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River Table From Firewood

author-gravatar wayofwood Apr 14, 2018

This is my take at a (dollhouse size) river table for the firewood challenge at r/woodworking. 

I will also post a video on my YouTube channel around April 20th, 2018. 

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Starting with firewood ... 

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... from yellow plum that is smaller than my hand. 

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I cut it on the bandsaw ...

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... in small "boards". 

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The wood is sanded smooth on the belt sander ...

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... or jointed if the piece is still thick enough. 

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I trace the table outline from another dollhouse table ..

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... and cut it on the bandsaw ...

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... and with a handsaw. 

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The sides are planed smooth. 

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The live edge is transferred to a glass offcut ...

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... cut to shape ...

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... and sanded smooth. 

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Glass shape is transferred to a thin, ...

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...and then to a thicker piece of ply. 

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Using a 17mm bushing and a 5mm router bit a negative form is created ...

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... to then cut out the positive form with a 30mm bushing and a 8mm bit ...

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... in the thickness of a piece glass. 

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The final cutout ... 

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... is not wide enough (wrong bit?!?) ...

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... so that the table ends up being a bit wider than planned. 

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On the bandsaw I rip thinner stock ...

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... that is crosscut with a handsaw ...

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... marked ...

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... and cut for a half lap joint.

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The joints are paired with a chisel ...

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... and glued together. 

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Everything gets a coat of spray lacquer ...

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... and is assembled with superglue. 

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The finished product. 

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