you might be a woodworker

Me cuttin' up a mess of 2.5" thick Walnut   The beginning of a massive table

 

 

I guess I must be a woodworker.

I’m wondering about that nail😁

 

thought your shop was in the basement 

2 hours ago, lew said:

wondering about that nail

OOOOPS.  I was so excited  setting the camera up  I forgot to pull it   So I missed it instead.

Basement  opens into a decent garage which I have commandeered  completely.

My  Drill presses and vertical knee mill and  metal lathes and grinder are in the  basement.

My  woodworking machines and RL160 DC are in the garage.

However My Tilting head shaper is in the Basement.

 Yes I have a 2 HP variable speed tilting head shaper   Or rather I do when I put a torsion box table on my miller and put a shaper arbor in the miller head.

I ran out of room and wanted a shaper so the miller will  just have to step up and fill the gap.

Now if I can just figure out how to get an Agnier  shaper fence  upside down  on that torsion box.  I know I'll force the milling machine to make one.   It's just sitting there doing nothing.

 

Why did you take so much off that side? I would have thought you could use the extra width? Or is that to match other pieces you've already cut?

11 hours ago, 1fizgig said:

Why did you take so much off that side?

I am not into Nakashima.  This is not going to be a slab table that's just how the wood comes from my  harvester.  the table will be more traditional  missing only the skirt  that one associates with a .750" thick construction. It'll be 2" thick  giving me plenty of timber with which to attach the legs with no skirt

Edited December 12, 20205 yr by Cliff

18 hours ago, Cliff said:

I am not into Nakashima.  This is not going to be a slab table that's just how the wood comes from my  harvester.  the table will be more traditional  missing only the skirt  that one associates with a .750" thick construction. It'll be 2" thick  giving me plenty of timber with which to attach the legs with no skirt

I wasn't thinking live edge, but it seemed like you cut off more than was necessary to me, that's why I asked.

Not intended as a criticism, I just like to understand the thinking of other craftspeople so that I too can learn and improve.

Looks like a good start ! What are the dimensions of the table ?

Paul

8 hours ago, 1fizgig said:

but it seemed like you cut off more' total

Oh  I see.  Well that cut off has a piece in it.   I will be making the short ones  into 2" x 2"  by 4' long pieces.  The table will be  8'  total  without with a removable  inset piece for expansion.  The table will be in two halves  joined by steel  underneath, the expansion piece about 28" wide on the short side.

2 hours ago, Masonsailor said:

What are the dimensions of the table ?

4x8 and then x9 with the expansion piece. about 2" thick.

the wood.  I needed to go get more

 

Yah it is more than 2"  I should have no trouble finishing it to 2"

 

 

Safely indoors.

I've decided to make the cut pieces much bigger ( wider) than originally planned  mayber I'll take advantage of the flame in these boards.

 

https://the-axlotal-tank.smugmug.com/Walnut-table/i-6vWRptC/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some good looking sticks there, Cliff. 

Sweeeeeeet!

I really want to see the progress on this one. What is it going to be 8 or 9 foot?

1 hour ago, Gerald said:

What is it going to be 8 or 9 foot?

I am thinking 8 with a piece that can expand it to  over 9.  a 28" inset piece  maybe.  I dunno yet. I gotta put it in place,  set the chairs and think  about elbow room