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Post by Ruffnek on May 8, 2010 13:37:50 GMT -6
My boss is an Alabama football fan. After they won the National Championship, he ordered a commemorative football to mark the occassion. The football came in a 9" x 12" glass case that he placed on his desk. Upon learning that I was a woodworker, he asked if I could build him a small display table to place in his office for displaying the football and case. Now, I was born during the day but not yesterday so I said "sure, I'll make you one."  Here it is. I've been working on it between turnings and other stuff since last week. It's soft Maple to compliment his other office furniture, 29 3/8" tall with a 19" diameter top. I turned the pedestal on the lathe and the legs are joined to the pedestal with mortise and tenon joinery. The pedestal was a 4-board glue up before turning. Finish is four coats of wipe-on poly and I'll probably put a couple or three coats more on the top to give it a little extra protection. There was no plan other than measuring the case and making sure the table was large enough to hold it. It's the first time I've turned a pedestal on my lathe and I'm rather pleased with how it looks. Thanks for looking.     |
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Post by Beamer on May 8, 2010 13:44:30 GMT -6
Nice work! Complete with a square pommel and everything, eh? No sense doin the first one easy-like or nothin  It looks fantastic!  |
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Post by sachbvn on May 8, 2010 15:19:05 GMT -6
Nice work Cody.
I like that below the square pommel at the bottom - there is more that is turned. I'm assuming that is not a separate piece, but rather an extension from the pommel itself.
Soft maple came out looking real nice on this. You did a real fine job - the coves and beads and whatnot are real nice - but not too much.
I'm sure he'll love it!
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Post by Gecko on May 8, 2010 17:36:32 GMT -6
Wow! That is really nice! Definitely a work to be proud of.
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Post by dicklaxt on May 8, 2010 17:51:45 GMT -6
Looks excellent Cody, only one worry is the M&T joinery,it may loosen and wobble.A sliding dovetail from the bottom may have been a better choice.
Is it to late to pin the tenons?
dick
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Post by fredbelknap on May 8, 2010 18:23:34 GMT -6
Cody, nice table and a few brownies with the boss don't hurt nothing either. |
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Post by Ruffnek on May 8, 2010 18:29:26 GMT -6
Looks excellent Cody, only one worry is the M&T joinery,it may loosen and wobble.A sliding dovetail from the bottom may have been a better choice. Is it to late to pin the tenons? dick It's not too late but by the time the joints loosen, I'm sure I won't care one bit. Zac, the pedestal is all one piece. |
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Post by boodrow on May 8, 2010 18:40:53 GMT -6
I seen the table in person this morn , Got to tell yall the pics aint nothin of how good it looks up close and personal.
I had my woodturnin assn meetin this morn , went to Codys house after that and was treated to some sausage , biscuit and gravy that was out of this world. Karen is an excellent breakfast maker. And my hats off to her cos she was not feelin well with some sinus probs. Like my dad used to say it was larfin!
Not to take anything away from Codys stuff talkin bout his wifes cookin , I seen the hackberry stuff he has turned. Beautiful is the only word I can think of
Boodrow
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Post by gomer on May 8, 2010 18:44:59 GMT -6
That is a NICE piece of work. I could use that in my game room for the same purpose. Great job Cody!  |
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Post by Stretch on May 8, 2010 18:47:49 GMT -6
Looks great Cody. How did you attach the top?
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Post by Ruffnek on May 8, 2010 19:46:40 GMT -6
Looks great Cody. How did you attach the top? I cut out a small circular piece 1" thick x app. 6" diameter, trued the outside on the lathe and scooped out a shallow depression in the center that fit on the ball at the top of the pedestal. Then I glued it on and put a single 2" long screw in the center. I then laid the table top upside down and centered the small circular piece on it, marked four screw positions and screwed it to the tabletop with 1 1/2" long screws. Does that sound kosher to you? It's the best method I could come up with on my own. |
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Post by Ruffnek on May 8, 2010 19:50:20 GMT -6
Cody, nice table and a few brownies with the boss don't hurt nothing either. When I was roughnecking, if we weren't tripping pipe we were usually scrubbing and painting the rig. I had a roughneck buddy that used to always say "five minutes of kissin a$$ is worth two hours of scrubbrushing." I sorta took that to heart. ;D Besides, my new boss lets me leave at noon on fridays so that I can beat the traffic getting out of Houston. That's a major perk. |
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Post by Stretch on May 8, 2010 20:29:30 GMT -6
Looks great Cody. How did you attach the top? I cut out a small circular piece 1" thick x app. 6" diameter, trued the outside on the lathe and scooped out a shallow depression in the center that fit on the ball at the top of the pedestal. Then I glued it on and put a single 2" long screw in the center. I then laid the table top upside down and centered the small circular piece on it, marked four screw positions and screwed it to the tabletop with 1 1/2" long screws. Does that sound kosher to you? It's the best method I could come up with on my own. Sounds like you did pretty well. A common method is to turn a tenon on the pedestal and stick it in a round mortise in the subtop. I'm personally not a big fan of this method as I've seen them turn loose way too often. When I asked, I was hoping that that was not how you did it. ;D The way you did it ought to stay solid for a long time. |
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Post by Ruffnek on May 8, 2010 20:34:47 GMT -6
Cool. I'd rather be lucky than good any day.  |
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Post by Doug B on May 8, 2010 21:11:38 GMT -6
All I can say is that I'm surprised that a Texas fan would even consider making something that nice for an Alabama fan. ;D
Nice job Cody! I like that design a lot.
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Post by Stretch on May 8, 2010 21:24:56 GMT -6
All I can say is that I'm surprised that a Texas fan would even consider making something that nice for an Alabama fan. ;D I was thinking the same thing. I was just being polite. ;D |
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Post by admin on May 8, 2010 21:29:27 GMT -6
At the base, (bottom pic) how do you do the transition from square to round on the lathe without getting tear out in the form of those little strings on the following side (on the exiting side of the cut)? I'm thinking an uber-sharp tool, and a very light touch.
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Post by gomer on May 8, 2010 22:59:08 GMT -6
All I can say is that I'm surprised that a Texas fan would even consider making something that nice for an Alabama fan. ;D Nice job Cody! I like that design a lot. Crimson Tide fans are good folk. Not at all like those Sooner fans.  Cody, If it got me out of that Houston traffic, I would  butt all day long. |
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Post by maverick31 on May 8, 2010 23:06:36 GMT -6
great job. I bet they will love it.
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Post by dcarter636 on May 9, 2010 2:16:59 GMT -6
That turned out mighty pleasing to the eye Cody. I think you really nailed the taper and proportions of the column for the piece.
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