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Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Art Nouveau Coffee Table

Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Before starting to carve this large coffee table base I needed to see the design in my head, to work out the design and size for wood glue up and mortis and tenon location. The top size is 78" x 60" elliptical shaped that sets into the customers cigar room.

To shape this design into clay was much harder than I thought it would be. It took approximately 40 hours and was a little stressful for the first two days just trying to get a grasp on the whole art nouveau style.

The inspiration for this style came from a designer furniture maker named Eugene Vallin 1856-1922 from France. His inspiration came from a famous designer of Emile Galle.

I'm very excited to get started carving on this one, I just purchased 350 board foot of 12/4 solid African Mahogany and will use a large grinder to do most of the work. I appreciate you looking, Thank you.

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#2 ·
Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Art Nouveau Coffee Table

Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Before starting to carve this large coffee table base I needed to see the design in my head, to work out the design and size for wood glue up and mortis and tenon location. The top size is 78" x 60" elliptical shaped that sets into the customers cigar room.

To shape this design into clay was much harder than I thought it would be. It took approximately 40 hours and was a little stressful for the first two days just trying to get a grasp on the whole art nouveau style.

The inspiration for this style came from a designer furniture maker named Eugene Vallin 1856-1922 from France. His inspiration came from a famous designer of Emile Galle.

I'm very excited to get started carving on this one, I just purchased 350 board foot of 12/4 solid African Mahogany and will use a large grinder to do most of the work. I appreciate you looking, Thank you.

Font Circle Symbol Drawing Art


Hand Wood Table Automotive tire Engineering


Wood Finger Electrical wiring Audio equipment Hardwood


Hand Wood Finger Table Wood stain


Wood Musical instrument Hardwood Auto part Metal


Wood Table Sculpture Automotive design Art


Wood Natural material Plywood Metal Composite material


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40 Hours on a mock-up that is what I call dedication! This is going to be an amazing table, I look forward to seeing your progress.
 

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#3 ·
Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Art Nouveau Coffee Table

Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Before starting to carve this large coffee table base I needed to see the design in my head, to work out the design and size for wood glue up and mortis and tenon location. The top size is 78" x 60" elliptical shaped that sets into the customers cigar room.

To shape this design into clay was much harder than I thought it would be. It took approximately 40 hours and was a little stressful for the first two days just trying to get a grasp on the whole art nouveau style.

The inspiration for this style came from a designer furniture maker named Eugene Vallin 1856-1922 from France. His inspiration came from a famous designer of Emile Galle.

I'm very excited to get started carving on this one, I just purchased 350 board foot of 12/4 solid African Mahogany and will use a large grinder to do most of the work. I appreciate you looking, Thank you.

Font Circle Symbol Drawing Art


Hand Wood Table Automotive tire Engineering


Wood Finger Electrical wiring Audio equipment Hardwood


Hand Wood Finger Table Wood stain


Wood Musical instrument Hardwood Auto part Metal


Wood Table Sculpture Automotive design Art


Wood Natural material Plywood Metal Composite material


Table Wood Natural material Outdoor furniture Coffee table


Furniture Table Wood Hardwood Coffee table


Wood Table Coffee table Hardwood Wood stain


Table Wood Coffee table Hardwood Outdoor furniture
Dennis, even your mock-up looks amazing. This is going to be a fabulous table. I'm looking forward to you next instalment. 350 BF, that is a lot of wood!
 

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#4 ·
Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Art Nouveau Coffee Table

Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Before starting to carve this large coffee table base I needed to see the design in my head, to work out the design and size for wood glue up and mortis and tenon location. The top size is 78" x 60" elliptical shaped that sets into the customers cigar room.

To shape this design into clay was much harder than I thought it would be. It took approximately 40 hours and was a little stressful for the first two days just trying to get a grasp on the whole art nouveau style.

The inspiration for this style came from a designer furniture maker named Eugene Vallin 1856-1922 from France. His inspiration came from a famous designer of Emile Galle.

I'm very excited to get started carving on this one, I just purchased 350 board foot of 12/4 solid African Mahogany and will use a large grinder to do most of the work. I appreciate you looking, Thank you.

