Due to the fact that I am now on the "DL" from the shop...and it might be a few weeks or even months before a new project can be started..... Thinking maybe a Summer Rerun like the TV Networks used to run.....even This Old House does a rerun....So....I'll go back a ways, and dig up a decent "Weekend Project" and re-post it.
So, first one is about a simple, little table...made from "left over" lumber ( of your choice IF you want to build along)
First off, I wanted to build a top for the table...then I can size the rest to that....had 3 boards that LOOKED like they might work as a table top...problem was the edges were a bit wavy, and the boards taper along their length
Leftovers, wavy edge, before.JPG
The "Before"..can be straightened out with either a couple trips along a rip fence, or just a jointer plane...
Leftovers, wavy edge, after.JPG
And the "After"....then glue the 3 boards up into a panel....use cauls if needed..let it sit a day. next day, come back remove the clamps, and work on getting the faces looking good
Leftovers, top 1 flat.JPG
Can be done with a beltsander....or just a plane....do both faces....best one to be the "show" face..
Leftovers, top 2 ready.JPG
Hmmm..methinks this will be the underside of the top....up to you. Sit this aside for a while....will come back to it to add Bread Board ends later....I sometimes leave a caul in place, just to keep things flat....
Ok..the stash of leftovers did not have anything thick enough to make 4 legs from.....have enough 1 x 6 planks to just rip a few 1-1/2" wide strips...
Leftovers, leg parts.JPG
Enough to make 4 pairs....match the grain patterns up...book match if you want....hmmm, would take a lot of clamps to face glue 4 leg blanks...so..
Leftovers, 4 glue ups.JPG
Still needs 5 clamps. match the first pair, moosh some glue between the 2...carry on for the other 3 pairs...try to keep things leveled and aligned...let sit a day...
Leftovers, out of the clamps.JPG
Remove from the clamps...these are not perfectly square, nor are the ends....and they are all a tad too long...rip fence set to the narrower side, run the fatter side through....leave the fence sit, run all 4 legs through....check for any fatter ones. Goal is to have 4 SQUARE legs....Next...ends..want all 4 legs the same length..
Leftovers, cross cut set up.JPG
This is how I do it...gang all 4 up, square one end, turn around, and then cut all 4 to the required length....
So ends Part one. I can continue working on the legs, as they will get tapered on two faces, then a double bead down one corner...the one that does not have any tapers going on. Bread board edge for the top, can be done next, I prefer to have the base done first though...to better size the top to the base. Aprons and a drawer will also get involved...Mortise & Tenons...Dovetails...dados..oh my.....
Stay tuned for Episode #2: Tapered Legs.