70 days ago
by Brian Havens |
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The bending form is complete (except for the ply skin to be added over the ribs). As is evident from the photos, I decided on the single door form. I think that this will be better overall. My only concern is building a jig to trim the doors on the table saw, but I will work it out.
I built a nice jig for trimming the ribs on the router table, using a pattern bit (like a flush trim, but with the bearing on the shaft instead of the tip). It had toggle clamps and the works. Only when I ...
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217 days ago
by John Fry |
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I call this the “Opposing Arches” table.
This commissioned glass top display table, or buffet, is 50” wide at the base, 14” deep and 29” tall. It supports a piece of glass that is ¾” thick by 18” by 66”.
The construction is shop sawn zebrawood veneers, laminated on two layers of 1/8” poplar bending ply, on a curved torsion box inner core. The curved members are then framed in sold quarter sawn sapelli. The divider box is shop sawn veneer, cut from a very fine grained piece of Macassar...
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