Font Circle Symbol Drawing Art


Hand Wood Table Automotive tire Engineering


Wood Finger Electrical wiring Audio equipment Hardwood


Hand Wood Finger Table Wood stain


Wood Musical instrument Hardwood Auto part Metal


Wood Table Sculpture Automotive design Art


Wood Natural material Plywood Metal Composite material


Table Wood Natural material Outdoor furniture Coffee table


Furniture Table Wood Hardwood Coffee table


Wood Table Coffee table Hardwood Wood stain


Table Wood Coffee table Hardwood Outdoor furniture
LOL! I'm with Peter. As I was looking at the progression on the mock up I could understand how you are "IN Tune" with this project.
 

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#5 ·
Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Art Nouveau Coffee Table

Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Before starting to carve this large coffee table base I needed to see the design in my head, to work out the design and size for wood glue up and mortis and tenon location. The top size is 78" x 60" elliptical shaped that sets into the customers cigar room.

To shape this design into clay was much harder than I thought it would be. It took approximately 40 hours and was a little stressful for the first two days just trying to get a grasp on the whole art nouveau style.

The inspiration for this style came from a designer furniture maker named Eugene Vallin 1856-1922 from France. His inspiration came from a famous designer of Emile Galle.

I'm very excited to get started carving on this one, I just purchased 350 board foot of 12/4 solid African Mahogany and will use a large grinder to do most of the work. I appreciate you looking, Thank you.

Font Circle Symbol Drawing Art


Hand Wood Table Automotive tire Engineering


Wood Finger Electrical wiring Audio equipment Hardwood


Hand Wood Finger Table Wood stain


Wood Musical instrument Hardwood Auto part Metal


Wood Table Sculpture Automotive design Art


Wood Natural material Plywood Metal Composite material


Table Wood Natural material Outdoor furniture Coffee table


Furniture Table Wood Hardwood Coffee table


Wood Table Coffee table Hardwood Wood stain


Table Wood Coffee table Hardwood Outdoor furniture
Being able to create a model in clay of the piece your working on is a task in itself and it looks amazing. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product.
 

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Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Art Nouveau Coffee Table

Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Before starting to carve this large coffee table base I needed to see the design in my head, to work out the design and size for wood glue up and mortis and tenon location. The top size is 78" x 60" elliptical shaped that sets into the customers cigar room.

To shape this design into clay was much harder than I thought it would be. It took approximately 40 hours and was a little stressful for the first two days just trying to get a grasp on the whole art nouveau style.

The inspiration for this style came from a designer furniture maker named Eugene Vallin 1856-1922 from France. His inspiration came from a famous designer of Emile Galle.

I'm very excited to get started carving on this one, I just purchased 350 board foot of 12/4 solid African Mahogany and will use a large grinder to do most of the work. I appreciate you looking, Thank you.

Font Circle Symbol Drawing Art


Hand Wood Table Automotive tire Engineering


Wood Finger Electrical wiring Audio equipment Hardwood


Hand Wood Finger Table Wood stain


Wood Musical instrument Hardwood Auto part Metal


Wood Table Sculpture Automotive design Art


Wood Natural material Plywood Metal Composite material


Table Wood Natural material Outdoor furniture Coffee table


Furniture Table Wood Hardwood Coffee table


Wood Table Coffee table Hardwood Wood stain


Table Wood Coffee table Hardwood Outdoor furniture
This just blows me away Dennis. Your talents seem endless.
Thanks for keeping us posted.
 

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#7 ·
Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Art Nouveau Coffee Table

Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Before starting to carve this large coffee table base I needed to see the design in my head, to work out the design and size for wood glue up and mortis and tenon location. The top size is 78" x 60" elliptical shaped that sets into the customers cigar room.

To shape this design into clay was much harder than I thought it would be. It took approximately 40 hours and was a little stressful for the first two days just trying to get a grasp on the whole art nouveau style.

The inspiration for this style came from a designer furniture maker named Eugene Vallin 1856-1922 from France. His inspiration came from a famous designer of Emile Galle.

I'm very excited to get started carving on this one, I just purchased 350 board foot of 12/4 solid African Mahogany and will use a large grinder to do most of the work. I appreciate you looking, Thank you.

