The Basement Workshop



Walnut Fork Knitting-Sewing Table Album

Determining First Cuts



Second Cut



Main Billet Trimmed



Face Plane Jointed



Gluing Top Panel



Mock-up of Leg and Leg Patterns



Top of Leg Detail



Mass Model



Mock-up of Leg and Top Pieces



Mock-up of Top Frame



Mock-up of Side



Sketches of Details



Sketches of Construction Details



Details From Side



Overall Sketch



Piecing Hinge End Overlay



Orienting Overlays to Top From the End



Frame and Top Panel



Panel and Frame Ready for Assembly



Tongue and Groove - Mortise and Tenon - Dovetailed Plate



Gluing Mortise and Tenons



Pocket and Unfinished Panel for Dovetailed Plate



Trimming Floor of Dovetail



Planing End Piece Flush



Gluing Support Slat Onto Lid



Checking Exterior Grain of Glued Components



Checking Exterior Grain of Glued Components From Back



Bottom Panel Glued and Smoothed



Checking Interior Grain of Glued Components



Checking Interior Grain Patterns



Trying Out Frame Pieces



Planing Slight Curve Into Lid End



Cutting Mortises for Slip Tenons



Homemade Scraper Preparing Slip Tenon Stock



Sides and Lid of Table



Slip Tenons Ready To Be Fitted Into Legs



Set-up for Transferring Tenon Locations Onto Legs



Transferring Tenon Locations



Double Marks for Mortises



Mortises Cut Using Double Marks



Initial Assembly



Spokeshaving Edges



Spokeshaved Edge



Top Panel



Crotch Grain in Top Panel



Top Panel Frame



Right Front Leg Detail



Front Left Leg Detail



Left Back Detail



Left Panel



Right Front Detail



Right Back Detail



Lid Handle and Leg Top Close-up



Right Hinge Detail



Inside Grain Patterns



Inside Grain Patterns Straight On



Laminated Front Piece



Frame-Handle



Grain Selections In Top Elements



Back With Open Top



Front Left From Seated Height



Front Right From Seated Height



Right From Seated Height



Back Left From Seated Height



Left Close-up From Above



Front Close-up From Above



Right From Above



Back Close-up From Above



Back Left Close-up From Above



Inside From Above



Front Left



Front



Front Right



Right Side



Back Right



Back



Back Detail



Back Left



Left Side