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Title: Chess Table
Post by jasonB on Feb 3^rd, 2005, 5:56pm

As it's been a bit quiet lately, thought I would post a pic of a table that is due to be delivered tomorrow

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/jasonballamy/Chess%20Table/PIC11.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/jasonballamy/Chess%20Table/PIC13.jpg

It is a commision by regular client, a present for her husbands 50th birthday.

Made from a combination of veneer and solid maple with solid ebony accents and veneer squares. The apron was made by laminating 9 layers of 1.5mm birch skin ply over an MDF former then a layer of maple veneer over that.

There are more photos of the finished table and some in-progress shots in this album

http://photobucket.com/albums/v156/jasonballamy/Chess%20Table/

Jason

Title: Re: Chess Table
Post by woodsmith on Feb 3^rd, 2005, 9:15pm

Jason, as usual, very nice indeed, I won't post a picture of what I have been making; (a dog shelter ::))

What do you do to keep the ebony from marking the maple? I have just been making an ash and ebony box and it is very hard to stop the dust getting into the grain of the ash and spoiling the finish, even if it is all pre treated.

Keith

Title: Re: Chess Table
Post by WJOHNM on Feb 3^rd, 2005, 9:17pm

yip very nice table there jason.
what joint did you use on the drawer front-drawer sides?
what finish did you use?
i have 3 pieces of sawn maple all 185x63
1 @1370
2 @1150
looking for ideas on what to make and best finish to use.
cheers john

Title: Re: Chess Table
Post by trowelhead on Feb 3^rd, 2005, 9:35pm

Just a little personal enquiry jason,what age bracket are you in?
I do enjoy looking at your photo work,its how work should be done,properly and with a sense of pride.
I get the feeling that you are quite young yet your work seems to be 'old school', just like my dear old dad used to do.No matter how long it takes do it right and be proud to call it 'all your own work'.
Keep it up,there are few of you left.

Title: Re: Chess Table
Post by coggy on Feb 3^rd, 2005, 9:38pm

I know that is fantastic work. that must have cost them a fortune to buy that

Great workmanship, puts my MDF units to shame :-[ :-[

Jasec
Coggy

Title: Re: Chess Table
Post by jasonB on Feb 4^th, 2005, 7:25pm

Keith, that was one of my concerns so it thought I would go for a cabinet scraper but gave up after a while, not helped by the fact that the ebony veneer was about 1.0mm and the maple only 0.5mm. In the end I went for my Metabo SXE450 with a clean bag in the dust extractor which pulled the dust awat as quick as I could make it, worked down to 400g

Sprayed the first coat of Aquacote to avoid it pulling any dust out of the ebony and onto the maple.

The open grain of your ash probably didn't help as I have had problems withoak/ebony

John
I cut 3 stepped grooves into the draw front (you can just see two of these in the pic where the apron sections are being glued ) with matching steps on the draw ends. Counterbored and screwed through the front of the draw into the sides and pulled it together with screws. Then filled with epoxy and laid the veneer over the front.

Finish is matt Barfords Aquacote

Trowelhead I'm 38.

Jason

Title: Re: Chess Table
Post by big_all on Feb 4^th, 2005, 8:38pm

Quote:

Great workmanship, puts my MDF units to shame

Jasec
Coggy

not for long jase get your workshop up and running you will soon progress to mdf batgammon sets ::) ::)

no but seriously jase your skills are coming along nicely and your confidence is good just practice with odd bits of wood amd make somthing to get the feel of the wood the way it cuts routers ect but hopfully you will not end up with hardwood matchsticks :o :o ;)
or hamster bedding ;)

Title: Re: Chess Table
Post by splinter on Feb 4^th, 2005, 8:59pm

Jason,
A chess table and a half I've got say.
Being of the old school I was all taught to use a scraper on hard wood and glasspaper on softwood .The reason being is that the scratches woud always show through on hardwood .We also use to use white spirit to clean any foriegn bodies of the veneer before we put any finishing coats on the material

Title: Re: Chess Table
Post by JerryD on Feb 5^th, 2005, 7:24am

I'm blown away with the quality of that table Jason!

If I make anything, I usually use sawn/tanalised timber, cut on a DeWalt chop saw and assembled with 90mm nails using a Paslode 350 :( :o

Title: Re: Chess Table
Post by ColG on Feb 5^th, 2005, 9:04pm

So you're into fine woodworking then Jerry ;D

Nice piece Jason - Just setting up my workshop/shed, gives me something to aspire towards.

Title: Re: Chess Table
Post by JerryD on Feb 6^th, 2005, 12:54pm

wrote on Feb 5^th, 2005, 9:04pm:

So you're into fine woodworking then Jerry ;D

Yes, I'm going to try and make some palletts next ::) ;D

Title: Re: Chess Table
Post by jasonB on Feb 6^th, 2005, 2:50pm

Jerry remember to use the no-mar end for the 350 on your next project to get that "fine furniture" look and you could try using CLS instead of thet rough sawn stuff ;D

Jason

Title: Re: Chess Table
Post by JerryD on Feb 6^th, 2005, 5:21pm

wrote on Feb 6^th, 2005, 2:50pm:

Jerry remember to use the no-mar end for the 350 on your next project to get that "fine furniture" look and you could try using CLS instead of thet rough sawn stuff ;D

Jason

Thanks for the tip Jason!

CLS is a good idea too, it needs less Cuprinol than sawn! ;D lol

Aaaaaah, tis good to be a craftsman........... :( ;D ;)

Title: Re: Chess Table
Post by ColG on Feb 6^th, 2005, 11:00pm

CLS!!!!! Straightest bit of timber you can buy from that quality firm B&Q - use it for all my fine woodworking :D