thanks for all the comments chaps

It's looking good Doug. I used to like making tables.

They are fun Bill even very basic ones like this

 

[Jim]

Depends if someone is willing to give a hands on demo of casting & stabilising

Certainly will, as soon as the stuff arrives ..

 

[Penpal]

Liked the table Doug your work bench was just the right size for it will you make a solid top or planked? The pics were great I have noticed feed back is seldom following pics I am a believer in quick pics myself they say so much. Have never made a living making with wood appreciate clean and organised projects thank you so much for you efforts mate.

Peter,

 

[wm460]

Looking great Doug, when you planing a trip To Aust. I need a couple cupboard made.

 

[paulm]

That is very nice Doug. You are a true craftsman

 

[ni9eofse7en]

Top workmanship. Wish I was half as good.