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i adapted from NYW this chopping block table. i added the iron corner braces and the casters.
the block of local big leaf maple burl yielded 16 book matched sheets, enough for four tables—one the sofa table above, and three coffee tables—read more here:—http://www.woodworkinghistory.com/resawing_BLM_burl.htm—and here:—http://www.woodworkinghistory.com/bandsaw_table_fence.htm ; a mahogany plank-top dining table; picture frames if old growth douglas fir weathered barnwood:—read more here: http://www.woodworkinghistory.com/jigs_for_creating_picture_frames.htm—my 1945 12” “portable” RAS .Yes, it looks “ratty” but it’s still tight, and cuts true and square, a saw that i use everyday
-- Raymond McInnis Washington State ray@woodworkinghistory.com
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a1Jim
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posted 137 days ago
Hey Ray
Nice group of projects The iron corners on the chopping block really make it stand out.The veneered burl
looks great on the coffee table.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
Raymond McInnis
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posted 137 days ago
Jim, many thanks. when i said “adapted from NYW”, the iron corners were one adaption. but i also mitered the corners on the oak “apron” or trim (not sure of precise name), and contrary to what norm claimed about edge gluing, the end grain mahogany blocks, in gluing the chopping block itself, the blocks had to be splined to be held securely together.
on the sofa table/ 3 coffee tables, i got 16 slices out of the burl block, and every one was usable, although had to use more filling on the last four.
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-- Raymond McInnis Washington State ray@woodworkinghistory.com
Karson
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posted 137 days ago
A nice job on the veneering. Looks great. The projects are great also.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
tenontim
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posted 101 days ago
These look really nice, Ray. That’s one serious band saw you’ve got. Looks like it does a nice job on resawing.
I was looking at a ras like the one in the picture. Just trying to get the guy to let go of it. Thanks for the post.
-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com
raymcinnis
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posted 101 days ago
http://www.woodworkinghistory.com/bandsaw_table_fence.htm
tim, thanks, suchg praise coming from you is indeed “serious”.
check out the link above, because it shows the labor involved in creating this serious bandsaw.
when i first used my bandsaw. it was torture, blade drift, etc., and then i cut my finger (holding the workpiece on the “right” side of the blade—opposite of a table saw).
so, after some thought, i determined that it is possible to intimate a table saw on the bandsaw, and make it safer (for me, at least). moreover, i solved my blade drift problem—this i attribute to 1 tpi 1-1/4” lenox blade.
talk to you soon
ray
-- Raymond McInnis Washington State ray@woodworkinghistory.com