Got the legs fitting into their 3/8" recesses, into the table top's bottom =
side. I'll also dowel them in place, when I get the dowel alignment done..=
.. probably later today. I'd like to install two 1/2" dowels for each leg.=
Hope to epoxy everything tomorrow.
The legs aren't carved, but the natural shapes have been cleaned up and som=
ewhat carved-shaped, in places and along their profiles... sanded to 220 gr=
it.
First pic is the original leg stock. Scroll right for 3 more pics.=20
https://www.flickr.com/photos/43836144@N04/43780500792/in/dateposted-public=
/
Sonny
I think the tea table is finished. Got the legs installed and finished. =
The dowels fit snugly and all is epoxied in place, very well. All seems =
nice and solid. Cleaned, then very-fine sanded and waxed the top.
I didn't use screws, in addition to the epoxy. Should I add screws for ad=
ditional attachment? I'm kinna at a loss as to use them, though it would =
be easy to install. I wonder if the screws would be visible, even if inst=
alled on the interior side of the legs.
Another project: Made and upholstered 5 wall panels for a friends dance st=
udio, delivered last night (Whew!) and were installed by an installer, last=
night.... just in time for today's opening year of dance. This was not, =
so much, a fun rush job, but I kinna take away a lesson for rush jobs, try =
to gain a little more time, somehow. I enjoyed it, at any rate, for a fri=
end. Owner Jill & the decorator had given me a basic design and allowed m=
e draw up the details of what I thought was best to match their criteria. =
They loved the results.... Whew! I'll take pics when I deliver the invoi=
ce. Prior to this, I upholstered 2 of the studio's lobby chairs, with plea=
sing results. I was told the chairs were broken (loose, wobbly backrest),=
somehow, but kinna like with some of my relatives, it was just some loose =
screws, so all's good to go, now.... the chairs, that is, not my relatives!
Sonny
On Friday, August 3, 2018 at 4:06:31 PM UTC-5, -MIKE- wrote:
>=20
> That's pretty cool, Sonny!
> Just epoxy or will there be a mechanical fastener?
>=20
I hope it turns out cool. I had initially thought of using just screws on =
the recessed legs.... they fit snug in the recesses, but decided to also us=
e dowels. Dowels should be fairly easy to install. I've marked their lo=
cations on the legs and have drilled the holes. The table recesses are ma=
rked, but it's too dark, now, to drill them.
I spent most of the afternoon watching golf, rather than doing some woodwor=
k.
Sonny
On Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 4:57:18 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
>=20
> Looks great. The feet/legs on the table looks like hoofs. ;~) =20
They do. Many of my earlier benches and tables had similar limbs for legs=
... complements the live edge table top.
> Have you picked out your china for the tea cups yet? Something delicate=
=20
> would be nice. ;~)
I suppose Insuk uses traditional Korean tea service. Her home has lots of=
Korean decor. Initially, she wanted me to cut out a section of the table=
, something like 2'X2', for a hot plate and drainage, like some of these fa=
ncy tea tables. I wasn't aware of such tables, until she described what w=
as typical for a setting. I rejected that idea, as she didn't have a hot =
plate or drainage system/hardware that I could pattern into the top, beside=
s, I didn't want to do all that work, nor was I confident I could do a good=
job with that kind of installation.
The legs are short, about 10". Probably, not much of the legs will be see=
n, but what is seen should complement the live edge of the table. It was =
partly the live edge that attracted Insuk to wanting the table top, in the =
first place. Many yrs ago, I built a similar cedar bench for her patio.
Sonny
On Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 5:36:11 PM UTC-5, Bill wrote:
> Sonny wrote:
> > Tea Table is delivered.... two pics.
> > https://www.flickr.com/photos/43836144@N04/42222407070/in/dateposted-pu=
blic/
> >=20
> > Sonny
> >=20
>=20
> Sonny, It looks great! Leaving the knot on the sides was a nice=20
> artistic touch!
>=20
> Bill
Thanks Bill and everyone else. I always liked nature's designs.... Better=
designing than I could ever do. The customer likes them, too, and the fe=
et/legs.
Some 15+ years ago I made a side table for her. A cedar top-of-the-tree, =
with 4"-6" trunk section (maybe 2' long), with a bunch of limbs sticking ou=
t. Flip the unit upside down, so that the limbs pointed downward, the lim=
bs becoming the legs/supports. I put a top on it, similar to this
https://www.flickr.com/photos/43836144@N04/8011569479/in/dateposted-public/
This side table was just out of the pic shot of the tea table. I should h=
ave taken a pic of it, also, as I never took a pic of it when built.
Sonny
On Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 10:43:51 AM UTC-5, -MIKE- wrote:
> Looks awesome. Hope they love it.
They did. They had dropped by, last week, to check out the progress.
Personally, I don't think it matches most of the decor in that living room. To me, it coordinates better in the next room, adjacent to the patio.
Sonny
On 8/3/2018 2:24 PM, Sonny wrote:
> Got the legs fitting into their 3/8" recesses, into the table top's bottom side. I'll also dowel them in place, when I get the dowel alignment done.... probably later today. I'd like to install two 1/2" dowels for each leg. Hope to epoxy everything tomorrow.
>
> The legs aren't carved, but the natural shapes have been cleaned up and somewhat carved-shaped, in places and along their profiles... sanded to 220 grit.
>
> First pic is the original leg stock. Scroll right for 3 more pics.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/43836144@N04/43780500792/in/dateposted-public/
>
> Sonny
>
Looks great. The feet/legs on the table looks like hoofs. ;~) Have
you picked out your china for the tea cups yet? Something delicate
would be nice. ;~)
On 8/3/18 2:24 PM, Sonny wrote:
> Got the legs fitting into their 3/8" recesses, into the table top's
> bottom side. I'll also dowel them in place, when I get the dowel
> alignment done.... probably later today. I'd like to install two
> 1/2" dowels for each leg. Hope to epoxy everything tomorrow.
>
> The legs aren't carved, but the natural shapes have been cleaned up
> and somewhat carved-shaped, in places and along their profiles...
> sanded to 220 grit.
>
> First pic is the original leg stock. Scroll right for 3 more pics.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/43836144@N04/43780500792/in/dateposted-public/
>
> Sonny
>
That's pretty cool, Sonny!
Just epoxy or will there be a mechanical fastener?
--
-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
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On 8/14/18 9:44 AM, Sonny wrote:
> Tea Table is delivered.... two pics.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/43836144@N04/42222407070/in/dateposted-public/
>
> Sonny
>
Looks awesome. Hope they love it.
--
-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
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