Font Circle Symbol Drawing Art


Hand Wood Table Automotive tire Engineering


Wood Finger Electrical wiring Audio equipment Hardwood


Hand Wood Finger Table Wood stain


Wood Musical instrument Hardwood Auto part Metal


Wood Table Sculpture Automotive design Art


Wood Natural material Plywood Metal Composite material


Table Wood Natural material Outdoor furniture Coffee table


Furniture Table Wood Hardwood Coffee table


Wood Table Coffee table Hardwood Wood stain


Table Wood Coffee table Hardwood Outdoor furniture
Wow and that's what was in your head? Amazing and that's just the mock up. Very interesting way to work out your design. Your work is always outstanding Dennis and this is why,you pay attention to detail before there is detail. Can't wait to see it when your done.
 

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#8 ·
Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Art Nouveau Coffee Table

Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Before starting to carve this large coffee table base I needed to see the design in my head, to work out the design and size for wood glue up and mortis and tenon location. The top size is 78" x 60" elliptical shaped that sets into the customers cigar room.

To shape this design into clay was much harder than I thought it would be. It took approximately 40 hours and was a little stressful for the first two days just trying to get a grasp on the whole art nouveau style.

The inspiration for this style came from a designer furniture maker named Eugene Vallin 1856-1922 from France. His inspiration came from a famous designer of Emile Galle.

I'm very excited to get started carving on this one, I just purchased 350 board foot of 12/4 solid African Mahogany and will use a large grinder to do most of the work. I appreciate you looking, Thank you.

Font Circle Symbol Drawing Art


Hand Wood Table Automotive tire Engineering


Wood Finger Electrical wiring Audio equipment Hardwood


Hand Wood Finger Table Wood stain


Wood Musical instrument Hardwood Auto part Metal


Wood Table Sculpture Automotive design Art


Wood Natural material Plywood Metal Composite material


Table Wood Natural material Outdoor furniture Coffee table


Furniture Table Wood Hardwood Coffee table


Wood Table Coffee table Hardwood Wood stain


Table Wood Coffee table Hardwood Outdoor furniture
Dennis,

You certainly are multi-talented. The 1/4 scale prototype is a good idea, but it surely takes a lot of patience and endurance. Your work is always outstanding and your progress blogs are incredibly interesting.

L/W
 

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#9 ·
Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Art Nouveau Coffee Table

Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Before starting to carve this large coffee table base I needed to see the design in my head, to work out the design and size for wood glue up and mortis and tenon location. The top size is 78" x 60" elliptical shaped that sets into the customers cigar room.

To shape this design into clay was much harder than I thought it would be. It took approximately 40 hours and was a little stressful for the first two days just trying to get a grasp on the whole art nouveau style.

The inspiration for this style came from a designer furniture maker named Eugene Vallin 1856-1922 from France. His inspiration came from a famous designer of Emile Galle.

I'm very excited to get started carving on this one, I just purchased 350 board foot of 12/4 solid African Mahogany and will use a large grinder to do most of the work. I appreciate you looking, Thank you.

Font Circle Symbol Drawing Art


Hand Wood Table Automotive tire Engineering


Wood Finger Electrical wiring Audio equipment Hardwood


Hand Wood Finger Table Wood stain


Wood Musical instrument Hardwood Auto part Metal


Wood Table Sculpture Automotive design Art


Wood Natural material Plywood Metal Composite material


Table Wood Natural material Outdoor furniture Coffee table


Furniture Table Wood Hardwood Coffee table


Wood Table Coffee table Hardwood Wood stain


Table Wood Coffee table Hardwood Outdoor furniture
Awesome!

Lee
 

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#10 ·
Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Art Nouveau Coffee Table

Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Before starting to carve this large coffee table base I needed to see the design in my head, to work out the design and size for wood glue up and mortis and tenon location. The top size is 78" x 60" elliptical shaped that sets into the customers cigar room.

To shape this design into clay was much harder than I thought it would be. It took approximately 40 hours and was a little stressful for the first two days just trying to get a grasp on the whole art nouveau style.

The inspiration for this style came from a designer furniture maker named Eugene Vallin 1856-1922 from France. His inspiration came from a famous designer of Emile Galle.

I'm very excited to get started carving on this one, I just purchased 350 board foot of 12/4 solid African Mahogany and will use a large grinder to do most of the work. I appreciate you looking, Thank you.

Font Circle Symbol Drawing Art


Hand Wood Table Automotive tire Engineering


Wood Finger Electrical wiring Audio equipment Hardwood


Hand Wood Finger Table Wood stain


Wood Musical instrument Hardwood Auto part Metal


Wood Table Sculpture Automotive design Art


Wood Natural material Plywood Metal Composite material


Table Wood Natural material Outdoor furniture Coffee table


Furniture Table Wood Hardwood Coffee table


Wood Table Coffee table Hardwood Wood stain


Table Wood Coffee table Hardwood Outdoor furniture
That is amazing.
 

