Yep shop is closed due the cold weather, but, I still have a table to make.    I went over to the Menards store to day.   Picked up a panel for the top, and another one for a bottom shelf.   A 2x4x8 for leg stock, and 3 1x4x8s for aprons and spindels.    The "plan" is for a Kitchen Island Table ( plan? what plan?)  done in a Mission style.    Throw in some screws, a small package of small nails, and a NEW combo square(  my "fee") and things came to about $28, total.    All out of pine, as the"Boss' wants to "paint & paper"it.   Yes, I will take the camera along.    I plan ( there's that word again) to cut, and dry fit everything out at the "Barn", and then bring everything in to the house for glue-ups.    We ARE having a "heat-wave" right now, it got up to 34 degrees today.    Still too cold for glue-ups.   We'll see how this goes.

 Right now, table width looks like 16", by 36" long.    Legs might be about 32" tall.    Spindles on both ends, and across the "back".    Panels are pine glue-ups, 3/4" thick.     Frontaprons MIGHt get a nice curve to them, we'll see.   I'm off all day tomorrow, should work out for such a small project.  

Photo's--photo's--photo's............we want to see photo's.

I ain't from missouri...........but................ show me.

  

For them that don't know, missouri is the show me state.

 
steven newman said:

 Right now, table width looks like 16", by 36" long.    Legs might be about 32" tall.    Spindles on both ends, and across the "back".    Panels are pine glue-ups, 3/4" thick.     Frontaprons MIGHt get a nice curve to them, we'll see.   I'm off all day tomorrow, should work out for such a small project.  

Dittos what Gary said, how about a progress report in the form of pics if you can. I always enjoy seeing what Steve can turn up with just a couple bucks and hand full of screws. Keep it up Steve.

 Easy, Sea Bisquict!   I'm watching the Super Bowl right now.   IF you all can wait a bit, I'll have a few tomorrow at this time.  Heck, I might even have the table done by then.    I'm scheduled off tomorrow, and don't even have to go back until Tuesday evening.   Should be plenty of time, right?

Ok, after fighting this thing for about 3 hours, I've got most of the pieces milled up.    Tablesaw needed aligned, again.   Mortise chisel needed sharpened.   Anyhoo, I brought most of the parts back to the house for some glue-ups.   Just the two ends right now.   Once they've set up, I'll add the front and back aprons.  No fancy curves this time, just a simple table for the kitchen.   Oh, pictures, right?Just an end, and a deyail shotSimple spindles

 parts list:   3-1x4x8' @ $1.88,   1-2x4x8' @ $1.98,  one top panel, 16"x32"@ $7.99, one bottom panel, 1x12x36"@ $5.99,  one small pack of 1" nails@ $.99, and one small pack of 1" drywall screws@ $1.98.     So far, three hours of shop time.   A new Irwin combo square was also bought for the shop.   Legs are 34" long, by 1-3/8" square.    The 1x4s were ripped down to a full 3" width.      Spindles were ripped down to 1' wide.  A 45 degree bevel was added to each end of the spindle.  

 

Not included in this list:  several bandaids.     Seems I cut a knuckle wide open, cranking the tablesaw's bevel back to 90 degrees.    Off to a rough start.

Nice simple design!!!  Looks good!!

 

Only thing I can add is when you cut a 2x4 make sure you cut both sides to square it off so the rounded corners don't show. 

Or did you mean for them to be like that?

Great pics Steve, new camera?

The project is coming along fine, I love your glue up bench, a kerosene heater. Now that's ingenuity.

All exposed corners will be rounded over to match.   Spindles are made like that because I got tired of chopping mortises by hand.   That 32 oz ball pean I use as a mallet gets heavy after an hour's work.

dragon1 said:

Nice simple design!!!  Looks good!!

 

Only thing I can add is when you cut a 2x4 make sure you cut both sides to square it off so the rounded corners don't show. 

Or did you mean for them to be like that?

Same old camera, just the right settings is all.   The "glue-up bench was the kitchen counter top, right over the sink, in fact.   I left one clamp out in the shop, so I'll have to motor out there to get it, the top, and the bottom shelf.   I still have to notch the bottom shelf to go around them legs.   Means bringing in the sabersaw too, I guess.   Table is supposed to be done in time for Valentine's Day.   

John Morris said:

Great pics Steve, new camera?

The project is coming along fine, I love your glue up bench, a kerosene heater. Now that's ingenuity.

New way to get dry lumber for the project???

 

Looking good Steve. Always like what you turn out.

 

Put away the bandaids and just use superglue.

 

steven newman said:

the rest of the parts are now in the clamps.    Bottom shelf is cut to size, and in place.   Should have some more pictures tomorrow.   Top will be held in place with corner glue blocks.     Just a screw through a slotted hole on each block will hold the top in place.  Top shelf and bottom shelf will get contact paper ( per the Boss), and the rest will be painted.    I just build the stuff, someone else does the "finish" in this case.    No nails were used in this little table, just a handful of screws.