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Well when you invite a woodworking buddy to spend a few days, you definately need to have a 'required project'. Well my wife seems to be good at coming up with those types of things!!! So a small outside table to use between out two recliners on the back deck is what the project was decided to be, something fairly simple and small that could be pretty much completed in the allotted time.
White oak was decided upon because of the need to withstand NE weather, rough cut 4/4, legs were glue ups.
Pictures of the joinery follow, sliding dovetails for the aprons to the legs (I've never done these before, Pat edemicated me on the process tho').
Tapered legs were done on the jointer, first time either of us have tried this and nearly had a major catasphrophe learning, but we managed to salvage everything and I think the outcome was excellent.
Finish was done with Helmsman Spar Urethane blown through my Devilbiss Finishline III gun. I did try and be lazy and use a brush for this job, but I ended up sanding it all off and starting from scratch with the spray gun, once you have a spray gun, there's just no going back. (the QS legs were a mistake, wish I made mistakes like that more often)
A simple project that was a lot of fun to make, good company certainly makes a project a lot more fun. Thanks Pat for the lesson on the sliding dovetails, I can see myself using those now that I understand how they're done.
White oak was decided upon because of the need to withstand NE weather, rough cut 4/4, legs were glue ups.
Pictures of the joinery follow, sliding dovetails for the aprons to the legs (I've never done these before, Pat edemicated me on the process tho').
Tapered legs were done on the jointer, first time either of us have tried this and nearly had a major catasphrophe learning, but we managed to salvage everything and I think the outcome was excellent.
Finish was done with Helmsman Spar Urethane blown through my Devilbiss Finishline III gun. I did try and be lazy and use a brush for this job, but I ended up sanding it all off and starting from scratch with the spray gun, once you have a spray gun, there's just no going back. (the QS legs were a mistake, wish I made mistakes like that more often)
A simple project that was a lot of fun to make, good company certainly makes a project a lot more fun. Thanks Pat for the lesson on the sliding dovetails, I can see myself using those now that I understand how they're done.
**one and only purchaser of a BT3C official thong** 
Did Thom just use the 'finish' word??? 
Looks oh so much better with the finish. It was great fun, sure wish I had someone around to do all my projects with.... ahhhh well. Pat
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