Incredible. I am often really impressed with your work but this is beyond everything I've seen before. Beautiful. The customer picked the right guy for the job. 👍
I've enjoyed (and learned from) all your builds Joey. This one has pushed you into a whole new level. Just an excellent series. I hope the ambassador is as pleased as any of us mere mortals would be lol.
An amazing project to follow Joey. I love the diversity that you have in projects. It shows people that we as woodworkers can do anything we put our minds and talent to 🎉🎉🥂👍😊
This was a really interesting build to watch, i really enjoyed it. Those extension slides/runners worked a treat. Pity that first half of the top bowed like it did. Guess that is what happens from time to time with these hardwoods. Also congrats on getting your local timber supplier as a sponsor, this must be a huge help.
@@KingPostTimberWorks Man that's upsetting, well I hope things get better and they can get back to sponsoring you. From what I hear in the news New Zealand seems to have some form of control at the moment. We still expecting the peak here in South Africa.
Absolutely stunning piece. It has to be tough having to build that half of the top a second time, wood will just do what it wants sometimes. It always makes me smile hearing Lee Valley mentioned in faraway places. They are a great Canadian company. I have quite a few of their tools, and I am rarely disappointed.
Great job Joey, its always butt puckering when when the wood gets wacky but the truth is it can usually be traced back to something in the stock prep or material selection it usually happens to me on doors (of course). Flat sawn is especially tricky as you know. Regardless thanks for sharing and may the grain be with you.
Congratulations and thank you for this awesome series of videos. Its a joy to watch how you overcame all the difficulties of this marvellous piece of art and craftmanship. And finally that satisfying assembly at 15:09. Showing the details of the connections is an excellent lesson, were we ever able to try a remotely similar project. Also impressed by the quality of the non visible solid oak sliders. Was wondering about the router bit you used at part2 in 3:53. Looking forward to the next video of the final installation!
Absolutely lovely job man! Nice to see there's still a place for some mahogany in today's 'let's conserve everything' world. Not even sure we can get that in the UK!
You should be delighted - well done! Highlights the difference between what most of us end up doing (casework) vs furniture (which we all secretly hope for big commissions to do). You got one and did it justice... best, Mike
Hey Joey one option on that warped top is route a series of grooves on the bottom, overflex just a bit and fill grooves with epoxy. Lots of times the warp also the result of unequal air flow, but you already know that. Appreciate you posting this!
Super build, after all that figuring and stressing . . . now you should get commissions for at least ten, now that you have the system perfected. Cheers.
This happened to me when I applied finish to the top side only and left it on a table for a while. The bottom side absorbed more moisture than the top and bowed away from the table. Managed to fix it by turning it the other way and leaving the unfinished side up to breathe better. Flattened almost completely after a while. Maybe that was the case for you too. Cheers
Agree with others that this is one awesome table. I might have tried to make the connections between the leaves (extensions) more uniform (both in pin layout and edge thickness) to allow the client to use 1, 2, 3 or all 4 leaves as needed for the occasion.
On my school machinery gets all the attention, obviously. But quiet often hand tools are the better option. For example fitting jobs, finishing, flushing, ect. Hand tools are most of the time avoided by the other students
What a great build, pain in the butt getting a big banana on one of the panels but we all know timber can have a mind of its own, have a great unavailing I hope it all works out ok because it's a beaut piece of furniture 👍👍👍👍
A old ship builders trick to take that bow out, Is clamp it down flat and pouring boiling water over the bowed area , leave clamped for a few days to it dries out and the bow shoud come out and hold that way.
I once left a sheet of birch ply on trestles over a lawn to dry. The moisture rising from the ground, due to the sunny day, caused the sheet to warp. Knowing this I’ve successfully straightened a sheet of ply in the same way! I wonder, if you stripped the finish off the warped table top, that this might have worked for you. Not claiming it would, but maybe! Awesome table.
Really really really stunning. I can never get enough of your videos and craftsmanship. Was that a polyurethane glue used to laminate the curved skirts?
