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This is a clamping setup
for a three leg table with shelf that I make. I find it easier to make a
separate rim and glue it on rather than route out the inside leaving the
rim. Cleanup is a nightmare in that scenario. Experience produces a tendency
to go most directly to the finish line.
Since I don't have a drill with a 1\2 inch chuck, I mounted an old chuck from a drill press into a threaded mandrel and chucked into the trusty Milwaukee to drill the holes for the medallion inlay. The other homemade tool shown is simply a turned chunk of basswood wrapped with sandpaper to clean up the inside of the curve on the rim before glueup, as cleanup is impossible afterwards. Woodworking is often just doing things in the right order. |
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These are models of a recent proposal for a dining table that splits to take leaves and a kitchen table with 3\4 inch glass top. I've tried to communicate design ideas in a variety of ways--talking(the worst), sketching(better), finished drawings(too time consuming for the effect) and models. I find that for the time involved, little models communicate the most information. Plus, they are fun and require a whole other mindset as to problem-solving. I use the materials of the finished piece as much as possible and give them a good finish. | |||||||||||
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