SO here is the prep table for the old folks home Dad and I built.
Just need to varnish the base and oil the top.
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Wow, that's amazing! good design. what is the hole on the close side of the table for?
It takes studs to build a house
Edited 1/6/2008 10:20 pm ET by andyfew322
trash can goes under that hole...
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cool.
It takes studs to build a house
Hi Andy,
Mrs. Jet here
Nice to see another generation interested in the finer points of woodworking. The hole is over the garbage can, that's why there's an over hang. The table top is also not centered as there is less overhang over the drawers and more overhang on the other side so you can pull up a "Bar stool" and "sit and chat" or shuck some peas. The residents of the home are not bed bound and still willing and able to help in th kitchen when they wish. The design of the table fits the house perfectly.
My eldest son son (Jet Sr.) Was in charge of turning the table legs on the lathe we bought when the wood shop at school went bust (Their loss, our gain).
Take care and Happy New Year"No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it's only a question of degree." - W.C. Fields
Happy New Year Shep and Mrs. Shep.
Mrs. Jet here
Please check out my sons "legs"
This is a family do good project where everyone had fun and we donated a kick A## table in the name of a great man
Audrey- a Happy New Year to you, Bruce, Robert, and Ian, too
Very nice job on that table. Your son's legs look great.
Boy, did that feel weird to type LOL
You should probably put some hardware on the drawers and deliver the piece too.
Nice work.
On a hill by the harbour
Nice! What's the upright piece on the lower shelf for?
shelf divider...
so pans and trays can be stored vertically...
book ends???
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
I was wondering if cookbooks would be pushed up against it from the end, but thought nah....they've get really dirty there. Tray storage might be the deal.
Beautiful project and very nice of you to do it.
Question on the top: Are the boards simply edge glued? I see some marks on one edge that could be for something like allthread rod or similar.
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The top was biscuit joined glue up. The only metal in the whole thing are the runners for the drawers and the angles that hold the top on to the base.
Those marks on the side are flaws in the wood I filled with saw dust and glue. Still need to be sanded."No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it's only a question of degree." - W.C. Fields
Nice work, Bruce. Happy New Year to you and Audrey and the kids.
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NIce. Was the top a glue-up that ya'll did, or a pre formed?
No prefab.
We found some great maple at $2,50 a board foot. 16" wide 2 1/4" thick and just over 8 feet long.
The inside of the drawers are melamine for ease of cleaning in a high traffic kitchen."No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it's only a question of degree." - W.C. Fields
Now that right there is a good price for 10/4 Maple...and the job even better...
Hey buddy!
It's finished!!!!!!!!
Very very nice work, boys.
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I assume you're gonna use olive oil to do that top, eh?
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More than likely.
extra virgin too!!!!!"No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it's only a question of degree." - W.C. Fields
You've got an extra virgin over there???? Does Audrey know about this?
Dinosaur
How now, Mighty Sauron, that thou art not broughtlow by this? For thine evil pales before that whichfoolish men call Justice....
Mrs. Jet hereI'm still hopping both the boys (NOT those boys!!!!!) are extra virgin!!!Luv####"No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it's only a question of degree." - W.C. Fields
walnut oil works well, too.
or plain ol' mineral oil
That way no virgins have to die.