July 21Jul 21 comment_379074 Next thing you know, there'll be an HR department. I might as well reserve my seat, there, now! Report
July 23Jul 23 comment_379108 On 7/21/2026 at 9:25 AM, lew said:Wait... What!!! We have a police force?????!!!!!You must be having a good year if you have not had that visit yet🤤 Report
July 23Jul 23 comment_379122 9 hours ago, Gerald said:You must be having a good year if you have not had that visit yet🤤Hahahaha! Report
July 26Jul 26 Author Popular Post comment_379226 The stretcher is glued into the lower supports and clamped up. This is the final assembly for the support frame. I tightened the trigger clamps on the front side and pulled everything together with those. That makes the front side pull in a little more than the back. I have a pipe clamp in between them on the back side and tightened that one until the feet were parallel again. Here it is out of the clamps. Just have a little bit of glue residue to deal with and it will be finish ready. Next step will be to put it upside down against the underside of the desk top and mark out the mortices. Edited July 26Jul 26 by Zack Report
July 27Jul 27 comment_379264 Your last picture finally opens my eyes to what this table will look like, and I am impressed, looking good Report
August 18Aug 18 Author Popular Post comment_380085 Flipped the top upside down and marked the locations for the main risers. Set the support assembly against it, lined it up and marked around the tenons to locate the mortices.Chopped out the morticesA little fine tuning, some wax and I have a good fit for each mortice and tenon.I want to have the top be removable, so I’m not going to glue it. The joinery by itself will be fine for support but I’ll put an angled screw in each of the 4 main supports into the top to keep it secured. Report
August 18Aug 18 comment_380103 I have seen that type of joinery in old barns before, they withstood everything but a direct hit by a tornado. That's going to be around for a looooong time. Can't wait to see it standing. Report
August 18Aug 18 Author comment_380124 5 hours ago, Rusty S said:I have seen that type of joinery in old barns before, they withstood everything but a direct hit by a tornado. That's going to be around for a looooong time. Can't wait to see it standing.There’s nothing like good mortice and tenon joinery. The only thing stronger would be if the tree grew like that. Report
August 18Aug 18 Author comment_380125 43 minutes ago, DuckSoup said:Nice looking design Zack, well thought out.Daughter’s fiancée drew up the plans. They’re posted towards the beginning of this. I made a couple small modifications and changed the joinery. Report
Sunday at 09:19 PM2 days Author comment_380279 Made up some drill guides for angle drilling the screw holes through the supports. Drilled the holes through the supports so the screw exits about midway through the side of the tenons. This way I get the pulling force of screw as well as it essentially acting as a pin locking the tenon into the table top. I need to get some longer ones for the main supports though.When I was getting everything test fitted, one of the screws snapped off attaching the angled support. It broke midway in the support so it left it locked to the top. I managed to drill the broken screw far enough to clear the tenon and get the support out. From there I cut a slot in the remaining piece of screw and turned it out. Got it all out nice and clean, Still able to use the existing hole. That’s a heart sinker when that happens. I made sure to burnish all of the holes with some beeswax to keep it from happening again. Test fit, snugged up nice and tight. I’ll use brass screws for the actual assembly. Report
Sunday at 11:25 PM2 days comment_380281 Cool approach and nice save! I have a block of paraffin and one of beeswax I use for that. Report
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