quick table for the wife

[beebeenator]

wife commissioned me to make this quick table she needs at her work

I am defintely getting that bosch table saw as a GIFT!!!

started with a 2 x 8 x 8ft armour wood brand radjata pine.

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perfect cuts on the jimmy jig weeee

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tenoned braces

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then chamfered

[beebeenator]

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mortised legs, thanks to drill press and chisels

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attached

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i realized i cant do a proper mortise and tenon on ALL the braces coz my wood is too thin

so i butt jointed the other braces underneath, reinforced with screws

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was having problems with how to design the top. This is because i didnt really bother drawing anything when i did this.. pretty much like the dog house, and the aquarium stand hehehe

so laying the boards like this gave me an idea

since the butt jointed brace is lower than the other tenoned brace, it creates a recess where i can slap in a panel and at the same time add rigidity

[beebeenator]

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ran out of the rdjata pine so i decided to put tanguile racing stripes in the middle.. hahahah

now i just need to chamfer all edges and sanding seal then poly with no stain.

[timber715]

you should have asked, I have an extra piece of that pine just hanging around...
swmbo should be happy, you should build more for her, projects = new tools... :p:p:p

[beebeenator]

oo nga eh. but she needed it by SAT!!!!! its nuts... its nuts i cut and assembled everything in one afternoon... mabuti hindi rough lumber.

the thing feels llike clay when chiseled.

i wanted a shaker table, but that will take ages for me :)

[timber715]

funny but ridata pine or any pine for that matter is considered a hardwood, even if it is very soft...
that is the same problem I had when I made an audio bench since I had to screw mount it to the legs. I just reinforced it with epoxy to add strength...

[beebeenator]

hmmmm

i used resin based glue for this thing more fool proof the h20 resistant stuff... i chiseled wrong on one of the joints. Hence the glue was needed hehehe

well radjata is harder than matimco's weather wood.

[jarod]

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Could construction grade lumber handle the stress of a tenon similar to a solid wood?

[beebeenator]

whats construction grade lumber? tanguile din yun diba? or coco lumber?

I believe they can since pine is softer.

[beebeenator]

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will sand with grit 80 then wiped on with fake tung oil care of Zar

[spyghost]

nice work again... title is quite misleading though... :P

[beebeenator]

Thanks

errrmmmm TImber,.,., favor? ehheheh :) Quick nalang yung first word ng title

[timber715]

oo nga no? iba ang dating ng table use kung yun ang title :p:p. Done na...

nice work Bee, I like the design it has nice lines. kaya lang di ba dapat yung end grain dapat ang nasa stretchers, para pag nag expand, eh di mag open ang joints ng stretchers?

[beebeenator]

....... oo nga no.

well i am not expecting it to expand since it will be indoors. contracting was what i had in mind. inside an n'th floor office kasi.

hmmm dang... dapat mabuti pag seal ko... :)

[JayL]

Bee when you get hold of the Kreg jig you will probably find (just like me) that quickie quickie projects will a new turn and level. ;)

[timber715]

haha, that is true Jay, the quick you find now becomes slow when you got the Kreg :p... but still good joints are good to use and know...

[beebeenator]

cant wait ! it still hasnt left yet!!!

[timber715]

cant wait ! it still hasnt left yet!!!
:mad: :rolleyes: :p :eek:

[jarod]

whats construction grade lumber? tanguile din yun diba? or coco lumber?

I believe they can since pine is softer.

I mean the engineered lumber that we usually buy at our neighboring hardwares. Just like the one's moji used for this135Gal aquarium stand.

[moji]

I mean the engineered lumber that we usually buy at our neighboring hardwares. Just like the one's moji used for this135Gal aquarium stand.

Construction grade wood is different from engineered wood. Construction grade simply means wood used for general construction, not exotic or expensive wood..it still is wood that comes straight from the tree. engineered wood means it is man made..LVL, plywood, MDF are examples of engineered wood..I used construction grade wood for the frame of the aquarium..I think it is tanguile..

[jarod]

Ohhh...now I know. Nahilo yata ako nung nagbabasa ako ng brochure ng Matimco as i remember the words engineered and saw a 2x2. Anyway, thanks for the clarification moji!

[moji]

No prob! I think terms with "grade" (i.e. construction grade, furniture grade) on them are more of american terms and aren't used here often..try going to a hardware and ask for furniture grade lumber and they will look at you funny..
What i do hear a lot being used is "good lumber", which i think is a very vague term to describe lumber. Its funny, sometimes i ask the hardware people what type of wood they sell and they answer me - good lumber. :rolleyes: