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Okay, launching into my first real wood project. I have mostly worked in plywood/mdf with edge/face trimming. So we will have to see how this turns out.
I milled and glued up the top last week. Initially started with 6/4 hard Maple. I think final thickness will be around 1-1/8in for the top. I will see what I get to this week as I sneak up on the final dimensions.
I picked up some oak this week to run some test mortise and tenons. After I get my method straight I will continue on with the legs and aprons.
Here are a couple of photos so far…
Edge jointed, glued up, and then passed through the planer.
-- Doug, woodworking in Alabama
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lew
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#1 posted 07-07-2008 07:37 PM
Off to a great looking start!! Looking forward to more posts.
Lew
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#2 posted 07-07-2008 08:00 PM
HI Doug;
Welcome to Lumber Jocks! A great place with excellent people.
As Lew said, your off to an excellent start. Doesn’t look anything like my first glue up.
In my defense, I was only four.
Lee
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#3 posted 07-07-2008 08:10 PM
Lookin’ good. I too am working on a hall table as my first fine furniture project. I goes slowly. Good luck!
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#4 posted 07-07-2008 08:20 PM
Looking great, cann’t wait to see the progress
Thanks for the post
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#5 posted 07-07-2008 08:33 PM
Looking good so far… Can’t wait to see the finished product.
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#6 posted 07-08-2008 04:28 AM
Doug,
You are off to a great start. My first project was an end table that used Mortise and Tenon joints. I must admit that I had a great deal of help from my grandpa in building it. He taught me how to work with wood. He set me up with a drill press with a mortising attachment. If you can get one of those. It is well worth the investment.
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dsb1829
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#7 posted 07-08-2008 05:29 AM
Thanks everyone for the comments. I think I am going to go the router route on the mortise side. I do have forsner and boring bits for my drill press, so I did consider that option. I would like to get the router practice though and I think the results may be a bit more consistent than boring and chisel for me. Honestly I would be more inclined to buy a $200 mortising machine than a $80 adapter for my dp. On the tenons I will be running them on the tablesaw. My Freud dado set just got here this afternoon :-)
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Lee A. Jesberger
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#8 posted 07-08-2008 01:54 PM
Doug;
Unless you’re going to order over the internet, try to test the model, you intend to buy. The first one I bought I returned. A Delta unit.
I wasn’t happy with it at all.
I ended up getting a Powermatic stationary machine.
Good luck;
Lee
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dsb1829
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#9 posted 07-08-2008 05:30 PM
Yeah, I try to do hands-on when I can. Honestly I am not in the market. If I were I would scour the net for reviews and then try and see what is local (pretty much delta and HF). I have been pretty happy using this approach on my recent jointer and planer purchases.
-- Doug, woodworking in Alabama
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