Ben Grunow
12-31-2006, 3:13 PM
Here are some pics of a table I made in shop class in 11th grade (15 years ago). The top and legs are maple and the turned pedestal is either oak or ash and I think (cant remember) it might have been a baseball bat in a prior life. I made the bat and I re-turned it after deciding that it was way too small for anything. I am playing around with new camera and thought I would show a little more of my work. Lookingat it now it is funny to see all the glue drips and poor joints but it works and I am happy to have it as a reminder of a good time.
Cant remember what we used for a finish but I think it was shellac or oil based poly? Dont know. Hope you like it.
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Cut the top to shape with a jigsaw and hand planed to flat. Bevelled the bottom of the top and ends of top support piece with a hand plane and belt sander. Shaped the legs with jigsaw and made sliding dovetails by hand. I remember sanding the legs several (dozen?) times to get it to sit level.
Cant remember what we used for a finish but I think it was shellac or oil based poly? Dont know. Hope you like it.
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Cut the top to shape with a jigsaw and hand planed to flat. Bevelled the bottom of the top and ends of top support piece with a hand plane and belt sander. Shaped the legs with jigsaw and made sliding dovetails by hand. I remember sanding the legs several (dozen?) times to get it to sit level.