To fasten the table together, Jimmy and Kevin used wood glue and floating tenons. The glue is manufactured by Gorilla Glue and the floating tenons are Dominos, which are manufactured by Festool.
Tuesday, October 08, 2019
Build It | Rustic Dining Table with Jimmy DiResta
To fasten the table together, Jimmy and Kevin used wood glue and floating tenons. The glue is manufactured by Gorilla Glue and the floating tenons are Dominos, which are manufactured by Festool.
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This article is really just step by step instructions on making an old looking table. The thing I think is interesting is the use of differently dimensioned boards and having to fit them together which would make an interesting challenge, but a more interesting tabletop. It’s also cool that in this project, they’re starting with bare lumber as opposed to pre-made planks which is how we usually build things. It’s a lot easier to have pre-determined sizes, but it’s a lot harder to have interesting looking projects like that. One of the comments on the article was that there had been no considerations for expansion and contraction from heat and moisture, which I would be a process I’d like to hear about. All in all, I don’t think this project would be worthwhile for the theater, but maybe building one or two and having them in the stock would make sense.
This article is really unique. It features a video from a show it seems like where two guys are making a table, and the text of the article is all the steps they followed on how to make this antique dining table. I really enjoyed reading through the steps, but I was very confused at first because I did not see the video until afterwards. After watching the video, the written instructions were a lot clearer. Watching the guys make the table was really interesting to see them take slivers off the boards at a time. As someone interested in carpentry but also someone without a full vocabulary of what all the little parts of the table were, it was so nice having the combination of written instructions plus a visual component. I think the article could have possibly used images to help enhance the written instructions so that way folks who don’t have 9 minutes to watch a video of two guys building a table can still follow along clearly.
I love these Do it Yourself, contractors video builds. I always find it interesting how people go about doing things because there are so many ways to create the same thing. This one really hits that non-wood working person who wants to have a talking piece in their home. It gives a person the ability to say, “yeah, I built that table.” And a conversation ensues for a little bit. This is of course to be contrasted with the person who built all the furniture and cabinets, etc. in their home, or the home itself. The reason I love these shows all has to do with the practices they use as compared to the practices I use regularly. I often to get to build furniture and when I do, it often doesn’t follow the same process as you see in this video. I wouldn’t go about making all these passes with the wood on a table saw or drilling nice holes into the side for a peg to join the two planks together. I have other methods, but those methods are also utilized because they are quicker and don’t often need to look super nice up close whereas a piece like this table, does.
This is a really great video for so many levels of home woodworkers since it offers a wide variety of ways to approach the problem of making a table. What it does is points out the various steps one could take depending on their skill level and wants. Take, for example, the legs. Sure, if one had the time and capabilities they could turn their own on the lathe, but for those unfamiliar there are great resources out there for them. However, I find that some of the methods and tools used to put this together may go outside the scope of most weekend warriors' garages. Planing, jointing, and floating tenons all require additional tools that are often beyond what most people can afford or even store in their garages. Nevertheless, it never hurts to know the methods and options out there, as well as the alternatives to approaching those problems (remember a good carpenter never blames their tools!). On a final note, I do wish the article and video touched more on the re-purposing of other materials to build the original table. In talking about going green in both theatre and life, designers and makers can really derive a lot of beauty out of reclaimed items.
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