Workers Of Wood

Been wanting to make a couple small tables for different purposes. Got one done and the other mostly done.


Took these pictures with my phone. First time. Camera does a better job.

excellent...
how did you do the legs to apron???

Good job, Dan. Is that Maple you used?
HErb

Stick486 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 9:26 am excellent...
how did you do the legs to apron???

They are just glued in place no mechanical fasteners. I used a grid pattern, think inside apron and it feels plenty strong.

Herb Stoops wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 11:04 am Good job, Dan. Is that Maple you used?
HErb

The legs are some old growth fir. I have some cabinet doors I saved years ago I cut up to make things. The top is a Black Walnut veneered top scavenged from a discarded sewing machine cabinet.

So therefore none of the new growth, expensive lumber producing trees, were harmed for this build.

HandyDan wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 12:15 pm The legs are some old growth fir. I have some cabinet doors I saved years ago I cut up to make things. The top is a Black Walnut veneered top scavenged from a discarded sewing machine cabinet.

So therefore none of the new growth, expensive lumber producing trees, were harmed for this build.

So you are both talented and benevolent.

Cherryville Chuck wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 1:00 pm

HandyDan wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 12:15 pm The legs are some old growth fir. I have some cabinet doors I saved years ago I cut up to make things. The top is a Black Walnut veneered top scavenged from a discarded sewing machine cabinet.

So therefore none of the new growth, expensive lumber producing trees, were harmed for this build.

So you are both talented and benevolent.

I've was into recycling long before recycling was cool. I have built many things with recycled materials.

Second table is finished. Used up more of the fir for the frame but the legs were purchased at Restore. Four for $2.00. Used Corian scrap for the top. Now I have somewhere to put my soup while I watch Wheel of Fortune as I eat.


There are no mechanical fasteners in leg frames. I glued everything together in a grid. They are quite strong like this. I hot glued wooden angles to the top to mount it with a screw in each one that holds it to the frame work.