Elm burr table

[TonyIOM]

Hi

 

I finished my first elm burr table yesterday. Its about 5' long and 18" high.

 

I learnt a few important lessons along the way - very frustrating at times but I'm pleased with the end results. The shelf is made from 1" black walnut dowels and took about a day to get right, using a hand drill and aligning the holes without a pillar drill is a painful process!

 

 

I wanted to use Osmo oil but the customer wanted a glossy varnish finish so he wins

 

Table #2 will be much simpler.

 

Cheers

[Rob D]

Nice work Tony - you seem to be getting some good milling done at the moment

[Marula]

TAKE MY MONEY!! Really nice work there.

[Coletti]

Very nice! May I ask how you have fixed the legs on? I have a coffee table I'm sorting on with similar style legs. I was thinking about dowel pegs into the top then a piece of 2x2 screwed into both the legs and the top for extra support

 

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[TonyIOM]

Hi, I used use dry 1" (25.4mm) wide oak dowels, 3 in each leg. I hand drilled the holes using a 27mm forstner bit which gives you some tolerance but still allows a secure fixing.

 

I made the centre one longer into the leg and tight, glued with epoxy. The outer 2 dowels have more play in their leg sockets to allow for seasonal movement, fixed with a strong flexible sealant. I figured the centre of the board won't move as much as the edges.

 

I figured the magazine shelf adds significant rigidity to the structure so there is no other support used.

 

I found a lot of articles mention the need to allow for woodmovement but few show how to do this in an elegant manner without resorting to figure of eight or bent metal clips.

[Chippy]

Fantastic job, finished to perfection.

[Coletti]

Hi, I used use dry 1" (25.4mm) wide oak dowels, 3 in each leg. I hand drilled the holes using a 27mm forstner bit which gives you some tolerance but still allows a secure fixing.

 

I made the centre one longer into the leg and tight, glued with epoxy. The outer 2 dowels have more play in their leg sockets to allow for seasonal movement, fixed with a strong flexible sealant. I figured the centre of the board won't move as much as the edges.

 

I figured the magazine shelf adds significant rigidity to the structure so there is no other support used.

 

I found a lot of articles mention the need to allow for woodmovement but few show how to do this in an elegant manner without resorting to figure of eight or bent metal clips.

That's brilliant thank you, I hadn't considered allowing for movement. I will be pegging a piece of oak in a similar fashion to your magazine rack but it will serve no other purpose than to add support

 

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[Alycidon]

Lovely.

 

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[delabodge]

Sweet,

[harvey b davison]

that looks smart, i actually prefer a high gloss top.