| Project by wyeth | posted 126 days ago | 403 views | 2 times favorited | 6 comments |  |
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My two older sons have two children each, in the 1 to 3 year age range so last year I made these two tables and four chairs from recycled woods. Pine for all but the heavy tops that are hardwoods. The parents like them because they are sturdy enough for the mothers to sit on and heavy enough that the children can’t easily drag them about too much. They are getting a lot of use. The joints are mainly Festool domino floating tenons and the tops are held on with wooden cleats screwed to the tops and floating in grooves on the inside of the aprons to allow movement. They were eventually finished with several coats of polyurethane followed by a final steel wool waxing but I think they were still awaiting the finishing when these shots were taken.
-- David Australia
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degoose
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posted 126 days ago
Very well constructed.. how do you like the festool dominos.
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BarryW
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posted 126 days ago
Just perfect for children.
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posted 126 days ago
Hey, kids need a place to sit also. Nice!
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moshel
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posted 126 days ago
very well done! did you use a plan? I was thinking of making this kind of project but was afraid of having it proportioned wrong.
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wyeth
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posted 126 days ago
degoose, I really do like the domino machine. They say the joints are not as strong as true mortice and tenons but they are so easy and fast and strong enough if you choose the right sizes for the job.
moshel, Yes I did use a plan that I found in a book on tables and chairs from the local library but cant remember the details . I may still have a photocopy in my files somewhere in the workshop
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moshel
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posted 126 days ago
if you happen to find the name of the book, i’ll be very interested to know it. Thanks.
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