Yesterday I cut the curves in the apron and the tapers in the legs.
I just bent a stick between two blocks for the long curve and marked it:
I used a bowed stick with a string to mark the smaller arc:
I made the cuts on the bandsaw and left a hair extra:
Then the curves were trimmed right down to the line on the R.O. sander:
In this photo you can barely see the lines I drew for the “recess” drop-down for the sewing machine.
Well, this is how I made the vertical cuts for that recess:
Then I made the horizontal cut on the bandsaw and squared it up with a plane.
Marking the tapers in the legs:
I also cut those freehand on the bandsaw.
Then I cleaned the saw marks on the jointer with the tapered sides down:
My new thickness sander works equally well as a regular drum sander:
My dad stopped by for about an hour and helped sand the faces of the apron. He is the one that sort of “commissioned” me to do this project (and trusted my enough to buy the wood). He has been following this blog. If you get a chance say “hi…”
It’s pretty much ready to glue up at this point.
Total Project Time So Far: 17 1/2 hours + 1 dad-hour
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15 comments so far
Damian Penney
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posted 171 days ago
This is turning out great Blake, and you’re making such great progress on it, almost there!
-- I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso
Tony
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posted 171 days ago
Say Hi to your Dad for me, shame we did’nt meet at my last visit.
The project is comming along great, nice use of the “horizontal” drum sander. I am really looking forward to seeing the end result
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bfd
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posted 171 days ago
Blake,
man you are making some serious progress on this sewing table. You are WAY more efficient then me. Your mom is going to love this table when it is done. Thanks for the post and including the project time. Looks like a great day off you had and happy birthday.
-- Brian, Folsom, CA http://www.brianfullerdesigns.com
PaBull
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posted 171 days ago
thanks Blake for this progress report. Nice to see that homemade thickness sander put to work.
“Hi” Blake’s dad! ;-)
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dlcarver
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posted 171 days ago
I like it when Dads get involved…....Hi DAD!
Great job Blake…Dave
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Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 171 days ago
Dad has to think that this is pretty cool. Your project looks like it is coming along great. It is such a great design, but coming from you I wouldn’t expect anything less. You have a great gift for this craft.
-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com
trifern
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posted 171 days ago
Hi Dad! Thanks for the update Blake. I look forward to seeing the finished product. Thank you for sharing.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
gizmodyne
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posted 171 days ago
Looking good!
“Total Project Time So Far: 7 1/2 hours + 1 dad-hour” + 4 hours blogging.
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Betsy
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posted 170 days ago
It’s going to be beautiful!
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Scott Bryan
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posted 170 days ago
Blake,
I am enjoying this series. You are documenting your progress well and it is coming along pretty well. One week to go. You are on track to make it. It is nice to see that you had help from your father too by the way.
Thanks for the post.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
Dorje
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posted 170 days ago
Not to be the time police or anything, but becuase I’m interested in the time aspect, in the last post you were at 10hrs, in this one you state 7 1/2hrs…
Was that suppposed to read 17 1/2 hours?
Whatever the amount of time involved you’re really cruising!
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
GaryK
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posted 169 days ago
Getting closer all the time!
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
Blake
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posted 169 days ago
No Dorje, I’m just so efficient I can make the clock go backwards!
Actually you are right. I forgot to add the other 10 hours.
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Karson
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posted 168 days ago
Hi Dad:
Hi Blake:
I love that the way that the curve follows the grain on the aprons.
-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com
Grumpy
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posted 168 days ago
Great job Blake. Looks like you have a dedicated helper there.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python