Building a Game Table II

 

For the next installment in this series, here's what happened on days two and three of the build. Since our machine was a 3 axis, it wasn't able to cut the rounded corners in the way I thought.

Which meant some assembly was required.



This is the rounded corners cleaned and glued up. Left these to dry until the next day.



This here is a jig, for those not in the know its a device - often custom made - to aid in shaping wood. This jig was for gluing red oak veneer to the plywood corners. I didn't have a steam box to bend the wood so this was the way to go. On my to do list: build a steam box. Also, making veneer is a pain.



Smile!



Part III

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The next iteration of this table led me to consider how to make the best use of empty space. While going about solving the problem of expanding the table length, I found another fantastic solution on the internet.

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