tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post8717370233778876495..comments2024-03-09T22:40:48.096+01:00Comments on Toolerable: American Trestle Table - Part II: The PartsBrian Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-35514838253716968332018-12-24T16:53:45.135+01:002018-12-24T16:53:45.135+01:00Hej Ty! Thanks! I'm hopeful it turns out like ...Hej Ty! Thanks! I'm hopeful it turns out like I envision. If it does, I'm sure my client will be pleased.<br /><br />Cheers!Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-36882278744759801392018-12-24T16:49:37.295+01:002018-12-24T16:49:37.295+01:00Hey Ray! Merry Christmas to you and your family, t...Hey Ray! Merry Christmas to you and your family, too! I've done exactly what you suggest with the veneer on the table legs before. I'm not sure it would work in this case, as the feet are tapered, and there is some end-grain exposed. However, it's an idea I hadn't considered, and it gives me an idea, if my laminations don't look good enough.<br /><br />Cheers!Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-10113696088595234232018-12-24T14:39:00.335+01:002018-12-24T14:39:00.335+01:00Looking good Brian! Thios will be the centre of th...Looking good Brian! Thios will be the centre of the room and of your guests attention. Looking forward to see it finishedTy Stangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11059719612857406998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-55067885055411702972018-12-23T22:10:13.523+01:002018-12-23T22:10:13.523+01:00Hey Brian the table is looking really good. As for...Hey Brian the table is looking really good. As for the laminations you could do like Gustav Stickley used to do. He would laminate legs and to ensure 1/4 sawn on all surfaces he would laminate a thin piece of 1/4 sawn material onto the sides of the legs that showed the laminations. I have done this on a few projects and it looks fantastic. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!Ray Schwanenbergerhttp://rivingsandshavings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-31802393617485440822018-12-23T18:35:58.175+01:002018-12-23T18:35:58.175+01:00Hey, Andy! I hear you, brother. It sucks getting o...Hey, Andy! I hear you, brother. It sucks getting old. The idea with the light on the cross beam was to get some raking light, and it works a little. Hopefully I'll get away without it.Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-56119791418081060272018-12-23T18:32:10.582+01:002018-12-23T18:32:10.582+01:00Hey Matt! Thanks for the comment. I was careful ch...Hey Matt! Thanks for the comment. I was careful choosing pieces from the same board to laminate together, and I tried to make it so there wasn't pure flatsawn or quartersawn grain on the parts that will be seen. It's a little less important on the braces that the table top rests on: The boards I chose for those even have some sapwood, but I think it will work out just fine in the end.<br /><br />These LED fixtures are a gamechanger for my tiny shop. It is so much more pleasant to work down there, now. I tried these joints without the task light, and so far so good. We'll have to see if one would help or not.Brian Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252174035715635674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-49894709905423905822018-12-23T05:34:07.056+01:002018-12-23T05:34:07.056+01:00LED shop lights are amazing, especially for my agi...LED shop lights are amazing, especially for my aging eyes, but I still find that I need raking light for some things.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394365117138074832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5591297260116621731.post-11866535588790232822018-12-23T03:32:29.884+01:002018-12-23T03:32:29.884+01:00The color match of the two boards in the last pict...The color match of the two boards in the last picture looks very good. Hopefully after cleaning up the glue, the glue line will be almost invisible. BTW, great job on the LED fixtures - I got something similar a few years ago and they make a huge difference. But I still need a task light to see layout lines on the sides of the work.Matt McGranehttp://tinyshopww.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com