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Small Side Table

Project by gerrym526 posted 638 days ago 348 views 1 time favorited 6 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I built this small side table as part of a Handtools class I took from the Chicago Bauhaus (not-for-profit woodworking school. While the pieces were milled from oak on power tools (ie. table saw, jointer, planer), all the mortise and tenon work was done with hand tools.
I used a Dozuki saw-my favorite tool for hand cut joinery (especially hand cut dovetails),-and chisels to cut all mortise and tenons. Stretchers holding the legs are blind M&T, and the view of the table top on one corner shows the exposed M&T joint.

-- Gerry


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Lakey

99 posts in 672 days


posted 638 days ago

This is a nice, original design – seems like the kind of thing you could play around with a lot, and really explore. Hope you keep at it.

-- "No Board Left Behind"

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Scott Bryan

20805 posts in 722 days


posted 638 days ago

This is a very nice project. The joints look tight and the exposed joint adds a nice detail to the piece.

Well done.

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.

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gerrym526

139 posts in 708 days


posted 638 days ago

Thanks for the compliments guys. I’m definitely keepng at woodworking.
As they say about joinery-layout is everything, and cutting to the lines is the next thing.

-- Gerry

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MsDebbieP

14188 posts in 1060 days


posted 637 days ago

oooooh look at those corners!!
I bet it gets a lot of comments from visitors.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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ND2ELK

6238 posts in 674 days


posted 605 days ago

Hi Gerry

I am inpressed with your table. You have me beat when it comes to using hand tools. Something I have not done too much of. It was always get it done to make the buck. Now that I am retired maybe I could do some of this. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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rikkor

11335 posts in 774 days


posted 605 days ago

Wow, those corners must have been a chore. This is really well done.

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