One good reason I haven't really documented this build is because it's pretty much EXACTLY the same as the Retro hall table, just with flat panels instead of curvy ones.
Below is the doweling/top notching jig that i've made about 3-4 times now. I've done this kinda top a few times now and i like it, very danish and easy to do...just takes some time making a template. I start off by cutting/ fitting a piece of MDF for the middle. Making sure it fits snuggly between the legs. Then i dowel on those 2 "wings" on the front, outside of their fit, and just shoot them until they both fit perfectly. I then work on the back one, once done you have the 8 points of contact that fit perfectly, you then use a router with a template bit to route the notches into the top...yeah well i still ended up with ONE gap gah.
The top while i still was gluing on the edge banding. Nice ash, nice and straight...only the first few sheets of veneer looked like this.
Notching jig about to do it's job. I first hack off the majority of the waste with a handsaw of course. You can also see the dowel holes.
All thats left is some pre-finishing and im onto the drawers. Nice STRAIGHT, FLAT drawers.
Whats next? Well besides finally marketing my stuff via a website and visiting some galleries around town(which i should get on but it's freaking cold lately...grr montreal winters.), im very sick of veneer work. The waiting, the gluing, the rigidness.
Solid wood, old school Krenov, wall cabinet. A nice break, a pretty simple "can do" project. My next nose bleeder project will either be that super art deco cabinet with the extreme radiused corners OR a small oval cabinet on stand....stay tuned. I'll get back into posting more often, i promise.
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