We're wrapping up the recycled oak table i wrote about in a previous post... The client suggested a change in the shape of the top to sort of a modified oval... It's a little fatter at the ends, giving her a little more space for plates and placemats ... We did a freehand sketch and cut the top to that shape ... Looks good ... Click the photos to enlarge them ...
First we glued up the top with the long boards ... Here's Trevor lining up the tops of the boards with the heavy hammer before the glue sets ... Where are your earmuffs Jim?
Checking for flat ... looks good ...
The bottom side the next day ... perfect glue squeeze out over the whole top
The top, cut to shape
In this picture, you can see where we added steel under the middle of the table ... This client wants to use her table mostly without the leaf and wanted the long grain of the boards going the long dimension of the table ... We have never done that before but it turns out, we all like it and think it's a novel idea .... ALWAYS listen to your clients ... "Give the poeple what they want' ... I think that was Ray Davies, of the Kinks ... Anyway, we thought the reinforcement of the top with the steel will help keep it flat over time . You can see where Sam notched the steel for the runners. The leaf, with it's short boards and breadboard ends is in the background ...
More, lighter finish samples ...
We've got a couple of defects to make decisions on ... patch or leave? This one we'll probably leave .... love it ...
This one we'll probably patch .... more later
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