CoyoteThistle
Adventurer
Not much real progress other than fiddling around with the table. Next step was a scary one - routing out the pretty finish I've worked so long on for the hinges.
I made a funky but functional jig
It took longer to make the jig than to do the actual routing on the table, but the results were very consistent and just about perfect, whew! I did the deeper cut on the edge without a jig - nervous stuff but it all went well. Wound up with a eight cuts like this
And, once all routed, re-stained around the edges and sprayed with a couple layers of shellac, it looks like this
All I can say is it is likely the only honeycomb core, zebrawood veneer, dual leaf table in existence! :sombrero:
I'm gonna get a little OCD on the finish still (I've come this far, right?) before actually mounting the hinges.
Second pair of roof lifters arrived today, I'll hopefully have enough time to get them mounted up soon and test fit the slide-up...
I made a funky but functional jig
It took longer to make the jig than to do the actual routing on the table, but the results were very consistent and just about perfect, whew! I did the deeper cut on the edge without a jig - nervous stuff but it all went well. Wound up with a eight cuts like this
And, once all routed, re-stained around the edges and sprayed with a couple layers of shellac, it looks like this
All I can say is it is likely the only honeycomb core, zebrawood veneer, dual leaf table in existence! :sombrero:
I'm gonna get a little OCD on the finish still (I've come this far, right?) before actually mounting the hinges.
Second pair of roof lifters arrived today, I'll hopefully have enough time to get them mounted up soon and test fit the slide-up...