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#11 ·
Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Art Nouveau Coffee Table

Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Before starting to carve this large coffee table base I needed to see the design in my head, to work out the design and size for wood glue up and mortis and tenon location. The top size is 78" x 60" elliptical shaped that sets into the customers cigar room.

To shape this design into clay was much harder than I thought it would be. It took approximately 40 hours and was a little stressful for the first two days just trying to get a grasp on the whole art nouveau style.

The inspiration for this style came from a designer furniture maker named Eugene Vallin 1856-1922 from France. His inspiration came from a famous designer of Emile Galle.

I'm very excited to get started carving on this one, I just purchased 350 board foot of 12/4 solid African Mahogany and will use a large grinder to do most of the work. I appreciate you looking, Thank you.

Font Circle Symbol Drawing Art


Hand Wood Table Automotive tire Engineering


Wood Finger Electrical wiring Audio equipment Hardwood


Hand Wood Finger Table Wood stain


Wood Musical instrument Hardwood Auto part Metal


Wood Table Sculpture Automotive design Art


Wood Natural material Plywood Metal Composite material


Table Wood Natural material Outdoor furniture Coffee table


Furniture Table Wood Hardwood Coffee table


Wood Table Coffee table Hardwood Wood stain


Table Wood Coffee table Hardwood Outdoor furniture
Great work Dennis
 

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#12 ·
Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Art Nouveau Coffee Table

Clay Model of the Base 1/4" Scale

Before starting to carve this large coffee table base I needed to see the design in my head, to work out the design and size for wood glue up and mortis and tenon location. The top size is 78" x 60" elliptical shaped that sets into the customers cigar room.

To shape this design into clay was much harder than I thought it would be. It took approximately 40 hours and was a little stressful for the first two days just trying to get a grasp on the whole art nouveau style.

The inspiration for this style came from a designer furniture maker named Eugene Vallin 1856-1922 from France. His inspiration came from a famous designer of Emile Galle.

I'm very excited to get started carving on this one, I just purchased 350 board foot of 12/4 solid African Mahogany and will use a large grinder to do most of the work. I appreciate you looking, Thank you.

Font Circle Symbol Drawing Art


Hand Wood Table Automotive tire Engineering


Wood Finger Electrical wiring Audio equipment Hardwood


Hand Wood Finger Table Wood stain


Wood Musical instrument Hardwood Auto part Metal


Wood Table Sculpture Automotive design Art


Wood Natural material Plywood Metal Composite material


Table Wood Natural material Outdoor furniture Coffee table


Furniture Table Wood Hardwood Coffee table


Wood Table Coffee table Hardwood Wood stain


Table Wood Coffee table Hardwood Outdoor furniture
Having a real, well made model, will keep you on track to the end of the project. I am following with great interest.
 

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#13 ·
Cutting Very Large Mortise and Tenons

For this Art Nouveau coffee table base system I'm using African Mahogany Hardwoods. A lot of planning went into figuring out the joinery. Half of the wood will be grinded away to get the large curves and shapes to blend together for this art nouveau style.

By pin nailing hardwood blocking around the bottom back legs with two 45 degree angles also around the tenons. I was able to use had saws to do most of the cutting. The drill press really came in handy for drilling out the mortise at the correct angle. Then I could chisel out the rest of the mortise with chisels.

I feel like I'm getting a good workout by just moving all these large pieces back and forth. I'm really having fun with this one. Thank you for looking and happy woodworking!!!









































 

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#14 ·
Cutting Very Large Mortise and Tenons

For this Art Nouveau coffee table base system I'm using African Mahogany Hardwoods. A lot of planning went into figuring out the joinery. Half of the wood will be grinded away to get the large curves and shapes to blend together for this art nouveau style.

By pin nailing hardwood blocking around the bottom back legs with two 45 degree angles also around the tenons. I was able to use had saws to do most of the cutting. The drill press really came in handy for drilling out the mortise at the correct angle. Then I could chisel out the rest of the mortise with chisels.

I feel like I'm getting a good workout by just moving all these large pieces back and forth. I'm really having fun with this one. Thank you for looking and happy woodworking!!!

