Conceptualizing my pedestal stand/table

[SwampDonkey]

Slow but steady, have no deadlines to meet. ;)

[SwampDonkey]

Here's an update.  ;)



The new pedestal, still sanding a bit. Also need to cut the ends off after sanding.





Attaching the walnut to the ash with biscuits. Waiting for the glue to set up and keeping the work piece flat.  ;)





Roughing out the pedestal feet.

[metalspinner]

 8) 8)

It's starting to look like something now. :D

What are the screws for in the ends of the pedestal, if you don't mind me asking?

[WDH]

I like that work bench! 

Taking shape....and looking good 8).

[SwampDonkey]

What are the screws for in the ends of the pedestal, if you don't mind me asking?

Just a little security when spinning around there on the lathe.  Those sections were cut off.

[SwampDonkey]

Another picture with the final walnut corner attached. The pedestal is just sitting on top free style. Notice all the gum inclusions in it. The top is being weighed down by the cant for a few hours for the glue to cure.  ;)

After a while of curing I took the belt sander and gave her a good rub down. ;D

[WDH]

The gum inclusions give the pedestal character ;D.

[SwampDonkey]

Yeah, the perspective of the drawing is a bit out of whack.  :

Ok, I want to dovetail the edges of the table top with some yellow birch. I have a schematic of the situation. It's impossible to dovetail all four sides of the table without having to deal with the fourth corner. I mean one corner is going to have to be a pinned with a dowel or a groove slot because a dovetail is beveled and you can't slide the fat end of the dovetail into the narrow mouth on the outside edge of the table top. Hard to explain it.  :

I was thinking of using a L-Shaped corner to conceal the end grains and that short "L" will have a groove toward to table edge that when the final bread board is slid on it comes flush with the but end of the previous bread board. Get it? That connection to each bread board can be square on or beveled at 45° to each end. I was thinking of applying a slight round over or ogee on the bread board afterward (not pictured).

Sound like a good idea?

[SwampDonkey]

 




Ok so I took the router and went around the top edges for the dovetailed bread board. Not bad for a fellow with a shaky hand and a dull bit.  ;D :D  The ruler shows how plumb she be.  ;)

What I did to rout it was to place it on the table saw and clamp a 2 x6 on top and 1 x 6 on bottom and square the three pieces to the edge of the saw table. I then took my router and ran it along that edge at 90°. It was a solid work area and gave me room to run the router full length along the work piece. I used the router fence to run along the 2 x 6. This kept the router from tilting left or right.  ;)

[SwampDonkey]

The 'L' corner isn't going to work because I can't cut the dovetail and such with the machinery I have. The grain of the birch I have is quite straight, but still wanted to tear out because I have to go against the grain in the second pass on the opposite side. So one corner will have a little end grain. No biggy.  ;D

[SwampDonkey]

Ok, I cut the yellow birch breadboards and slid them on for a photo op.  ;D The lower left corner is where the final breadboard slides on and has to be a square to the first breadboard. So there is end grain there.  ;)

[SwampDonkey]

Glued up and curing overnight. Tomorrow I will do some more sanding, put the edging on and maybe work on the drawer.

[Don K]

A very interesting project. It will be beautiful when you are finished. I long for the day when I have my shop and am able to tackle some projects.

Don

[SwampDonkey]

Well I sanded down to 180 grit today, going to rub with some rotten stone and water.

I cut out the face pieces to attach to the underside and the drawer face. I need to sand down those pieces as well before attaching. The underside of the table top and inside faces won't get as much of a rub because they are out of view. Just have to rub the burs off. Burs you say? Just wash your piece with a damp sponge and see those fibres lift.  : Just think what it will do to the finish coating.  ;)



Here's a pic of the cherry facing/edging and drawer front.

[SwampDonkey]

I'm still working away guys. It just takes time cutting out S-curved braces, cutting pieces for the drawer and cutting slots in the drawer sides and making braces to hold the slides. I sure used up a lot of scrap wood, with all this farty tarty work.  Got to recut a couple little side pieces because my counter sink bit chewed them up and spit them out while trying to make pilot holes at 30°'s. :D Guess I just gotta make little braces instead of that approach. Ended up busting the counter sink bit into 5 pieces.  : All these little wooden pieces have to be sanded, and rubbed and sanded and........ anyone need a job sanding? :D :D

Then I've got to mortise the pedestal for the legs and upper braces........ I just do one little task a day.  Might be 2 hours or 4. ;)

I see all these little pieces of wood that keep accumulating and I just know there is some kind of game pieces that can be made from them. Checkers, dominoes, bingo chips, some kind of brain teaser puzzle. The yellow birch sure does polish nice, cherry does to for that matter, but has a few inclusions (good or bad depends on the user)...........  ZZZZZZZZZzzzz dreaming. :D

[SwampDonkey]

Just a little photo update.



The face is cherry. The inside braces of the edging/facing are cherry.




The sides and back are Y birch, the bottom is cherry veneer. The good side is inside the drawer. The rails are Y. birch and the rails are secured to butternut.

[SwampDonkey]

Mortised the pedestal feet today. Cut most of the wood away with my bandsaw and then chiseled away a sleeve 1/4 " on one section. The feet fit nice and tight to.  Have to shave about 1/16" off a couple feet so it sits perfect flat.

[Don K]

Looking good. You'll be finished in no time and moving on to the next project.

Don

[WDH]

That pedestal base turned out real good. 

I like the way you are using different species of wood. 

Where will the final product be used?

[SwampDonkey]

Well I have this wind up mantel clock I bought down in Virginia a few years back that I thought needs a new home. So I'll use it there for a bit, then I'm taking it down to mother's so she can admire it for awhile and she thinks she'll use it for a card table. But, it ain't staying down there, just on loan. IT'S MINE!! :D :D

[SwampDonkey]

Feet mounted on pedestal.  :P

[Mooseherder]

Nice Job SD. 8)

[SwampDonkey]

Still have to cut the upper supports and mortise them to the top of the pedestal. They will be running from corner to corner underneath the table top.

Toot toot!  8)

[Mooseherder]

Looks like a great winter project. ;)
Whats next?  You still have alot of winter left. :D

[SwampDonkey]

I was thinking a yellow birch table with some inlay or a small foot locker. Maybe both. :D