| Molly Brown Parlor Table: Creating the Tabletop |
From "Woodworking"
episode DIW-211 |
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After you've finished the ornate legs, it's time to create a simpler -- yet solid -- top for the parlor table. Materials: Walnut
Woodworker's glue
Bar clamps
3/4" particleboard
Small pieces of wood
Table saw
Long ruler
Pencil
Paint can
Router
- Start by gluing several pieces of walnut together. Clamp together and allow to dry 4 to 6 hours (figure A).
- Next, to help guide the glued tabletop through the saw, you can create a panel sled. To a large square of 3/4" particleboard, attach a small strip the same width as the groove in the table saw to the bottom surface (figure B).
- Attach a larger piece of wood to the top surface (figure C) that will act as a guide for the tabletop.
- Place the tabletop into the panel sled, allowing the tabletop edge to extend past the sled.
- Measure and mark the tabletop, then use table saw to cut the ends to the desired length and even the edges (figure D).
- Flip tabletop over and use ruler to draw straight diagonal lines from corner to corner for position of legs (figure E).
- To create consistently curved corners, measure 3" on both edges of each corner. Then use pencil to trace around a paint can (figure F) and connect the two marks.
- Use saber saw to cut curves (figure G). Repeat technique for three remaining corners.
- To create a beaded edge on outer edge of tabletop, use a router with a collar at the bottom of the bit (figure H) to control depth.
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