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Pie Crust Table #5: The edge completed!

Blog entry by GaryK posted 203 days ago 656 reads 2 times favorited 24 comments Add to Favorites Watch
« Part 4: Working on the inside edge Part 5 of Pie Crust Table series Part 6: The top is finally done! »

It’s been nice to get the chance to work in my shop. I get 2 hours when my daughter takes her nap and
a couple hours when she’s with my wife.

Now the easy part. Just cutting with my templates.

Here is the inside radius. Got some burn marks from where I ground the bearing off. I’ll just need to clean it up later.
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The classical plunge bit.
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The step cut.
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And finally the outside radius.
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Well, this completes the outside edge of the top, finally! It’s downhill from here. (Unless I screw something up)
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Next I will show you how I go about cutting out all that material from the center.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.


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kenn

217 posts in 615 days


posted 203 days ago

I am finally getting the picture of how all of this is coming together, I think I’v looked through this blog about 3 times. Thanks so much for these posts. I am seing and ubderstanding how you’ve broken this baby down.

-- Every cloud has a silver lining

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Joe Lyddon

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posted 203 days ago

OOOOOooooooo o o o o

-- Have Fun! Joe Lyddon - Alta Loma, CA USA - Home: http://www.WoodworkStuff.net ... My Small Gallery: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/pp/showgallery.php?ppuser=1389&cat=500"

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Napaman

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posted 203 days ago

you are amazing…and best of all you share…your experience and knowledge that is…thank you gary!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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JonJ

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posted 203 days ago

All this at 2 hours a whack?!? ...I take months to do stuff, and well…it’s still nowhere close to this.
lookin’ awesome!

-- Jon

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majeagle1

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posted 203 days ago

Wow, great blog and pics on your process. What a project…....... It would take me days or weeks to complete this…...... first of all just getting up the nerve to attempt it!

Thanks again for posting and I’ll be looking for the rest of your blog!!!!

-- Gene, Majestic Eagle Woodworks, http://majesticeagleww.etsy.com/, http://www.flickr.com/photos/majesticeagle/

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TheCaver

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posted 203 days ago

Gary, thanks for the walkthroughs, that’s an insane accomplishment :)

On a sidenote, how was the piecrust done traditionally? Obviously with gouges and such, but was the layout similar, etc?

JC

-- Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. -Carl Sagan

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a1Jim

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posted 203 days ago

Thanks for the update going along great

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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JuniorJoiner

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posted 203 days ago

if i sent the mahogany would you make me one?
thanks for posting these , i am looking forward to the legs.

-- Junior -Quality is never an accident-it is the reward for the effort involved.

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TopamaxSurvivor

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posted 203 days ago

Is there going to be pinching of the edges?

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

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John

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posted 203 days ago

Gary that looks great. Keep it up and thanks for sharing.

-- Brain the size of a planet and they have me parking cars.

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Gary Fixler

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posted 203 days ago

You are some kind of wood genius. I don’t know how you do it. You just say “I’m going to do this really involved, seemingly impossible thing now,” and then you do. So inspirational, except I know I’m going to take that inspiration, march out to the garage, and completely destroy some wood, and maybe some tools :)

It looks amazing. Tell your daughter to take another hour for her nap tomorrow. I’m excited to see how you finish this thing up! I’m with the above posts. I’d still be laying out my lines. You work so fast.

-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator

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spanky46

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posted 203 days ago

Keep up the good work Gary!

-- spanky46 -- Never enough clamps...Never enough tools...Never enough time.

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Dick, & Barb Cain

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posted 203 days ago

It’s coming along great.

I bet you dream a lot at night, thinking about your next move.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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Woodhacker

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posted 203 days ago

Gary, this is one sweet project. All your time and devotion to this project is obviously paying off. Pie makers always strive for a perfect crust…I think you’ve done it.

Thanks for posting this.

-- Martin, Kansas

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DocK16

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posted 202 days ago

A very systematic approach to doing this pie crust top, I think this step by step approach makes this very difficult top a “do able” project for most. Definitely makes me think this project which I believed out of my skill level is within my realm. Thanks for sharing.

-- DocK, WV

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Karson

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posted 202 days ago

Gary: Are all of the patterns on the inside of the table. or did you have some on the outside to keep you from cutting into the outter edge by mistake?

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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GaryK

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posted 202 days ago

Karson – There is one that I used on the outside. I think that was in PART 1.

I designed all the templates so that you couldn’t slip and wipe something out.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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bfd

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posted 202 days ago

Just amazing Gary! Enjoy reading this blog series.

-- Brian, Folsom, CA http://www.brianfullerdesigns.com

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pommy

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posted 201 days ago

Gary you have surpast yourself i dont know how you do it the top looks stunning can’t wait to see you turn the base thank you

Andy

-- cut it saw it scrap it

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DocK16

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posted 201 days ago

Gary
How did you draw/figure the radius of the inner template circles, plastic drafting circles or free hand this off the outer template.

-- DocK, WV

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Grumpy

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posted 200 days ago

Excellent profile Gary. Looking forward to the finished product.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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GaryK

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posted 200 days ago

Dock – All those methods will work but I used AutoCAD. I guess that you could use Sketchup also.

Hogging all that material is a lot harder and time consuming than I thought it would be.

So far I am up to 3 ways to do it, but they are all real slow. Maybe the 4th will be the charm.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Gary Fixler

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posted 200 days ago

Gary – Just mount it on your 18” radius lathe and turn the center away. Take you a few minutes ;)

-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator

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Blake

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posted 199 days ago

So cool.

-- Check out my new website! http://www.blakeweberwoodworking.com

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