Not really sure if this is the right forum section for this topic, but I'll give it a try... Moderator feel free to move it if needed...
I'm wondering a bit about how to build a table like this with edges like that... So that it looks like slats at the joints...
Have they simply used glued oak slats and taken slat by slat, alternating between table and legs, then glued it all together and sanded it down?
Or have they cut away a piece every 5 cm or so?
And if so, is there any special tool for just that, to get it as precise as possible?
I'm wondering a bit about how to build a table like this with edges like that... So that it looks like slats at the joints...
Have they simply used glued oak slats and taken slat by slat, alternating between table and legs, then glued it all together and sanded it down?
Or have they cut away a piece every 5 cm or so?
And if so, is there any special tool for just that, to get it as precise as possible?
If I'm not mistaken, it's dovetail 
"A very strong and carpenter-like joint is to dovetail the wood pieces in the corners. Time-consuming to perform, but shows the carpenter's skill."
Pictures are available on this page.
http://urbansbyggvaror.com/pdf/snickralimfog_33.pdf
I also recall that there's a thread under Tools where routers were discussed :-/
"A very strong and carpenter-like joint is to dovetail the wood pieces in the corners. Time-consuming to perform, but shows the carpenter's skill."
Pictures are available on this page.
http://urbansbyggvaror.com/pdf/snickralimfog_33.pdf
I also recall that there's a thread under Tools where routers were discussed :-/
But is it really sinkat? :-?
I would think that the boards are finger-jointed with every other strip long and the others short, then the boards are glued together and (especially) the corners are sanded.
With all strips planed at the same time, the fit should be very precise when assembling the boards.
Very nice it was, at least
I would think that the boards are finger-jointed with every other strip long and the others short, then the boards are glued together and (especially) the corners are sanded.
With all strips planed at the same time, the fit should be very precise when assembling the boards.
Very nice it was, at least
The page that hejduk..tig links to shows dovetail joints, while the table and bench in your picture appear to be made with "straight" finger joints. Finger joints are much easier to make but are not as strong.
The jointing can be done before or after the boards are glued up, but if you are to build a similar table yourself, you probably need to do it afterward on finished boards. The simplest way to do this is with a larger model router if the material is as coarse as in the picture, using a template guide, a shaft cutter, and a template that you make in MDF or plywood. You make the template so that it has a "pin" that gives you an exact distance to the previous cutout. You will get cutouts that are rounded at the bottom (i.e., slightly U-shaped), but you can easily fix that with a good chisel.
The jointing can be done before or after the boards are glued up, but if you are to build a similar table yourself, you probably need to do it afterward on finished boards. The simplest way to do this is with a larger model router if the material is as coarse as in the picture, using a template guide, a shaft cutter, and a template that you make in MDF or plywood. You make the template so that it has a "pin" that gives you an exact distance to the previous cutout. You will get cutouts that are rounded at the bottom (i.e., slightly U-shaped), but you can easily fix that with a good chisel.
Thank you for all the answers... what I am planning to do is a sideboard for the kitchen.. in the same style as this one but higher... the material I plan to use is a 26mm oak countertop from Bauhaus. The only thing the budget covers at the moment.
Can you send me a picture of the table when it's ready, please? I am going to build a 3 m long TV bench in the same way, i.e., with a countertop from Bauhaus.
Best regards,
Kristofer
Best regards,
Kristofer
There are many great instructions on how to make dovetails (and nearly everything else in woodworking) on DIY Network. For example:
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/ww_decorative_furnishings/article/0,2049,DIY_14441_2278098,00.html
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/ww_decorative_furnishings/article/0,2049,DIY_14441_2278098,00.html
Isn't what I'm looking for the same technique that Mattias used in the last episode of RoomService?... Though you need a slightly larger milling machine than what he had
http://www.kanal5.se/templates/page.aspx?id=11946
Again. It's a table like this that I would like to make. Or rather a sideboard, but with the ends in the style of this.
http://www.kanal5.se/templates/page.aspx?id=11946
Again. It's a table like this that I would like to make. Or rather a sideboard, but with the ends in the style of this.