Hey Steven,
Take a good portion of tomorrow off also. Left over turkey, potatoes and gravy, football on TV.
Stew
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Hey Steven,
Take a good portion of tomorrow off also. Left over turkey, potatoes and gravy, football on TV.
Stew
Lets see...been busy today, trying to wind down from it.....almost 3 hours IN the shop, today....trying to work that extra weight off..
Legs for the table...have been cleaned up, squared up, tapered 2 sides...round-over-ed on one outside corner...
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Bandsaw to rough in the tapers, then these two tools to smooth the tapers..
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Set aside until needed, again....flattened the table's top...
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From this to..
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Then the #78..
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Twice on this end...to fit..
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One of the bread board ends...may try to do the other end tomorrow....after all the running around is done.
Stay tuned...
Ok...worked about 1 hour this morning.....Clamps came off the top.....planed and sanded both faces smooth...decided this face will be the "underside"
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Then laid out where the legs will go....1" overhang, all the way around. Then started cutting apron blanks...
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Cut one end square, allowing for 1/2" long tenons on each end....cut a blank to length..
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And soon had all for blanks cut...
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Then lay out and cut the tenons....
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Hour was done. DEpending on how a football game turns out....I may head back to the shop..have mortises to chop
Stay tuned :D
Ok...lay out a few toys..
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Lay out where the mortises will go...have 8 to do..
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Chop a while, test the fit...
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Chop a bit deeper..
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Had a few "crumbs" down in the hole, shook those out. Rinse & Repeat...then a dry fit..
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No glue, yet. Need to make 4 corner blocks, first. Spent most of the 2 hours today sitting down..
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Had two squares set up, to do the layout work..
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And used the tenon to locate where the mortise needed to be.
Decided to hang up the apron...
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And call it a day...at least until after Supper...maybe..
Stay tuned....Have to get things done, before Tuesday morning...
Hi Steven, sorry to hear about your recent medical issues. I hope you are feeling better.
Ripped some pine scrap down to 1 x 2s
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Then used a mitersaw to make a few cuts..
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until I had 4 corner blocks....
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Then a few pilot holes and countersinks
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Aprons were planed smooth on the show side, and a slight round-over on the bottom edge.
Then a glue up of all the parts....and quite a bit of cussing...
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Clamps sat a day, then, drilled slotted holes in each corner block. Round-over bit was run around the edges of the top...
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Good side down, used a combo square to center the base..
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Added washers to each screw, and attached the base to the top..
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And set things aside for a bit...and a PIP
Stay tuned, BRB..
Time to show off a bit...
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Before the "Gunstock" stain goes on....
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And, after the stain was brushed on...and wiped down..
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Just a simple, little table....
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Waiting on the stain to dry, before a top coat...
Stay tuned, almost done....
Just got back home this morning...Heart Cath went OK....no stents needed. So. now I am on the "DL" for a few weeks, letting the plug in the leg's artery heal up.
Maybe the first of the year, before the next project starts...
Good to hear you needed no stents and will be ready to go in a few weeks.
No stents were needed. Everything looked good, I guess. They seemed to think it may be a kidney causing the troubles.
Table has been hauled upstairs ( Grandson) and a quart of Amber Shellac has been brought upstairs....just need a place to brush on the finish...3-4 coats....and see how it looks.
Rearend is getting sore from all this sitting around....might give it a break, by using the brush.
1st coat is on the table.....may get #2 after a bit..
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Will take a few more coats....
3 coats are done, and have been rubbed down.
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Think I can call this little table done.