Ed-Zulu Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 From Alex.jpgBench carved for an American named Alex - he gave me a pic of a giraffe he hunted, and I carved it's pattern into Kiaat. Quite a challenging project that took much longer than anticipated.Yoh, that table is awesome! Well done! Pants Boy 1
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 South Africa China, we use what we have ...the oak was reclaimed from an old kitchen counter topHEATHEN! Ed-Zulu 1
Ed-Zulu Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 HEATHEN!Does contrast nicely though, come be honest now?
RocknRolla Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 HEATHEN! when you do this for a living, you sell your soul a looooong time ago, and so very often for clients....because they saw it on pintrest or google images... Captain Fastbastard Mayhem and Ed-Zulu 2
Ed-Zulu Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 seriously cool table. going to start collecting all the off cut pieces I have lying aroundIt uses quite a bit of wood...the trick is to use the longer pieces in the middle and the shorter one's on the side. Can be done in two nights after work...enjoy... Oh yes, Instructables have a nice video on the basics of it Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1
Tromp Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 Successful box joint with homemade jig for the router tableboxj.jpg Final product - braai caddy unspecified (1).jpgMy dad was a qualified Cabinet Maker. Although I didn't inherit his talent , I can ( and do ) appreciate excellent workmanship. Well done. Ed-Zulu 1
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) Does contrast nicely though, come be honest now?yeah, it contrasts.... But HEATHEN!!! It doth assault mine eyes... aaaaaanyway. Good joints on there. If you'd used meranti, or even some ply, IMO it would have been better from a visual perspective. It's just the stark contrast between the grains, and... PINE! Oak!? Really?! Very good joints, actually. I just personally can't get my head around mixing oak (even though I don't really LIKE oak all that much) with PINE. Of all things... Jinne. Edited May 20, 2016 by Myles Mayhew
mon-goose Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) It uses quite a bit of wood...the trick is to use the longer pieces in the middle and the shorter one's on the side. Can be done in two nights after work...enjoy... Oh yes, Instructables have a nice video on the basics of it I need to get myself a few nice big clamps as well I assume you just wood glued it and clamped it all together? Edited May 20, 2016 by mon-goose
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 I need to get myself a few nice big clamps as wellsash clamps are the business. LOVE those things. ZakAttak 1
Ed-Zulu Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 When it comes to clamps you can never have enough but also need a variety of clamps even if you just a hobbyist like us. Clamping jigs and tables are also worth building Captain Fastbastard Mayhem, ZakAttak and Pants Boy 3
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 (edited) When it comes to clamps you can never have enough but also need a variety of clamps even if you just a hobbyist like us. Clamping jigs and tables are also worth buildingagreed. But JINNE, they're getting $$$ Starting to think of building my own. Easy peasy. Edited May 20, 2016 by Myles Mayhew
mon-goose Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 What to do with lotsa off-cuts??? unspecified (2).jpg Build upside down table unspecified (4).jpg mostly pine, oak and US yellow pine Made this one of mostly teak, stinkhout, some pine and oak unspecified (7).jpgis it just wood glue holding all together
mon-goose Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 agreed. But JINNE, they're getting $$$ Starting to think of building my own. Easy peasy. go look at the milnerton market, I think there's often stuff for sale, although I think the prices aren't always cheap
Ed-Zulu Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 agreed. But JINNE, they're getting $$$ Starting to think of building my own. Easy peasy. That is the truth, one needs to buy a clamp a month or every two months to build the collection Captain Fastbastard Mayhem 1
Ed-Zulu Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 is it just wood glue holding all togetherYes, normal wood glue, but here's the basic process (mine) Start by glueing up one side, then next etc...when the square is completed dry lay up of the pieces are done, then you work in one go. to get the centre done. Once dried, you start filling the gaps by filling with made off-cuts, but don't fill all the gaps, keep some for artistic purposes... Also, I tried this by making off-cuts, groot gemors...must be an organic process as the vegans say
Skott5 Posted May 20, 2016 Posted May 20, 2016 Glad to see the art of woodworking and carpentry is alive and well.My father used to tinker a lot and I used to watch as a kid.Love the smell of cut timber.Inherited some of his tools. Old but working.Need to spend some time in the man cave and start tinkering myself. Fruity 1
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