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Dennis,

This is part 2? Earlier posting was a no show?

Looks like your weight lifting. LOL!

Thanks for the visual details
 

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#29 ·
Gluing Legs & Runners, Then Layout for carving.

This coffee table base system is rather large, the top is elliptical shaped at 60" x 80". Right now the base weights around 450 pounds, then when done carving should weight about 250 pounds.

This Art Nouveau base took me a full ten hour day to draw in my cut lines by scaling off the 1/4" clay model. So now it's fun time using grinders that have chain saw cutters and King Arthur Holey Galahad coarse grinding discs.

I'm setting up a plastic tarp around one of the benches that I'll be grinding on to save the guys in the shop from the wood storm. On the last picture I'm showing the practice piece which will be similar to the real carved base. Thanks for looking LJ's

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#30 ·
Gluing Legs & Runners, Then Layout for carving.

This coffee table base system is rather large, the top is elliptical shaped at 60" x 80". Right now the base weights around 450 pounds, then when done carving should weight about 250 pounds.

This Art Nouveau base took me a full ten hour day to draw in my cut lines by scaling off the 1/4" clay model. So now it's fun time using grinders that have chain saw cutters and King Arthur Holey Galahad coarse grinding discs.

I'm setting up a plastic tarp around one of the benches that I'll be grinding on to save the guys in the shop from the wood storm. On the last picture I'm showing the practice piece which will be similar to the real carved base. Thanks for looking LJ's































Wow! Cool project. Certainly no daintiness here. Look forward to followint this series and seeing the final product.
 

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#48 ·
Carving with Grinders

Here is a short Video link at Youtube where I'm carving the base with grinders. This is the beginning steps for smoothing and balancing the proportions of the table base. After this step I will start the sanding, I've been grinding away for around 80 hours so far. A lot more muscle work that I wasn't expecting, but than again nothing in woodworking ever goes exactly as planed. lol Thank you for looking!


View on YouTube
 
#49 ·
Great post Dennis, It looks like the table is moving along very well. From the experience of the few pieces I sculpted with power tools I agree with you that you have to find a rhythm, and its hard work! 80 hours of grinding and sanding is just plain scary :)
 
#57 ·
Grumpy, Thank you mate for the complement.

DocSavage45, Those kick backs are very scary and usually happen when some one is in a hurry. This is a commissioned piece, I designed this one for someone who owns there own lake.

Paul, Thank you so much for you praised complements. I agree with you on the design it does look like ancient bones of a beast. I was shooting for Art Nouveau style based off of Eugene Vallin 1856-1922. and the customer wanted the base to resemble trees.Your complements mean a lot to me coming from you with your incredible talents.

Greg, Thank you Sir, your a very fine sculpturing artist, which is a great compliment in itself!!!

Peter, Thank you very much, It is crazy how projects just turn out a certain way, sometime I think is just plan luck!

Meilie, It is always great to hear from you. Yes it would be great if we lived closer together. Then you could teach me you cane secrets.
 
#66 ·
"Grind & Sand and Grind & Sand"

Removing approximately 200 pounds of solid African Mahogany was pain staking. Setting up a plastic tent and wearing enough face and body gear to cure Ebola. lol When starting out it took four men to move the base and now two men can move this coffee table base.

One of the dumb things that I did was take off the guard to one of my grinders so that I could get into the concave section of the lower legs. Then I hit a snag and the grinder pulled me in and grounded up a couple of my fingers, man did that hurt. I'll never do that again. They are starting to heal up nicely, and I'll be back to playing my guitars in about another week or so.

This table base was a ton of work but man was it fun. Next I'll be starting on the top with the marquetry scene of trees and a lake with reflection in the water. Thank you, LJ's

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#67 ·
"Grind & Sand and Grind & Sand"

Removing approximately 200 pounds of solid African Mahogany was pain staking. Setting up a plastic tent and wearing enough face and body gear to cure Ebola. lol When starting out it took four men to move the base and now two men can move this coffee table base.

One of the dumb things that I did was take off the guard to one of my grinders so that I could get into the concave section of the lower legs. Then I hit a snag and the grinder pulled me in and grounded up a couple of my fingers, man did that hurt. I'll never do that again. They are starting to heal up nicely, and I'll be back to playing my guitars in about another week or so.

