Made a couple of tables for a friend - one 6' x 6' and the small one at
3' x 6'. Made from alder at his request. He bought the alder legs from
Rockler. Here's some pics of tables made from glued up panels.

The panels float in the frame. Th large table has two pabels with a
frame piece separating them down the middle.

About 7 years old and no dropped turkeys making them fall apart ;-)

Doug Winterburn wrote:
Made a couple of tables for a friend - one 6' x 6' and the small one
at 3' x 6'. Made from alder at his request. He bought the alder legs
from Rockler. Here's some pics of tables made from glued up panels.

The panels float in the frame. Th large table has two pabels with a
frame piece separating them down the middle.

About 7 years old and no dropped turkeys making them fall apart ;-)


Great looking tables. The finish really makes a real difference (duh)! ; )

Nice work! Thank you for sharing, and inspiring!

Bill

On 11/11/2013 03:46 PM, Bill wrote:
Doug Winterburn wrote:
Made a couple of tables for a friend - one 6' x 6' and the small one
at 3' x 6'. Made from alder at his request. He bought the alder legs
from Rockler. Here's some pics of tables made from glued up panels.

The panels float in the frame. Th large table has two pabels with a
frame piece separating them down the middle.

About 7 years old and no dropped turkeys making them fall apart ;-)


Great looking tables. The finish really makes a real difference (duh)!
; )

Nice work! Thank you for sharing, and inspiring!

Bill

....and Bill, you don't need a jointer to prep the planks for the glue
up. I used my $89 Chiwanese TS with a jointing jig, then fined tuned
with a block plane. I used a router with a slot cutter to cut the
biscuit slots for alignment. Here's a picture of my "jointer".

You don't need all the big power tools, just some alternative methods...


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gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery"
-Winston Churchill

On 11/11/2013 4:18 PM, Doug Winterburn wrote:
Made a couple of tables for a friend - one 6' x 6' and the small one at
3' x 6'. Made from alder at his request. He bought the alder legs from
Rockler. Here's some pics of tables made from glued up panels.

The panels float in the frame. Th large table has two pabels with a
frame piece separating them down the middle.

About 7 years old and no dropped turkeys making them fall apart ;-)



Wow Doug, I was shocked at the results, considering the first picture.
GREAT job!

On 11/11/2013 05:49 PM, Leon wrote:
On 11/11/2013 4:18 PM, Doug Winterburn wrote:
Made a couple of tables for a friend - one 6' x 6' and the small one at
3' x 6'. Made from alder at his request. He bought the alder legs from
Rockler. Here's some pics of tables made from glued up panels.

The panels float in the frame. Th large table has two pabels with a
frame piece separating them down the middle.

About 7 years old and no dropped turkeys making them fall apart ;-)



Wow Doug, I was shocked at the results, considering the first picture.
GREAT job!

Thanks Leon. The finisher can make a silk purse out of a sows ear :-)

PS: I wasn't the finisher...


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"Socialism is a philosophy of failure,the creed of ignorance, and the
gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery"
-Winston Churchill

Well done, and how actually do the panels float....
I take it they are not glued to the frame, and sit in a route?
nice work.
john

"Doug Winterburn" wrote in message
eb.com...

Made a couple of tables for a friend - one 6' x 6' and the small one at
3' x 6'. Made from alder at his request. He bought the alder legs from
Rockler. Here's some pics of tables made from glued up panels.

The panels float in the frame. Th large table has two pabels with a
frame piece separating them down the middle.

About 7 years old and no dropped turkeys making them fall apart ;-)

On 11/11/2013 06:11 PM, jloomis wrote:
Well done, and how actually do the panels float....
I take it they are not glued to the frame, and sit in a route?
nice work.
john

"Doug Winterburn" wrote in message
eb.com...

Made a couple of tables for a friend - one 6' x 6' and the small one at
3' x 6'. Made from alder at his request. He bought the alder legs from
Rockler. Here's some pics of tables made from glued up panels.

The panels float in the frame. Th large table has two pabels with a
frame piece separating them down the middle.

About 7 years old and no dropped turkeys making them fall apart ;-)

Well, they are in a route. I made floating tenons to go in the end
frames and glued the edges of the panels to the frame, but but just glue
in the center of the end of the panel on the small table and on the
center frame end of the panels on the large table. The aprons are also
screwed to the frame pieces with elongated holes in the end apron pieces.

I've been really surprised that the side frames don't seem to have moved
much with respect to the end frame pieces, if at all. Might have
something to do with the Arizona desert climate.


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"Socialism is a philosophy of failure,the creed of ignorance, and the
gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery"
-Winston Churchill

Doug Winterburn wrote:


...and Bill, you don't need a jointer to prep the planks for the
glue
up. I used my $89 Chiwanese TS with a jointing jig, then fined
tuned
with a block plane. I used a router with a slot cutter to cut the
biscuit slots for alignment. Here's a picture of my "jointer".

You don't need all the big power tools, just some alternative
methods...
---------------------------------------------------------
Once again you have shown that you don't need a Rolls Royce
to get a quart of milk at the local 7-11.

Nice work.

Lew

On 11/11/2013 4:18 PM, Doug Winterburn wrote:
Made a couple of tables for a friend - one 6' x 6' and the small one at
3' x 6'. Made from alder at his request. He bought the alder legs from
Rockler. Here's some pics of tables made from glued up panels.

The panels float in the frame. Th large table has two pabels with a
frame piece separating them down the middle.

About 7 years old and no dropped turkeys making them fall apart ;-)

Absolutely beautiful!

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On 11/11/2013 09:20 PM, Swingman wrote:
On 11/11/2013 4:18 PM, Doug Winterburn wrote:
Made a couple of tables for a friend - one 6' x 6' and the small one at
3' x 6'. Made from alder at his request. He bought the alder legs from
Rockler. Here's some pics of tables made from glued up panels.

The panels float in the frame. Th large table has two pabels with a
frame piece separating them down the middle.

About 7 years old and no dropped turkeys making them fall apart ;-)

Absolutely beautiful!

Thanks Karl, Coming from you, that's a real puff me up :-)


--
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure,the creed of ignorance, and the
gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery"
-Winston Churchill

On 11/11/2013 6:55 PM, Doug Winterburn wrote:
On 11/11/2013 05:49 PM, Leon wrote:
On 11/11/2013 4:18 PM, Doug Winterburn wrote:
Made a couple of tables for a friend - one 6' x 6' and the small one at
3' x 6'. Made from alder at his request. He bought the alder legs from
Rockler. Here's some pics of tables made from glued up panels.

The panels float in the frame. Th large table has two pabels with a
frame piece separating them down the middle.

About 7 years old and no dropped turkeys making them fall apart ;-)



Wow Doug, I was shocked at the results, considering the first picture.
GREAT job!

Thanks Leon. The finisher can make a silk purse out of a sows ear :-)

PS: I wasn't the finisher...





Still, the finisher had to have a good foundation to start with.

On 11/11/2013 5:18 PM, Doug Winterburn wrote:
Made a couple of tables for a friend - one 6' x 6' and the small one at
3' x 6'. Made from alder at his request. He bought the alder legs from
Rockler. Here's some pics of tables made from glued up panels.

The panels float in the frame. Th large table has two pabels with a
frame piece separating them down the middle.

About 7 years old and no dropped turkeys making them fall apart ;-)

Very nice work.

--
Jeff