Table and miter station

[poolhound]

I dont think I have posted finished projects here before but thought it was about time.

We had a space in our living room that needed filling so I designed a table for the space. The thick top mirrors some 2" thick shelves above. I went for simple lines to also match the shelving.









I also just finished a miter station for my CMS. Nothing fancy but it does the job. It has a built in stop block for shorter cuts and I use it with outfeed support and a clamp on extension stop block for longer pieces. I am working on a hooded dust collector as the built in port misses a lot.

[gad5264]

Very nice projects. Tell me is the bird cage being used for something or is it just sitting there for storage?

[poolhound]

I just got it a week or so ago from a friend in the AC buisness. He ripped it out of a trashed furnace and gave it to me. I first wanted to build a circulating shop fan/filter system. I am now working on some plans for a combo air filter and downdraft table.

I have to go out of town again next week so I have a feeling it will be some time before it gets completed.

Jon

[footprintsinconc]

cool, looks nice. did you taper the legs on TS or a jointer/planer?

[bigstick509]

[poolhound]

cool, looks nice. did you taper the legs on TS or a jointer/planer?

I used the TS, always seems more straigtforward.

Jon

[big tim]

nicely done!

Tim

[Pappy]

Nice piece, Jon! Guessing that the wood is Poplar. If so, extremely nice stain job. Most folks have trouble getting it to take stains evenly.

[poolhound]

Nice piece, Jon! Guessing that the wood is Poplar. If so, extremely nice stain job. Most folks have trouble getting it to take stains evenly.

Thanks, although the stain did not come out exactly like I hoped. The shelves above are solid black and I wanted to match if possible but did not want to use paint as I still wanted to see the grain. I went for a black oil based stain. As it was supposed to be very dark I dindt want to start with some more exotic (and expensive) wood so yes it is poplar. I carefully pre treated to ensure the stain would take as evenly as possible but even after 4 coats it still doesnt look very black. I really like (so does LOML - Phew!) the way it turned out as much of the grain has taken the black stain even though the end effect is more of a very dark brown.

Jon

[mater]

Beautiful work on the table. I like the looks of it. Also good job on the MS station. It will be very useful.

[poolhound]

Thanks Mater

[John Hunter]

Very nice.

[lrogers]

Very nice! I really like the "thick" look of the table top. Your saw station also looks to to be very functional.

[poolhound]

The top was made from a solid piece of 8/4. By the time it was surfaced/planed and sanded its now about 7/4.