This table base was a ton of work but man was it fun. Next I'll be starting on the top with the marquetry scene of trees and a lake with reflection in the water. Thank you, LJ's

Wood Beige Bag Outdoor shoe Human leg


Safety glove Wood Glove Saw Tradesman


Wood Floor Flooring Hardwood Landscape


Wood Sleeve Bag Beige Luggage and bags


Wood Beige Landscape Tints and shades Art


Wood Art Tree Font Hardwood


Wood Automotive tire Tire Wheel Flooring


Wood Sculpture Art Tints and shades Landscape


Comfort Wood Art Creative arts Bench


Wood Safety glove Tints and shades Landscape Workwear


Glove Safety glove Wood Sleeve Helmet


Wood Gesture Safety glove Gas Glove


Helmet Wood Headgear Gas Personal protective equipment


Wood Formation Landscape Art Geological phenomenon


Wood Sleeve Safety glove Hardwood Glove


Wood Gesture Safety glove Art Trunk


Wood Art Artifact Table Sculpture


Wood Gesture Window Art Musical instrument


Leg Wood Glove Floor Flooring


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Wood Automotive lighting Hardwood Fender Wood stain


Wood Art Sculpture Creative arts Hardwood


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Hand Wood Finger Gesture Tree


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Well there you go again! ....Looks wonderful Dennis….;-j
 

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#82 ·
Large Elliptical Cutting Jig

For the top of this art Nouveau style coffee table top which is 60" wide by 80" long, needing to cut a perfect ellipse onto 1" thick 17 ply apple plywood. To make this cutting jig I used 3/4" and 1" thick apple plywood which is very expensive and very durable and hardly ever warps.

A. Starting with the dovetail slotted base that screws to the bottom side of the top when cutting. The base is 1" thick 22" square, then route in two 1" wide 5/8" deep dovetail slots centered to each side.

B. Then using the bandsaw I cut off the corners of the base jig, I do this for making smaller elliptical circles. Next sand the edges straight and ease the sharp edges.

C. Next cut out the dovetail runners by cutting a long piece of hardwood at 1" wide x 5/8" thick and 24" long.
You will only need the runners to be 4" long, it's best to have a longer piece for running through the router table. Set the router fence to where 14 degree does not remove any material at the 1" width bottom.

D. Using the drill press I dill in center holes for the insert nut, then using a insert nut driver to screw into the hardwood.

E. For the router base top cutting jig, use a 3/4" thick x 5 3/4" wide x 48" long of 13 ply apple plywood. Place the Porter Cable router base on top and trace out the radius at one end, and a 2 1/2" diameter at the smaller end. Then draw connecting lines. I use the bandsaw to cut out the jig and sand the edges flat and ease the edges.

F. Next cut out two pieces of 1" thick plywood to match the thickness of the base, and screw to the bottom face of the top routing jig. For the outer one match up the radius to the base this will help you see exactly where you are going when routing.

G. For the elliptical circle at 60" x 80" divided by 2 will give you your placement for drilling the holes into the base. 30" for your minor axis and 40" for your major axis, this will give you a 10" pitch which will just fit the base jig by 1" if you take the 22" base and divided it by 2 will give you a 11" pitch clearance.

H. The last step before routing out the top is to drill a small 1/2" diameter hole into the center to the jig. This will give you a place to see your center mark on the top. Then just square it up to make sure the cut will work then screw it down to the bottom face of the top.
I. When routing the top turn on the router in the base and set your cutting depth for about 1/4" making around 4 to 5 passes.

With this Elliptical circle cutting jig the maximum size would be approximately 88" 7'-4" at the longest point.

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#83 ·
Large Elliptical Cutting Jig

For the top of this art Nouveau style coffee table top which is 60" wide by 80" long, needing to cut a perfect ellipse onto 1" thick 17 ply apple plywood. To make this cutting jig I used 3/4" and 1" thick apple plywood which is very expensive and very durable and hardly ever warps.

A. Starting with the dovetail slotted base that screws to the bottom side of the top when cutting. The base is 1" thick 22" square, then route in two 1" wide 5/8" deep dovetail slots centered to each side.

B. Then using the bandsaw I cut off the corners of the base jig, I do this for making smaller elliptical circles. Next sand the edges straight and ease the sharp edges.

C. Next cut out the dovetail runners by cutting a long piece of hardwood at 1" wide x 5/8" thick and 24" long.
You will only need the runners to be 4" long, it's best to have a longer piece for running through the router table. Set the router fence to where 14 degree does not remove any material at the 1" width bottom.

