A dresser-cupboard and a sewing console

[johnpipe108]

This will be my first project posting on NCWN. The dresser-cupboard was an adaptation of the baby changing table and dresser shown in "The Complete Table Saw Book", and was my first major table-saw project. It was done about a year and a half ago. The material is Oak ply with solid Oak face frame and top trim.

The next item is a sewing machine console which I built last fall, to replace one I made about 10 years ago from Melamine recyled from a discarded desk, which finally got broken during our last household move. The top is 3/4 inch Birch ply, with solid Oak edging and Oak support aprons. I expect to core-box the top somewhere along the line. The legs are SPF, and are recycled from a previous project.

I have but a few projects to date, and don't do woodworking as often as some posters, and I'm wondering if there are a few folks here who don't frequent woodnet; I'd post some of my other projects if there's folks here who are not likely to have seen them already.

Regards, Johnpipe

 

[DaveO]

John, very nice work. Did you edge band the doors/drawer fronts on the dresser-cupboard? I like the sewing table, but I can't let my wife see it...that has been on my honey-do list for a while :eusa_doh: What do you mean by "core-box" the top?
Dave

 

[NCPete]

John, sweet looking projects there!

 

[johnpipe108]

A core-box is something I read about on woodnet; it's a hollow-box construction used typically for table tops. A series of ribs placed crossways on the underside of the top, then a "skin" of sheet goods (in this case I'll use 3/4" square ribs and a piece of leftover 1/2" MDF) glued on the bottom. This will give the top more weight and rigidity and a little dampening of machine vibration. This will give me a top thickness (will be done only within the inner surface between the oak aprons, that is between the legs) of about 2-1/4".

And yes, the drawer fronts and door are banded with iron-on oak edging (also the top edges of the internal drawer frames).

Thanks, John

 

[Ray Martin]

John,

None of us gets to do woodworking as often as we would like to... but when you do, the work is really beautiful. I like both of those pieces. What kind of a finish did you pout on these?

Ray

 

[DaveO]

A core-box is something I read about on woodnet; it's a hollow-box construction used typically for table tops. A series of ribs placed crossways on the underside of the top, then a "skin" of sheet goods (in this case I'll use 3/4" square ribs and a piece of leftover 1/2" MDF) glued on the bottom. This will give the top more weight and rigidity and a little dampening of machine vibration. This will give me a top thickness (will be done only within the inner surface between the oak aprons, that is between the legs) of about 2-1/4".

And yes, the drawer fronts and door are banded with iron-on oak edging (also the top edges of the internal drawer frames).

Thanks, John

Ah, a torsion-box. I was thinking of something with a router and a core-box bit :5dunce: :5dunce:
Dave

 

[johnpipe108]

John,

None of us gets to do woodworking as often as we would like to... but when you do, the work is really beautiful. I like both of those pieces. What kind of a finish did you pout on these?

Ray

I used Minwax Wipe-On Poly, clear satin. I was attracted to it by the statements on the can front: "Great for Furniture, ..." "Easy to Apply" and "Fast Drying". After reading the back of the can, it sounded like something I could use without prior knowledge and experience of wood finishing, and worked well with the textured oak ply.

John

 

[johnpipe108]

Ah, a torsion-box. I was thinking of something with a router and a core-box bit :5dunce: :5dunce:
Dave

My memory isn't real perfect, and It sounds like I could be using the wrong terminology word; without going back and searching, I don't know for sure which term was actually used wherever I read it, and I not infrequently get new terminology confused. :eusa_thin

But even if I can't keep the terminology straight, at least I have learned of this technique which can come in handy on some tabletop projects. :icon_thum

John

 

[cpowell]

I like both the dresser-cupboard and the sewing console. The color and lines of the pieces complement each other nicely! :icon_thum

And, yes, we love project pics!

Chjuck