rik
November 2, 2008, 3:12pm
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My lab will finally be complete with a workbench that will hopefully clear my desk-proper from all the electronics crud.
I bought a few pieces of whitewood (spruce, vuren) that I will assemble this week.
Oh, I know: the legs go under the table.
Edit 9 nov 2008:
It's done! It's smaller than even I feared it would be. Some pics:
These items are merely props. One day later the table was completely covered in parts, paper, hard drives, measuring and other thingeys.
And yes it is wobbly as well. I don't really care. Yet. (Picaxe arrived today. Other things on my mind.)
8ik
These are great!!
http://www.kregtool.com/products/pht/index.php
This is a “pocket hole jig” and I use them all the time! --They are super simple and are perfect for a lot of situations.
It drills this:
A Picture of My Wood
Like CtC says…
My wood is pretty long. between the legs (red) is a brace (green) which stops the legs spreading out. Notice that the prop (blue) is not at right angles. It’s at 45 degrees. It doesn’t bear any weight, but it triangulates the base so the top doesn’t wiggle from side-to-side. I’m not joiner, but I feel this is a feature which is absent from many pieces of quality furniture.
rik
November 2, 2008, 3:38pm
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hmm, both ideas appeal
For the legs I had these joints in mind:
With the dowels protruding the top completely. For that "medieval craftsmanship" look.
I plan to judge from there is I need skirts and/or diagonals. Or maybe just a bit of "thickening" wood between the ......
Forget it: no one will ever believe we're discussing carpenting....
8ik