D. Using the drill press I dill in center holes for the insert nut, then using a insert nut driver to screw into the hardwood.

E. For the router base top cutting jig, use a 3/4" thick x 5 3/4" wide x 48" long of 13 ply apple plywood. Place the Porter Cable router base on top and trace out the radius at one end, and a 2 1/2" diameter at the smaller end. Then draw connecting lines. I use the bandsaw to cut out the jig and sand the edges flat and ease the edges.

F. Next cut out two pieces of 1" thick plywood to match the thickness of the base, and screw to the bottom face of the top routing jig. For the outer one match up the radius to the base this will help you see exactly where you are going when routing.

G. For the elliptical circle at 60" x 80" divided by 2 will give you your placement for drilling the holes into the base. 30" for your minor axis and 40" for your major axis, this will give you a 10" pitch which will just fit the base jig by 1" if you take the 22" base and divided it by 2 will give you a 11" pitch clearance.

H. The last step before routing out the top is to drill a small 1/2" diameter hole into the center to the jig. This will give you a place to see your center mark on the top. Then just square it up to make sure the cut will work then screw it down to the bottom face of the top.
I. When routing the top turn on the router in the base and set your cutting depth for about 1/4" making around 4 to 5 passes.

With this Elliptical circle cutting jig the maximum size would be approximately 88" 7'-4" at the longest point.

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ive only made a few jigs in my woodworking career, but ive always enjoyed it , making a jig that allows you to accomplish what is needed is so much fun for me, figuring out what i have to make in order to get er done , i love the thinking part, stretching my mind…thanks for this…gosh i wish i could be there to see all of this get done…what a great time this must be….i guess im sorta babbling…in easy terms, this is way cool
 

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#94 ·
Tree & Water Reflections, Marquetry Practicing

For the marquetry I needed to figure out a few obstacles before starting the real marquetry for the top.

This practice piece is 23" wide x 33" long, this ellipse is much smaller then the top at 60" x 80"

The practice piece I simplified the design down to just one tree with the sky, grass, bank, sand, and water.

So far it has taken me about three weeks to finally get to this stage and finishing the practice piece.

Finding the right veneers and almost redrawing the whole top marquetry design, just so I could cut the veneer using three different styles and combining them together.

I haven't taken many step pictures just incase they didn't turn out. On my next blog I will show the step pictures on bleaching and coloring and how I cut and fit all the different packets together.

Thank you very much LJs for looking, and happy woodworking to you.

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#95 ·
Tree & Water Reflections, Marquetry Practicing

For the marquetry I needed to figure out a few obstacles before starting the real marquetry for the top.

This practice piece is 23" wide x 33" long, this ellipse is much smaller then the top at 60" x 80"

The practice piece I simplified the design down to just one tree with the sky, grass, bank, sand, and water.

So far it has taken me about three weeks to finally get to this stage and finishing the practice piece.

Finding the right veneers and almost redrawing the whole top marquetry design, just so I could cut the veneer using three different styles and combining them together.

I haven't taken many step pictures just incase they didn't turn out. On my next blog I will show the step pictures on bleaching and coloring and how I cut and fit all the different packets together.

Thank you very much LJs for looking, and happy woodworking to you.

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always appreciate seeing your work.
 

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#111 ·
Marquetry, Trees & Reflection

This larger marquetry has been quite the challenge. I've been pushing really hard to make the delivery date, it looks like I'm still going to be a week or two longer than expected.

The next steps are bending the solid ebony inlays, then routing & inlaying them into the top. Then bending and gluing on the solid mahogany top edges, Then I'm off to the finishing booth.

I haven't had any spare time to hang out on LJ's which I still love to do. Thank you for looking!!!!

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#112 ·
Marquetry, Trees & Reflection

This larger marquetry has been quite the challenge. I've been pushing really hard to make the delivery date, it looks like I'm still going to be a week or two longer than expected.

The next steps are bending the solid ebony inlays, then routing & inlaying them into the top. Then bending and gluing on the solid mahogany top edges, Then I'm off to the finishing booth.

I haven't had any spare time to hang out on LJ's which I still love to do. Thank you for looking!!!!

Hand Textile Finger Wood Gesture


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Dennis,

Great job, as usual!

Lee
 

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