The posts for the rest of this projects are going to be short and will be coming fast. That is because the units need to be constructed, finished, and installed in 2.5 weeks from today! The crazy fast time frame is because the customers are expecting the birth of their second child the […]
Time had come to begin construction on the mantle. I didn’t have access to a solid Alder beam, let alone a solid Alder beam that was 6″ by 4″ by 60″, so I did the next best thing, I faked it. I didn’t fake it to the customers, just the viewers. I constructed the mantle […]
This is the home stretch for the pub tables. I love building custom furniture, that is why I do it for a living, but I also love completing projects. The more projects I build, the more I realize how much I love the closure and satisfaction that completing a project brings.
With the feet […]
After the feet were dovetailed and detailed it was time to work on the middle turned leg. The base of the leg came as a giant 6″ x 6″ x 6″ cube from the factory, which was a pleasant surprise because I thought it was going to be turned. No complaints here though, […]
After milling the skirts it is time to attach them to the tops. This is accomplished by screwing pocket screws through the inside ring of the skirt into the underside of the top.
A close up shot of the skirt. I routed the same detail on the edge of the skirt as I routed […]
I figured my day yesterday (6/9) deserved a mention on the blog. Yesterday I was buried to my eyeballs in projects, which I began working on non-stop from 7:45 AM until 3 PM! As a result my humble shop looked like a disaster! I don’t have much workbench surface to work on, […]
After getting the approval from the clients regarding the final design of the legs I was able to proceed to the final steps, which meant it was time to route the mortises for the loose tenon.
The idea is much the same as the full length spline we used in the table top.
I began by tracing […]
When I left off last I had just cut out the tops and routed a nice detail on the edge. It is now time to tackle the circular skirt.
There are two ways to complete this step:
1. Cut out several thin strips, layer them together, apply liberal amounts of glue, wrap them around a […]