April 9, 201214 yr Finally finished the lectern! It is made from Red Oak with Minwax Golden Oak stain and three applications gloss poly. The only mechanical fasteners used were to attach the foot and top to the column. Everything else is mortise and tenon, half lap and dados. I still need to add some felt pads as protective feet. The top is 20" x 20" and it stands 46" at the mid point of the top, My brother-in-law is quite tall and requested this height. The picture he sent me, from the church furniture catalog, had this piece selling for a little over $800! I think I will charge him a lot less than that!! Thanks for looking!
April 9, 201214 yr That turned out very nice! Well done !!! Allen WorshamCorona, CAallenworsham@earthlink.nethttp://www.awcreationsandwoodcrafts.com'Graze in every man's field, but always give your own milk' J. Vernon McGee
April 9, 201214 yr New work Lew. How much does it weigh?Ron DudelstonSite HostAbove and Beyond WoodWorks
April 9, 201214 yr Very nice Lectern Lew. That should server him really well. I love oak and the color came out very nice.John MoodySite AdministratorJohn Moody Woodworkshttp://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com
April 9, 201214 yr Author Thanks for all of the kind words. They are truly appreciated!Ron- It feels like it probably weighs north of 50 lbs. The foot and the top surface and shelf are 1" everything else is 3/4".Lew Kauffman-Wood Turners Forum HostTime traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!
April 10, 201214 yr That's not as heavy as it looks Lew. Ron DudelstonSite HostAbove and Beyond WoodWorks
April 10, 201214 yr Author The column is hollow but my brother-in-law said it had to be sturdy because priests like to lean on them!My sister agreed to transport it so I don't have to worry about shipping.Ron Dudelston said:That's not as heavy as it looks Lew. Ron DudelstonSite HostAbove and Beyond WoodWorks
April 10, 201214 yr Great looking piece Lew. Got a question, how did you get the base to intersect so cleanly with the edge profile at the bottom. The edge looks like it is shaped into the base, yet it appears like it intersects like applied molding at the base inner corners. Great job man.John MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
April 10, 201214 yr Author John,Thanks for the kind words!The edges of the base were routed with a round nose bit on the router table. I routed the "deepest" (closest to the edge) profile first- removing material equal to half the diameter of the bit. Did that on all the edges. Lowered the bit, moved the fence made another pass on all the edges. Lowered the bit moved the fence and made a third pass. The second and third set of passes were started and stopped half the diameter of the bit offset from the previous one to make a stepped appearance. Same technique on the edges of the top and shelf except no offset at the start and stop.Thanks for asking.John Morris said:Great looking piece Lew. Got a question, how did you get the base to intersect so cleanly with the edge profile at the bottom. The edge looks like it is shaped into the base, yet it appears like it intersects like applied molding at the base inner corners. Great job man.John MorrisThe Patriot WoodworkerProud Supporter of Wounded Warrior Project and Homes For Our Troops
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