After my slight diversion into metal working, I’m back to working on the wooden parts of the router table…
Gluing up this face frame was pretty straight forward, however the frame is made from cherry from my own property, and that’s just plain cool :). Even though it has been air drying for a couple years, I have a feeling it still has a pretty high moisture content (no meter). This piece is quarter sawn and has some real nice ray fleck.
Here again I was able to use some of my own maple for the edge banding? around the plywood drawer fronts. It has a couple of knots, but hey… it’s shop furniture.
I added some hardware to match the “miter bench” and gave it couple coats of Danish oil. Once the table is complete, it will server double duty as support for the miter saw.
On to the top…
-- Tom, Central New York






















11 comments so far
ND2ELK
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posted 586 days ago
Great looking design and beautiful job. Is the upper right hand compartment going to have a lift out tool board? Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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Scott Bryan
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posted 586 days ago
Tom,
This is coming together nicely. You have used a nice combination of woods in the construction and it looks like you will have plenty of storage space.
Thanks for the post.
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jjohn
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posted 586 days ago
ww;
Really like the layout, and so well done for shop furniture. You guys continue to blow me away with your talents. By the way, the knots give it character.
-- JJohn
thetimberkid
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posted 586 days ago
Nice job,
Thanks for the post
Callum
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mrtrim
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posted 586 days ago
wow nice job tom . way cool to use your own lumber also . i think those knots would have made nice natural edge drawer pulls ! lol great job
teenagewoodworker
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posted 586 days ago
wow thats coming out nice. I really like the cherry. can’t wait to see the whole thing completed.
ChicoWoodnut
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posted 586 days ago
Great job. Making shop furniture is a great way to get back into it.
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GaryK
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posted 586 days ago
Looks great. Nice and precise.
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ww_kayak
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posted 586 days ago
Thanks guys,
Yes, that is a lift out tool board, it was a last minute design change. I’m not sure how useful it will be, but I sure did waste alot of time on it ;). I can honestly say that everything I’ve done for last few years has been practice. I built a barn and a shed to practice my framing, and milling, for the “real” house. I made the bench for storage so I had the room to make the router table so I could practice making cabinets by making “shop” cabinets, so I can … :)
-- Tom, Central New York
Yettiman
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posted 586 days ago
Great cabinet, and great blog, thanks for posting, the pictures were very clear, and Iloved the idea of using your own wood. How did you mill it? Chainsaw mill?
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ww_kayak
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posted 585 days ago
Thanks Yettiman,
I looked at a chainsaw mill, but ended up buying a full blown bandsaw mill because of the amount wood on my property. That way If I ever lose my job I can still build my house or sell wood ;)
BTW, related to your insurance question, I was told that my insurance company would cancel my policy if they found out I had a bandsaw mill. @#*&^%$! insurance companies!
-- Tom, Central New York