Im using the sour gum wood for this project. Its all 3/8" thick and it didn't dry real straight but other than the top and bottom of the box, every piece is under 2' long. I used long grain and wide grain pieces for the ribs so as not to join long grain and wide grain together (cracking and splitting). I think I will just sand off the clue runs and the high spots and put BLO on it.
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Looks like a mouse maze :D :D :D
jake
Can you give us an idea what is behind the plan of the "box" and the placement of the pieces?
A torsion box just uses ribs running in both of the x and y directions. It uses a "skin" on the top and bottom. The bottom will be under tension and the top is under compression. Most torsion boxes are built using mdf or melamine board. I havent seen one built out of real wood so this should be interesting. The design makes an extremely strong lightweight box that resists deflection. As far as rib placement goes... i just tried to put pieces across the glue lines of the skins and use plenty running in both directions.
Very interesting. I am going to have to study on this.
i'm not gonna judge it until its flipped over.
Hack's my Dog and I got faith in him! :)
But you said it was a torsion box? Is that one of them boxes where your wife gets in it all twisted up like a pretzel and you poke swords in it? :D
Quote from: POSTONLT40HD on June 12, 2014, 09:06:35 PM
i'm not gonna judge it until its flipped over.
Kinda like waiting for the curtain to rise! ;D
you have some pretty cool ideas!
Strength tested the table yesterday.
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It passes the test! You gonna stain it now?
Probably just a clear finish of some sort
That's no coffee table... that's a stage! ;D
Well done.
please let us know how it holds up.
the cross grain gluing would scare me.
Nice.
Those are some cool sawhorses in the back with the cedar on them ;D. A man has to be creative.
I'm usually not a stain guy, but
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Wow,
That thing turned into a silk purse! Great work Jake. Not sure about those test weights you were using though....
There, I betcha the test won't be allowed now.
Very cool Jake! First time that I've seen a TB made that way - very clever.
That is the only sour gum table that I have ever seed.
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