In this, Part Six of, "The Pie-Crust Table: The Never-Ending Project," I'll show you how I overcame a couple of issues. For one, rather than use solid thickness material for the legs, I chose to cheap it out and laminate two pieces of cherry. It all came out fine... but, there is a minute line … Continue reading Video 6: The Pie-Crust Table: Recovering From Mistakes
Video 5: Pie-Crust Table – All About the Legs
In this video, you can watch as I struggle with the legs for the Pie-Crust Table, knock my bandsaw out of whack, drop one of the legs and break a big chunk off, and overcome all of that to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. I'll cut the legs out, profile them, and then … Continue reading Video 5: Pie-Crust Table – All About the Legs
Video 4 – Pie-Crust Table: Cutting the Joinery on the Pedestal
In this video, I use a homemade jig to cut the joinery on the pedestal to attach the three legs. I have a router guide, but apparently by bits are too short to use in this instance, so I'll show you how I overcame that. Then, on to the dovetails, cut 120-degrees from each other. … Continue reading Video 4 – Pie-Crust Table: Cutting the Joinery on the Pedestal
The Submarine Drydocks of Aquataine
In my book, RAGING TORRENT, a good bit of the action takes place in and around the drydocks. Since the city of Aquataine is actually an underwater city beneath a dome, you might wonder how people get in and out of the city. That has to happen via submarine, of course, and when those submarines … Continue reading The Submarine Drydocks of Aquataine
Pie-Crust Table, Part Three: The Lathe Work
This table is coming along nicely, I think. It's kicking my butt along the way, but if it was easy, I'd have done it long ago. I'm learning some new skills, and refreshing some others. One of those others is lathe turning. It is often one of the most favorite things a woodworker can do, … Continue reading Pie-Crust Table, Part Three: The Lathe Work
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