Asian Inspired Side Table #1: The design

What, no bent laminates?

This is going to look great! I havn’t tried cutting circles on the band saw. I’m kinda surprised you’re using such a wide blade. It looks like it turned out great though.

Thanks for posting.

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

Hi Scott,

No bent lam. on this. Thank goodness because my shop is slowly being taken over by an army of forms. The 3/4”wide blade because I was too lazy to change the blade:-). It seemed to have worked fine.

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

that’s a nice hunk of wood. what didi it cost ?

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

Gorgeous piece of Bubinga. I can’t wait to see the finished piece.

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Looking forward to seeing this one finished to. Another well thought out project and blog. thanks Brian!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

Dan, got the slab of figured bubinga for $15 bf.

Blake, this is the piece that I picked up at the woodworking show in Sacramento back in April. Lugged that 80-90 lb slab by myself from the Cook trailer back to my truck across the parking lot (I am not a very big guy) and it was definitely worth it.

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

Dude, that figured bubinga is amazing. I got a nice 8/4×12”w x 12’l slab of q’sawn bubinga and it scares the hell outta me to think about cutting it…. You’re brave. Or really level headed and clearly focused. Whatever… :-)

Anyway, looking forward to seeing this one through. I love the tapered/curved legs and stretchers.

Cheers, JM

-- Jarrod, Taos, NM http://jzmurphree.wordpress.com/

thanks Jarrod,

I had to look at this piece all summer long and I really just wanted to keep it for myself and build something that kept it in slab form like a low slung bench or something but then I found a client that wanted something “special” and I figured that this project would be ideal. I won’t lie though it pained me to cut into this piece.

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

Though hard to do, the upshot to cutting into pieces like this is the consistency of color, figure, grain direction, etc (as I’m sure you already know!!!)...that will result in an awesome piece of furniture!

Your approach on these projects is great, fun to see you just going for it!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

I was at that Sac show. I guess I missed you. But I remember seeing that slab!

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Dorje, Thanks I just hope to do a piece of wood like this justice in the end.

Blake, I think I missed most that went to the show since I went on a Sunday morning.

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

Very impressive!

Brian -
I just got some Bubinga 8/4 for a chair seat -
Did you have trouble with the edge gluing? Just a acetone wipe first, or did you use an epoxy for the top?

I have been searching some really conflicting reports – on ‘The full Chisel’ the recipe is to rub the edges with garlic so that the wood is etched – which I am presently unwilling to consider – but interesting none the less.

I am interested to hear what experience others have had with this- In Kansas City – I got 8/4 Bubinga 10 inches wide and 10 feet long at 9.99/BF and then delivered for 40 bucks (200 miles away).

-- Its never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

Hi Dave,

I didn’t have any issues edge gluing the top. Just used Titebond II and used a few #20 biscuits for alignment and it was a solid glue up. Sounds like you got a deal on your board. Was that for figured Bubinga? That is what unfigured bubinga is running around here for 8/4 stock with figured at $15 bf. Good luck on your project and if interested here is how the finished product turned out.

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

Thanks Brian -
The 9.99 is for unfigured material.
I was just seeing comments about peoples glue lines opening up in hours to weeks, and began to worry about the survival of a sculpted seat. I plan to do some dowling, but there are going to be some fairly thinned out areas, so wasn’t sure if people had gone to an Epoxy if the Titebond didn’t really want to penetrate the pores very well or not.

Dave

-- Its never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

By the way the table turned out gorgeous

-- Its never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.