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Yet Another Router Table Project #5: Back to WOOD working

Blog entry by ww_kayak posted 586 days ago 1263 reads 1 time favorited 11 comments Add to Favorites Watch
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After my slight diversion into metal working, I’m back to working on the wooden parts of the router table…
Clamps

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.

Face Frame 1

Face Frame 2

drawers

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.

Maple

Drawer Fronts II

hardware

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.

Danish Oil

Front

Open

On to the top…

-- Tom, Central New York


11 comments so far

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ND2ELK

6209 posts in 670 days


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

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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Scott Bryan

20725 posts in 718 days


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.

-- 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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jjohn

391 posts in 610 days


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

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thetimberkid

1944 posts in 599 days


posted 586 days ago

Nice job,

Thanks for the post

Callum

-- For wood working podcasts with a twist check out http://thetimberkid.com/

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mrtrim

1698 posts in 777 days


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

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teenagewoodworker

2482 posts in 664 days


posted 586 days ago

wow thats coming out nice. I really like the cherry. can’t wait to see the whole thing completed.

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ChicoWoodnut

895 posts in 712 days


posted 586 days ago

Great job. Making shop furniture is a great way to get back into it.

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

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GaryK

9533 posts in 885 days


posted 586 days ago

Looks great. Nice and precise.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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ww_kayak

69 posts in 621 days


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

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Yettiman

153 posts in 634 days


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?

-- Keep your tools sharp, your mind sharper and the coffee hot

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ww_kayak

69 posts in 621 days


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

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