Yeah, this is actually exactly what I've been curious about. The table top is heavy, so say if someone tried to lift it by the ends to move it, I would want each part of the joint to have enough...
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Yeah, this is actually exactly what I've been curious about. The table top is heavy, so say if someone tried to lift it by the ends to move it, I would want each part of the joint to have enough...
Hi all, my dining table project has a tabletop that's 1-1/4" thick. I'm planning to put breadboard ends on it and it'll be the first project I've added breadboard ends to. I'm wondering - what's a...
It's solid maple - boards laminated to 1-1/4" thickness and edge glued to 44" width, and 88" long. It's fairly heavy.
That is an excellent idea. I hadn't even considered that technique, that may be the answer...
Hi all! I'm most of the way finished with a dining table build, and I never quite got around to planning the attachment of the table top to the legs assembly. I assumed I'd come up with some...
Ah, I did not think of a sliding dovetail through the side rails. That's definitely something to consider. It would definitely need re-thinking my order of operations as I glue up assemblies, but...
I'm designing a small book stand similar in construction to this one - https://www.stickley.com/furniture/entertainment/bookcases/highlands-low-etagere/ Mine will be taller, with 4 shelves holding...
Rob - thank you for posting that. That may be a pretty spot on match for the color at least; I'll have to try that on some pieces soon!
I appreciate the tongue-in-cheek comments; like I said, it's a pretty inane question, and I realize that more clearly the longer this thread gets haha :D. My "Roubo" (the quotes are necessary...
Jim - that's a good point. I suppose I can't expect the surface of a benchtop to age with the rest of the bench.
I realize this is a fairly inane question, too. It's more a question of how to...
I figured that was the case; I know I'll have to wait quite a while to see it looking like that. :) In considering how I'll finish my workbench, I'm inclined to use something like BLO rather than...
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I LOVE the orangey brown patina with its satin sheen on 100+ year old workbenches, wooden planes, etc. While I'm not necessarily looking to replicate that...