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271945 Darrell & Kathy <larchmont@s...> 2020‑10‑25 another work-avoidance project
Galoots

Here I am, in the midst of a large project (that cherry table) and I started
something else.  Another table. Sort of by accident.  I was perusing the
Morgan Library website, flipping through one of the many Books of Hours
they have digitized, when I spotted this table.

http://galootopedia.com/old-tools_wiki/images/0/03/Manuscript.jpg

As a woodworker I recognized this right away.  It's a knock-down
table.  The top forms a tray that the frame parts sit in, and
the whole thing folds down into a nice neat flat-pack.  Ideal
for our SCA camping experience.

And as a woodworker, I immediately see that this is pretty easy
to construct.  Kind of.  Sort of.  I guess.  Off I went to the
stash of cardboard, in search of something suitable for prototyping.
I cut out a circle big enough to hold two place settings, but not
so huge as to be difficult to store or transport.  Then I cut out
a set of frame parts.  I used a nice Douglass Mfg Co millwright's
chisel to cut the cardboard joinery.  It was there, and it worked.
The mock-up looked like a reasonable approximation of the original.
That's all you can ask for when the artist knew nothing about
perspective, or scale, or woodworking.

http://galootopedia.com/old-tools_wiki/images/6/67/Cardboard_cutout.jpg

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I had a pile of 2x4 shorts I acquired REALLY cheap from some poor guy in
Toronto last year.  He was moving and was just disposing of this stuff, but
the City will not accept 'construction waste' for curbside pickup. You have to
take the stuff to the waste depot and pay extra to dispose of it.  I got a whole
van-load for $10.  It's used, but is old old and dry.

Step one was to resaw a pile of shorts to make the top and legs.
It happened, but I won't say how :^)
I glued up the top, planed it mostly smooth and flat, and cut out circle
about 16 inches in diameter. Then I had to decide on the splay for the legs.
I set a bevel gauge to about 1 in 8.5 or so.  Doesn't matter, as long as it
stays set throughout the project.

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Then I did some head scratching and figured out where to put the legs.
I used a bunch of layout tools for this.  The large number of dividers I have
accumulated came in really handy.  You set them for various measurements
and just re-use them as needed.

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The mortices in this SPF were bored and pared.  Gack, this wood is awful stuff.

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Eventually it all went together well enough for a dry-fit.  I think this looks
like a fine interpretation.

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Then it was a simple matter of some tusk tenons.
I set a gauge to match a chisel, and struck some lines on the tenons.
Then I struct some lines on some maple scrap and cut wedges.
When I set the chisel on the work to cut mortises, I stopped.
This ain't right.  Oh.  The mortises should be square to the SHOULDER
not to the side of the tenons.  So there are two sets of layout lines
on each tenon.  I just had to be careful to follow the correct lines.

http://galootopedia.com/old-tools_wiki/images/thumb/1/11/Double-
take.jpg/450px-Double-take.jpg">http://galootopedia.com/old-
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It still looks the same as before, but now the frame is more stable.
I cut shallow mortises in the underside of the top and glued on some
support blocks.  I think I can put retaining pins in them so the whole table
stays together and the top won't fall off when you set down your mug of
mead.

The most difficult part is going to be adding the rim to the top.
But I got time...

-- 
Darrell LaRue
Oakville ON
Wood Hoarder, Blade Sharpener, and Occasional Tool User
271946 Bill Ghio 2020‑10‑25 Re: another work-avoidance project
> On Oct 25, 2020, at 10:15 AM, Darrell & Kathy  wrote:
> 
> Galoots
> 
> Here I am, in the midst of a large project (that cherry table) and I started
> something else.  Another table. Sort of by accident.  I was perusing the
> Morgan Library website, flipping through one of the many Books of Hours
> they have digitized, when I spotted this table.
> 
> http://galootopedia.com/old-tools_wiki/images/0/03/Manuscript.jpg
> 

Looks like a fun project and a good challenge to your WW/design skills.

> 
> The most difficult part is going to be adding the rim to the top.
> But I got time...

I blew up the page and it looks like in the painting the band is applied like a
Shaker box side.  I suggest steam bent Maple as a good choice here. You will
need a piece of relatively straight grained material about 4 1/2 feet long.Good
luck on finding that in your scrap pile. I am wondering though why it could not
be made of several smaller pieces. After all, it simply needs to overlap at the
ends and get tacked to the edge of the top. Pics please, when done.

Bill
271947 Frank Filippone <bmwred735i@g...> 2020‑10‑25 Re: another work-avoidance project
Short pieces of wood, with a long piece required for the top edge lip 
seems to be the problem.....

You COULD scarf the short long grain pieces into a long piece.....  DO 
this by using segments, each glued in place one at a time... the last 
piece is the tough one.... or as you suggested several short pieces of 
thin material, pinned to the top like a Shaker box.....  The only 
disadvantage is that you have expansion /contraction of the top ( which 
IS thick) being constrained by this lip..... which means something will 
explode.

or, if you are feeling ambitious.... Take all your short pieces and 
cross cut them to lip height.  Glue them up together into a long short 
grained piece....

This is then applied around the table top, in 1 piece with a small 
section left out...

You then make up the small missing piece to fit, and glue it into place.

This is not as hard as it sounds, and the short grain nature will allow 
it to be bent around the outside with minimal ( not zero) effort.

The biggest problem is the clamp around the outside... I have used strap 
clamps with great success..... My top was 20 inches in diameter.....

The THICKNESS of the piece is really important.... if too thick, it 
swill not bend.  But on this design, I suspect 1/4 inch would work.

If the top moves due to expansion and contraction, the lip will break.  
But the break will be more of a split.... as the short grain nature 
allows for this, and the lip will not constrain the top.

Frank Filippone
BMWRed735i@g...
271948 "Stager, Scott P." <StagerS@m...> 2020‑10‑25 Re: another work-avoidance project
Darrel showed Eric and I this table during Saturday evening Zoom gathering -
pitch to all, 3,4 of us are still doing it and would sure like to more of you
join us.

He pulled it apart and showed how all the pieces fit onto the top for transport.
He is still thinking about the top banding.

I thought it was a great project and as one who has done some almost primitive
camping I sure would have liked to have had a table like that.  Three leg bonus
is it is stable on uneven dirt ground.

—Scott

> On Oct 25, 2020, at 9:15 AM, Darrell & Kathy  wrote:
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> Galoots
> 
> Here I am, in the midst of a large project (that cherry table) and I started
> something else.  Another table. Sort of by accident.  I was perusing the
> Morgan Library website, flipping through one of the many Books of Hours
> they have digitized, when I spotted this table.
> 
> http://galootopedia.com/old-tools_wiki/images/0/03/Manuscript.jpg
> 
> 

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> http://galootopedia.com/old-tools_wiki/images/thumb/1/11/Double-
take.jpg/450px-Double-take.jpg">http://galootopedia.com/old-
tools_wiki/images/thumb/1/11/Double-take.jpg/450px-Double-take.jpg
> 
> -- 
> Darrell LaRue
> Oakville ON
> Wood Hoarder, Blade Sharpener, and Occasional Tool User
>

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