The Basement Workshop



Oak Reading Table Album

Black Oak Slabs



Sketching Top In Chalk



Stained Warped and Cracked



Cutting Slab



Laying Mold For End Aprons



Laying Mold For End Aprons Close-Up



Dry Clamping End Apron With Mug



Setup for Applying Glue



Cutting Laminated End Aprons to Size



Cutting Angled Ends On Side Aprons



Checking Size



Leg Blank and Aprons On Top



Leg Blank and Aprons From Inside



Cutting Mortise in Curved Apron



Initial Assembly of Leg Blanks and Aprons



Close-Up of Quartered Oak in Leg Blank and Aprons



Props Taped Onto Diamond Shaped Blanks for Bandsawing



Bandsawing First Inside Curve



Some First Curves Sawn



Props for Bandsawing Second Inside Curve



Sawing Second Inside Curve



Base Roughed Out



Trimming the Edges of the Laminations Square



Ready to Apply Finish to Legs and Aprons



Legs and Aprons With Finish Applied



Gluing One Apron End



Gluing Last Two Apron Ends



Closeup of Clamp Setup



Trimming Apron After Gluing



Buffing Wax With Old Wool



Inside Corner



Diamond Shaped End of Leg



Flipped Over On Bench



Upside Down



WaxedTop



Shimmering Oak Quarter Grain



Medullary Rays



Finished Table From End



Top From End



Top Of Leg From Side



Tapered Chamfer On Edge



Prependicular Annual Rings



Table Mug and Flowers



Table Mug Flowers and Parrt of Chair



Table in Setting CloseUp



Top From End CloseUp