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4281. jexster - 7/19/2008 5:06:43 PM War Kittens!
4282. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 7/19/2008 6:17:19 PM 4283. jexster - 7/19/2008 6:45:42 PM My nephew calls em Ninja Cats 4284. iiibbb - 7/21/2008 5:36:14 PM So I got a deal on a table saw several months ago. My wife didn't understand the can of worms she opened on my tool-buying.
Anyhow. We ordered a sofa and needed a new coffee table. There wasn't anything I liked at the store except one that was super-expensive and still not quite right for what we needed. I told P that I didn't want to buy something I thought I could make better. It was a dare.
So I made this.
Scandinavian inspired (working on staining and finishing it now). The top is an elongated amorphous shape that gives us the benefit of a round table without going so far into the room. The sofa is an L-shape so we can align it at any angle and it won't look wrong. I plan on adding a glass shelf below, but I'm still trying to find the right glass bracket.
Gluing up the top was a new trick to me, and the use of pocket screws to hold the frame together was also something new. My best ideas were with the method of attaching the top and frame, and also how to shape the legs and top.
4285. iiibbb - 7/21/2008 5:39:48 PM Oh.. the other good trick was building the frame... it's wider at one end than the other so I had to make some angled joints... that was tricky. I had to use almost as much wood on jigs as I did the table. 4286. thoughtful - 7/21/2008 6:13:00 PM Looks nice...what color will you stain it? 4287. iiibbb - 7/21/2008 6:18:41 PM Light brown with a tint of red in it. 4288. iiibbb - 7/21/2008 6:21:25 PM A little lighter than the floor. Slightly more red than the floor, although the floor looks like it has red in it in the picture. The floor is really more of a caramel. 4289. alistairConnor - 7/21/2008 9:09:35 PM Cool table! What's the wood?
I've done a fair amount of bush carpentry and shelving and stuff, but never dared to try furniture. In fact I'm a bit of a klutz, I can't conceive stuff in three dimensions. 4290. iiibbb - 7/21/2008 9:40:41 PM Thanks.
It's oak. I would've liked to use something glamorous like cherry or maple, but since I don't have much experience I really had to use a wood that is forgiving on the wallet. The wood for this cost about $130 (not including the piece I messed up or the jig lumber).
Klutz factor is somewhat mitigated by investing in proper tools. For instance I splurged on the saw blade (4x the cost of one from Lowes) but it gives a perfect edge and I can glue boards (the top is made of 4" boards glued together) without planing (big time saver).
I made a computer desk a long time ago out of some cabinet plywood, but it wasn't meant to be a presentation piece like this.
This is my first true piece of "real" furniture. 4291. Ms. No - 7/22/2008 7:09:47 AM Wow! Very nicely done! I really like the lines. 4292. alistairconnor - 7/22/2008 10:38:32 AM Actually the asymmetrical shape plays tricks with perspective. The table looks like it's sloping to the right. I like it. 4293. arkymalarky - 7/22/2008 4:07:46 PM Yeah, it creates a lot of visual interest. WHen it's stained it will be even more so. I like the base, too. 4294. iiibbb - 7/23/2008 2:25:26 AM This is looking straight down. Hopefully you can see how it doesn't matter how you orient it within an L-shaped sofa (i.e. the sofa will be along the left and bottom of the picture).
None of the radii are the same.
4295. iiibbb - 7/23/2008 3:34:23 AM The secret to making something like this is clamps (lots) and jigs.
 4296. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 7/24/2008 5:25:22 AM For cat lovers . . .
4297. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 7/24/2008 10:58:09 PM Giggles galore!
4298. thoughtful - 7/25/2008 1:10:26 PM Time for a house update.
Finally got past the issue with the full insulated basement floor.
and they laid the rebar on top
Don't ask me what's going on with shutterfly and image size!
 4299. thoughtful - 7/25/2008 1:13:16 PM Then concrete goes on top in a big pour.
Need lots of bodies to accomplish this...they all appreciated the cold 6-pack I brought! 4300. thoughtful - 7/25/2008 1:14:46 PM Last poured was the lower garage/workshop area so it had the proper slopes in case of spills.
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