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#1 | | Sewin' table beginin's...finished Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 39  05-31-2008, 10:46 PM
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My wife has been pesterin' me about making her a new sewin' table for a while. She asked what I was making this weekend and I told her I had no specific plans. Well it was decided and I was commissioned to make her a new sewin' table. So here is the beginins of it.  
Tomorrow it will get a Melamine top edged in the same slightly curly soft Maple I made the aprons out of, with a 1½" overhang.
This is a quickie project so I used pocket screws and glue for the joints. I will attach the edgin' to the Melamine sheet with biscuits. Quick and dirty, but the LOML is Happy with it already.
Thanks for lookin',
Dave 
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools. 
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself" 
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05-31-2008, 11:05 PM
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Name: Tracy City: Salisbury State: NC County: Rowan Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 48 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Looks like some good progress has been made so far. The wife will have something very nice to show off!
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05-31-2008, 11:14 PM
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Name: RAS City: Pikeville State: NC County: Wayne Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Be carful I can see a stick running across the corner thats not at 90 deg. 
But really looks like you been busy making mama happy 
And its looking good so far, keep us posted
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05-31-2008, 11:22 PM
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Name: dick cunningham City: Apex State: NC County: Chatham Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 69 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Dave: are you giong to put a lift in? It is more work but it is a nice feature.
dick
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05-31-2008, 11:29 PM
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Dave is back doing angles again - I knew those elves would figure it out sooner or later  | |
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05-31-2008, 11:53 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by dick541  Dave: are you giong to put a lift in? It is more work but it is a nice feature.
dick She currently has one with a lift and doesn't use it. She leaves the machines on top most of the time. So I will save the money and time and not go there
I love a low maintenance woman
Dave
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools.
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself"
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
--Dr. Seuss
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05-31-2008, 11:56 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by jeff... Dave is back doing angles again - I knew those elves would figure it out sooner or later These are easy angles, just 45° with a little bit of tip cuttin'. The Elves could do that in their sleep...which judging by the fit they did 
Dave
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools.
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself"
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
--Dr. Seuss
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06-01-2008, 12:02 AM
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Name: Wayne City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 62 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Nice progress, Dave!!
Good choice of woods! You must have a really good selection in your stash.
Anxiously awaiting the end result. 
Wayne
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06-02-2008, 11:29 PM
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Name: Don City: Yakima State: WA County: Yakima Join Date: Feb 2007 Age: 68 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by DaveO My wife has been pesterin' me about making her a new sewin' table for a while.....
Dave You know Dave, this projects should be good for several NEW tools .gif "Drogar Laugh(DBG)")
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06-02-2008, 11:35 PM
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Name: Jim Campbell City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Will this new sewing table mean you can also commission a new set of Shop Curtains?
Nice work, and is there a better cause, I think not
Jim
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06-02-2008, 11:37 PM
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Name: Tom City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 47 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Aren't pocket screws great? Looks nice Dave. Are you doing a large round over so the material does not snag as it it pulled/pushed around? | |
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06-02-2008, 11:43 PM
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Name: Buddy City: Jamestown State: NC County: Guilford Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Lookin good Dave! You ought to keep some notes on that project. That looks like it could be easily marketed to some of those sewing groups out there. | |
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06-02-2008, 11:50 PM
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Name: Butch City: Garner State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Feb 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Looking Good there Dave. It has new tools written all over it.
Good call Tom! that's what makes this site so neat..the details that come up.
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06-03-2008, 12:08 AM
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Name: Bas City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 36 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I can't believe you made that much progress in a week! That is going to look absolutely great, can't go wrong with good wood. Unless you mess up the angles of course
Any thought on making the top removable? That melamine stuff is heavy, and an L-shaped is awkward to carry around. Plus, metal L brackets are even faster than biscuits!
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06-03-2008, 12:20 AM
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Name: Trent Mason City: Wrightsville Beach State: NC County: New Hanover Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 29 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Dave,
The table is looking great man! Can't wait to see it all finished.
Trent
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