Commissioned dining table WIP

[DavidF]

Just a reminder. The picture is in Isometric with no perspective added to show the top design.

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The QSWO was bought about 4 weeks ago from the hardwood store and was left for a week in the shop on a rack. I partially milled the pieces to just remove the "skin" and let them breath a little. A week later they were milled flat and square, but still not to finished dims. The next week they were finish milled to dims, but left long and the coopered pieces left slightly wide to allow for the bevel. BTW whoever said that QS doesn't move is wrong!! it may not cup, but it's still a bear to keep straight and flat in these conditions.

The full length staves are 1 1/2" and the cut staves are 1 1/4 to give a shadow line between the pieces. The bevel is 2 deg cut on the TS. The Wickey gauge was real bonus here!!! The cut staves were beveled long and then cross cut to 6". The arch jig is simply MDF and poplar with the side cut to 2 deg to hold the pieces. The two screws in the sides are put in at an angle to force the piece down and back in the jig. I bought a shear cut bit specifically for this job knowing that the end grain could present a problem. The cut was perfect.

The last pictures show the pieces laid out in their final pattern. All the pieces have been kept in their original plank. IE, Each complete end assy is from just two pieces of wood, the solid staves from one and the cut staves from another. The next job is to mill a 1 1/4 wide 1/16th deep groove in the beveled edges of the long staves, just the length of the cut pieces as a glue up aid, this should stop then moving about too much during glue up. I may put a single dowel in each to stop them sliding lengthwise.















The bottoms will be flush, but the bench wasn't wide enough!!!!

BTW 12 hrs in machining time so far.

[Travis Porter]

I am WAYYY behind on reading posts. I looked at the first 3 pics for 10 mins (especially the 3rd) and had no clue how this went together. Look at the 4th pic and DOH!

How did the flush trim bit you used do? Cuts pretty clean?

[MikeH]

Nice design David. Did you draw that picture? If so, what program did you use?

[jeff...]

You keep this up were going to have to nickname you Mr. Radius Angle.

That QSWO sure would look great with a clear finish ;-)

[DavidF]

I am WAYYY behind on reading posts. I looked at the first 3 pics for 10 mins (especially the 3rd) and had no clue how this went together. Look at the 4th pic and DOH!

How did the flush trim bit you used do? Cuts pretty clean?

Hi Travis - the FIRST pic was supposed to give it away:lol:

The shear cut bit worked as I hoped, a good clean cut and the jig prevented breakout on the edges.

Since then I have machined all the through mortices, 18 altogether and put a bevel on the arc of all the cut staves (pics next week). I'm back in CA this week until Saturday evening so another day missed in the shop!

Thanks for your help with the bigger pieces.

[DavidF]

Nice design David. Did you draw that picture? If so, what program did you use?

Hi Mike, yes, the design and the pic is mine. Solidworks with the Photoworks plug in. I really like the results. Plenty of trial renderings to get the lighting etc right, but really gives a good feel for what the end result is going to be.

[DavidF]

You keep this up were going to have to nickname you Mr. Radius Angle.

That QSWO sure would look great with a clear finish ;-)

Hey, this straight line stuff (well almost) is so easy! no wonder Mr Stickley produced all his stuff this way:lol: :lol:

I have in mind General Finishes "seal-a-cell) and Arm-a-cell for the finish. I want a "Mission" type amber glow to it. No Stain, you can be sure of that.:lol:

[nelsone]

Great design! Keep us up to date with the progress pics!

[DavidF]

Great design! Keep us up to date with the progress pics!

Thanks, you can be sure of that. Anything to keep Otto Matic at bay.

[sapwood]

Plan, design, execute. You make it look so easy
Heck, your jigs look better than most of my stuff :lol:
Thanks for sharing!

Roger

[4yanks]

Beautiful work.

[Travis Porter]

Thanks for the help with the jointer as well. It cuts SUBSTANTIALLY better.

[DavidF]

Plan, design, execute. You make it look so easy
Heck, your jigs look better than most of my stuff :lol:
Thanks for sharing!

Roger

As Eagle would say "I just ran it through the table saw a few times and it came out that way" :lol: :lol:

[DavidF]

Thanks for the help with the jointer as well. It cuts SUBSTANTIALLY better.

Glad to do it, the company is always good and time for chat - what more could I ask for??

[cpowell]

Looking good so far, David. Great writeup with clear explanations and accompanying pics. I love the shot of the shear bit. Thanks for adding thickness details. It wasn't apparent from the pics that the stock was that thick.

I find myself being more and more careful with stock dimensioning as I gain experience. The wood MC seems to be very dynamic this time of year.

I wouldn't have the patience to cut a groove to accept the full width of the cut staves...especially on the joint between the straight stave groove with flat portion of the curved edge on the cut staves. But, looking closer at the curved end profile of the cut staves, I can see that it's all been planned out. :-)

Keep the pics coming, you're really on a roll now. At this rate you should be able to easily finish in 2007. :lol: :lol:

Chuck