My 1st PIECRUST TILT TOP TABLE #9

Getting better by the moment Jim…..It really is turning out great !!!

-- Don S.E. OK

it’s all in the details ,
good save jim .
and you have helped many ,
by not ” glossing over ”
the problems .
as to sanding , better you ,
than me !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Hey Jim, This series is incredible! Until now, I’ve only seen Martha Stewart do a “Pie Crust”
You put her to shame.
Do I need to loan you some tools. I’m afraid you don’t have enough to finish the job. Maybe a few Routers, perhaps? It’s all coming along nicely

Thanks for sharing. I know you spent a lot of tme, and we all appreciate it greatly.

-- Kent Shepherd * The goal is-----More Tools!

well you saw it here first guys !
now remember :
charles nell
a1jim
garyk
martha stewart .
every thing else is just ,
” pie in the sky ”?

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

What did Micheal Jackson say to Farrah Fawccet ? .... nice table blog JIM

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Nice work on the pie crust Jim. Can’t wait to see the next move.

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

Jim. what are those small chisel planes in the 4th and 5th pics, Is the double bladded one homemade? I,ve not seen one like that, and who makes them?

-- if the hand is not working it is not a pure hand

Hey Jim,
Lot’s of work been done here and lot’s learned on the way…...well done.

-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.

Jim, nice work. keep the series coming.

-- Mike the CreekWoodworker

Thanks everyone
Hey Kiwi The small chisel plane and the double bladed scraper plane are both e bay purchases The small chisel plane is made by someone that sells on e bay and the other was part of group of tools bought there also.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Hi Jim!
We’ve been up at the cabin, so this is my first look at your project.

You’ve taken on quite a chore, but it looks like you’re going to have a successful outcome.

Now that you have all of the templates made, I suppose you’ll be spitting em out left, & right.

I’ll be looking for further posts.

I’ll bet this would look nice made out of Birch, if it’s available in your area, & I think it carves nicer.

-- -** 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

Hey Daivid
I’m really disappointed about the sanding thing DARN!!!
You forgot to include the master woodworker AKA Patron on your list .

Hey Dick and Barb
I’ve those photo’s of that great cabin next time you do the blog and I’ll go to your cabin. :-))

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Hello Jim
Wondering about your progress

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Hey Dan
Thanks for asking .Work has been slow this year for my furniture and contracting business so just as I was trying to wrap up this blog my Construction business received 3 jobs and I had to get to work. I’m sorry for the delay . I’ll try to get the rest of the blog wrapped up as soon as possible.
Jim

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

This is amazing stuff. I have never seen anything like it. Never thought of a pie crust table as a relief carving. Thanks, I have learned from this one. Roz.

-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."

Thanks Roz

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Good work Jim, it really looks super. Was the fuzziness caused by routing against the grain or is it the material? I like the look of poplar and I was thinking about trying some myself.

-- Mike, American in Norway

Thanks Mike ,The fuzziness was due to using poplar. I would strongly suggest using some other wood others have suggested Bass wood and that sounds like a good idea given the pedestal has a good amount of carving on it . There’s a fair amount of work on this table and rather than fighting the constant fuzziness it would be worth the cost difference to use a better wood. You might take a look at Garyk s blog on the pie crust he did also before building your own.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Jim, That looks like a pretty challenging project. For someone who hasn’t done any craving before that molding came out pretty nice the top looks fantastic. Well done. I’m looking forward to seeing the next issue.

Jim.I been watching…you did great especially for the first time out….tweaking the pattern/jigs is always needed…but once you have it you have it….now you can make as many as you want…I am so delighted to see this here…and quite proud of you Jim…excellent…now who is next.? its funny , I just turned my pedstal and am now doing the battens on the one we did in the video….this looks intimidating, but after you do one..you understand its not… superb job…Im smiling from ear to ear

Hey Charles
I hope folks pick up your Video set the “magic of routers” it is a lot more explanatory than my blog plus they get all your other great tips about routing and Your new video I’m sure covers more. Thanks for the complement Charles and the Video that made this project work for me. For those who have not seen Charles Videos on you tube or on his web site I highly recommend all of Charles videos they will definitely kick your skills up a notch.
http://charlesneilwoodworking.com/dvdplayer.php?id=61

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon