Comments on: Coffee Table http://thoughtdistillery.com/2008/06/10/118 100% pure ideas, ramblings, and amusements Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:15:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Scott http://thoughtdistillery.com/2008/06/10/118#comment-3369 Scott Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:04:29 +0000 http://thoughtdistillery.com/2008/06/10/118#comment-3369 The top is a glue-up of 4 planks. As it sat out in the humid garage this winter, it did warp a bit. Luckily bringing it inside to warm up with some weights on top brought it back pretty close. The next time I make a top like this, I will use narrower strips - maybe 2 inch. Paying close attention to the grain, I will alternate the pieces so that any cupping between two adjacent pieces will go in opposite directions. Cupping should be mostly eliminated though by using narrower stock. The most challenging part of the top was cutting the bevel on the underside of the edges. I had to rig up a funky jig so I could run the top through the table saw standing vertically on each edge - yikes! I think I have a picture of the jig. I'll add it to the post if I can find it. The top is a glue-up of 4 planks. As it sat out in the humid garage this winter, it did warp a bit. Luckily bringing it inside to warm up with some weights on top brought it back pretty close. The next time I make a top like this, I will use narrower strips - maybe 2 inch. Paying close attention to the grain, I will alternate the pieces so that any cupping between two adjacent pieces will go in opposite directions. Cupping should be mostly eliminated though by using narrower stock.

The most challenging part of the top was cutting the bevel on the underside of the edges. I had to rig up a funky jig so I could run the top through the table saw standing vertically on each edge - yikes! I think I have a picture of the jig. I’ll add it to the post if I can find it.

]]> By: Steve http://thoughtdistillery.com/2008/06/10/118#comment-3364 Steve Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:08:53 +0000 http://thoughtdistillery.com/2008/06/10/118#comment-3364 hey that looks great. where do i sign up to get one of my own. how did you get the top so flat? nice job. hey that looks great. where do i sign up to get one of my own. how did you get the top so flat? nice job.

]]> By: Barry http://thoughtdistillery.com/2008/06/10/118#comment-3328 Barry Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:59:28 +0000 http://thoughtdistillery.com/2008/06/10/118#comment-3328 Very nice! Very nice!

]]> By: Hopson http://thoughtdistillery.com/2008/06/10/118#comment-3327 Hopson Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:06:18 +0000 http://thoughtdistillery.com/2008/06/10/118#comment-3327 Looks like it really ties the room together. Well worth the wait. Looks like it really ties the room together. Well worth the wait.

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