Tim Sproul
05-25-2004, 1:01 PM
I'm just starting this one.....laying out parts on the boards:
http://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albur43/console_layout_overview.jpg http://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albur43/console_layout_1.jpg
http://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albur43/console_layout_top_dry.jpg http://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albur43/console_layout_top_wet.jpg
http://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albur43/console_layout_drawer_wet.jpg
And these, of course are the most important layout lines:
http://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albur43/console_layout_important.jpg
The wood is madrone and works similar to hard maple. Obviously, the coloring is quite different than hard maple.
I'm planning on using the single board marked out as the table top and resawing for a bookmatched top. I thought I'd try it this way - I'll sandwich that board between 2 other madrone boards and then resaw the sandwich down the middle....
I haven't laid out the rear apron as it isn't a show part and so I'm not overly concerned with getting that one just right. I've got some alder for the internal structures and some very white hard maple for the drawer sides. I'll use port orford cedar for the bottoms...and may turn to using slips if the the aesthetics tell me to use thin drawer sides....overall dimensions I'm looking at about 30 inch height, around 4 to 4 1/2 feet wide and about a foot deep. Drawers will be constructed so that only the center line dividing the 2 fronts will reveal that there might be drawers...I'll shape a recess in the bottom edge of each drawer front as finger holds to open the drawers.
Chris....resawing some of my walnut will have to wait....decided on the madrone for this project.
http://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albur43/console_layout_overview.jpg http://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albur43/console_layout_1.jpg
http://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albur43/console_layout_top_dry.jpg http://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albur43/console_layout_top_wet.jpg
http://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albur43/console_layout_drawer_wet.jpg
And these, of course are the most important layout lines:
http://www.woodworkersweb.com/modules/gallery/albums/albur43/console_layout_important.jpg
The wood is madrone and works similar to hard maple. Obviously, the coloring is quite different than hard maple.
I'm planning on using the single board marked out as the table top and resawing for a bookmatched top. I thought I'd try it this way - I'll sandwich that board between 2 other madrone boards and then resaw the sandwich down the middle....
I haven't laid out the rear apron as it isn't a show part and so I'm not overly concerned with getting that one just right. I've got some alder for the internal structures and some very white hard maple for the drawer sides. I'll use port orford cedar for the bottoms...and may turn to using slips if the the aesthetics tell me to use thin drawer sides....overall dimensions I'm looking at about 30 inch height, around 4 to 4 1/2 feet wide and about a foot deep. Drawers will be constructed so that only the center line dividing the 2 fronts will reveal that there might be drawers...I'll shape a recess in the bottom edge of each drawer front as finger holds to open the drawers.
Chris....resawing some of my walnut will have to wait....decided on the madrone for this project.