Dave Shively
09-28-2006, 9:42 PM
I just completed this 10 inch red oak pedestal table with a 48 inch top. I did
cheat just a tad though and should be ashamed, I bought the pedestal.
I just can't make them for what I can buy them for. My time is better spent
doing other things in the shop.
To make the apron I resawed some oak into 3/16 inch by 3 1/2 inch strips and
then bent them around a form I made. I had pictures of the form but the file
got corrupted some how and lost them. Anyway I ended up with two pieces
each half a circle and a solid piece of oak.
The legs were rough cut on 2 inch oak within a 1/16 and a pattern with double
stick tape was used to hold it on. Then they were routed with a solid carbide spiral bit.
The top was glued up in two 24 inch panels then run through the WBS before
being glued together. The they were rough cut to within a 1/16 or so and then
hand routed with a trammel and a solid carbide spiral bit.
All parts were sprayed with Pre-Cat before being assembled.
All and all these tables are fun to make. I have another to do now but it will
have a slider in it for a few leafs.
Dave
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL573/3197729/6523784/191305275.jpg
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL573/3197729/6523784/191305269.jpg
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL573/3197729/6523784/191305261.jpg
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL573/3197729/6523784/191305240.jpg
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL573/3197729/6523784/191305230.jpg
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL573/3197729/6523784/191305220.jpg
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL573/3197729/6523784/191305209.jpg
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL573/3197729/6523784/191305199.jpg
cheat just a tad though and should be ashamed, I bought the pedestal.
I just can't make them for what I can buy them for. My time is better spent
doing other things in the shop.
To make the apron I resawed some oak into 3/16 inch by 3 1/2 inch strips and
then bent them around a form I made. I had pictures of the form but the file
got corrupted some how and lost them. Anyway I ended up with two pieces
each half a circle and a solid piece of oak.
The legs were rough cut on 2 inch oak within a 1/16 and a pattern with double
stick tape was used to hold it on. Then they were routed with a solid carbide spiral bit.
The top was glued up in two 24 inch panels then run through the WBS before
being glued together. The they were rough cut to within a 1/16 or so and then
hand routed with a trammel and a solid carbide spiral bit.
All parts were sprayed with Pre-Cat before being assembled.
All and all these tables are fun to make. I have another to do now but it will
have a slider in it for a few leafs.
Dave
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL573/3197729/6523784/191305275.jpg
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL573/3197729/6523784/191305269.jpg
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL573/3197729/6523784/191305261.jpg
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL573/3197729/6523784/191305240.jpg
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL573/3197729/6523784/191305230.jpg
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL573/3197729/6523784/191305220.jpg
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL573/3197729/6523784/191305209.jpg
http://pic15.picturetrail.com/VOL573/3197729/6523784/191305199.jpg