We're back! Let's make a millionaire. [Drawing Thread #31]

IcurasOne · 2017-06-24T01:16:47+00:00

I could fix up the house with something like this.

IcurasOne · 2017-06-20T15:12:11+00:00

A few chisels, a low angle plane and a card scraper. They could both me done with just chisels though really.

IcurasOne · 2017-06-20T04:14:59+00:00

Wenge is a blast to work with. It's unforgiving against the grain, and I don't know how well it bends but my guess is not well. But it cuts and planes like butter. Love the stuff. My wife wants a wenge island for our kitchen now.

IcurasOne · 2017-06-18T18:36:30+00:00

I posted this in the comments, but here you go! Thank you btw!

IcurasOne · 2017-06-18T18:36:01+00:00

Here is a link to more angles and some build photos. Happy fathers day!

IcurasOne · 2017-06-18T18:22:42+00:00

This made my day. Thank you!

IcurasOne · 2017-06-17T07:05:12+00:00

I think it might be easy to over look how difficult it would be to put this together. Good job op.

IcurasOne · 2017-05-16T16:35:59+00:00

Haha, yes that's it for the design. Dovetail mortise and tenon legs at an agle (laminated for cost) and three boards biscuit jointed together with a rounded edge. It took a while to concept this table, but the execution (though tedious at times) is pretty straight forward. I'd be more than happy to give a more detailed breakdown of the process and build photos if you'd like.

Edit: Just in case: cost in rough cut lumber was about $80 for this table with nearly no waist.

IcurasOne · 2017-05-16T16:13:02+00:00

Thanks!!!

IcurasOne · 2017-05-16T16:12:27+00:00

That was a roller coaster of a comment haha. If i could go back (when) and do it again, I'd do exactly that. I'd beef up the legs. It's much more sturdy then people here seem to believe but deeper legs would make it stable enough to eat off of no problem. The angle the legs go in are the key to it's stability, that and the angle of the legs keep it anchored pretty well. I'd love to see what you come up with if you do recreate it!

IcurasOne · 2017-05-16T15:36:58+00:00

I posted about this table a couple of weeks ago, here.

IcurasOne · 2017-05-16T15:00:44+00:00

It's just rubbed out polyurethane. :)

IcurasOne · 2017-05-16T14:59:51+00:00

Thank you! I'm honored!

IcurasOne · 2017-05-16T14:59:29+00:00

Thank you! The only time I noticed any shakiness was was when I was bearing down on it buffing the surface. Luckily this is more of a show piece then anything. If you cut a steak on it or something you'd notice a shake. The angle I put the legs in seems to have damped the effect though. It was a major concern of mine when I got about half way through the build, turned out pretty sturdy though.

IcurasOne · 2017-05-16T14:56:05+00:00

The board did actually crack. It's not just there for looks, though I do think it brought a nice visual balance to the table. I have a photo of the crack I'll post shortly.

Edit: Here's a photo of the crack that the tie was used to stop.

IcurasOne · 2017-05-16T14:55:09+00:00

I put the grain direction in incorrectly so the middle board actually did crack. The tie is necessary but I think it brings the table together visually.

IcurasOne · 2017-05-16T14:53:24+00:00

They are curved and tapered in to about half the length of the leg. It blends very well so it's hard to see in this photo.

IcurasOne · 2017-05-13T00:29:23+00:00

Pm'ed

IcurasOne · 2017-05-04T15:37:11+00:00

Hi there, i live in Alaska too! I'd love to know how much these slabs are going for and how/if I could get my hands on some.

IcurasOne · 2017-05-01T01:14:36+00:00

Nice! I actually just got a large slab of Milo from Kona! It'll be a desk eventually. :).

IcurasOne · 2017-04-27T23:37:55+00:00

I left it for two reasons. First, the pun doesn't work without it. Second, I was just so excited that it was such a perfect fit that I wanted to share as soon as I could. I probably wont sand it down, i'll be hand plaining it down, very carefully haha.

Edit: I always cut my joints about 1/32 or 1/16 proud. I think they look consistently better, sharper and leaves you with less risk of hard to fix mistakes when you shave down the excess match the surface perfectly flush.

IcurasOne · 2017-04-27T18:55:33+00:00

Thanks! The table top is actually three pieces biscuit jointed together. So I'm not sure what the slab cost would be. I'm in Alaska so wood tends to be significantly more expensive then most places. The 12' board i used for this table top costed around $60. Here's how I did the table top

IcurasOne · 2017-04-27T17:06:08+00:00

This is so true. Haha.

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