Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Pub Tables 2
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After sanding both glued up surfaces, the diameter of the table top was traced out and rough cut on the band saw. The picture above is a bit confusing because I took it before I actually rough cut the tops on the band saw.
Next, a plunge router mounted to a compass and was centered on the underside of the table top and the exact circumference was cut out using a straight cutting router bit. Using this method to cut the tops final size, rather than sanding it freehand, ensured that each top would be a perfect circle free from bumps, dips, or flat spots. By the way, the tops were held in place with double stick tape on the underside.
After each top was cut, another router bit was used to add a nice ogee edge.