New Cordbox Prototype

January 4, 2008
By LHP
New Cordbox Prototype

The Wallline! Plyboo (which is bamboo plywood), cherry, maple veneer over birch plywood.
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Dining Room Table in Its Natural Habitat

November 21, 2007
By LHP
Dining Room Table in Its Natural Habitat

I decided three coats of oil varnish were enough and brought the table home last night. We* drove it over in two pieces, then attached the top to the base in the dining room. It fits into the room pretty well. ———————– *We.
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Dining Room Table Wrapping Up

November 21, 2007
By LHP
Dining Room Table Wrapping Up

The last ten percent of the job takes fifty percent of the time. Various shots of the final stages. The base with feet and table supports glued up. All of the supports are attached with glue and screws. I clamped the feet to make sure they were square. The top trimmed to finish size, 70″x40″. Then came...
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Almost There

November 16, 2007
By LHP
Almost There

Finished the feet and supports yesterday and dryfit all the parts. All that’s left to do is trim the tabletop to its final dimensions (and round over the edges) and glue-up the feet and supports. Then a few hours of final cleanup and light sanding to prepare for the finish. The feet and supports...
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No More Milling

November 14, 2007
By LHP
No More Milling

Yesterday I completed the last of the milling for the dining room table. I started out the day with a big hunk of 10/4 mahogany and ended it with seven 24″ long 2″x2″ square clubs. They will become the tabletop supports and the feet. My design uses six of these. The extra one is...
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Table Views

November 14, 2007
By LHP
Table Views

Two views of the Dining Room Table created with Google Sketchup. I used Sketchup to create plan views, which also included dimensions, too.
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