Maple Table

Good luck, Look fwd to the journey along with you. I have been doing a blog on an outdoor table I’m currently making. It has been alot of fun.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Minor update. All of the wood is cut and planed to thickness. I started gluing up the top. I’m doing it in two stages so I can concentrate on each joint at a time.

-- --- It's the little tools that get you ---

Now I have a small dilemma. My wood is all cut and I have small stretchers to attach to my legs. They are 3/4” square. If I were to make mortises and tenons, they would have to be about 1/2 ” square. My skills are such that I think dowels would be a better choice though I’m not a believer in them. Perhaps I will add a pin nail to each end of each dowel.

-- --- It's the little tools that get you ---

The table is coming along. The top is round and made from curly maple. This stuff chips easily. I created this fixture to give a true round smooth edge and it did not work well. The top was shimmed to the ceiling and it came loose. I ended up making a jig for the band saw which worked better but the edge was still rough. I was able to clamp the same jig to my little disc sander and managed to smooth the edges decently. I hand sanded it from there. Live and learn.

-- --- It's the little tools that get you ---