Comments on: 38 – End Table (Pt. 2)

By: John

John — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:00:23 +0000

Good video but man is it hard to pay attention to what you are doing when you have all that eye candy in the background…..

Nice shop!!!!!!

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 03:44:17 +0000

Hey Chris. I wanted to the center piece to be as “integrated” as possible. In fact, I was trying to think of ways to avoid a center piece at all. But this was a more logical solution for me. Now going larger with the center piece would really change the smooth organic flow I am aiming for. So it’s not a bad idea, it just dont think I would have been able to achieve the same effect.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:05:14 +0000

I’m wondering why you didn’t just use a larger piece of wood in the center, so that you could use the same size of dovetail. You could even get fancy and make this center piece octagonal or something…just to make it look less chunky.

By: Jorge Monclova

Jorge Monclova — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:29:46 +0000

Ahh, the Domino a must have. I’m actually thinking the other way. I mean what does the woodworking hobby entails? Enjoying the process of working with wood or making furniture fast? After falling for the later I’m now convinced that for me it’s better to spend a little more time making something and save the $$$ the Domino costs.

Thanks Marc for not trying to use the Domino in all your video projects and thinking about the group of people like me that are not considering bying it.

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:57:54 +0000

I absolutely could have used the Domino for this project and it actually would have been a lot easier. But here’s the deal with the Domino. Once you have one, you will usually default to it. But in the context of my show, I have to be sensitive to the fact that most people do not own one. So doing more traditional joinery is a way to get everyone involved. And Domino owners can sit back and smile because they’ve already finished the table. lol.

By: gatorbait

gatorbait — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:14:18 +0000

Marc,
When mentioning the joinery options you didn’t say anything about the domino. I haven’t seen it in use (from what I remember) since the table (a long time ago). Does it not play a part in your shop? I ask because it’s on my list of must haves.

By: PeeDee

PeeDee — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 08:26:03 +0000

To my favorite web-show host: You did it again. Nice video!
But what is the little spout on your bandsaw, next to the blade? maybe compressed air for removing sawdust or something?Haven’t seen that on any bandsaw over here.

I also stumbled over your “Fine Woodworking video” on THEIR website. Guess they are happy with it too. Good work!

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 20:10:29 +0000

Marc,
Great episode. I have finally caught up and now have seen every episode so my comments are not 4 and 5 months after the original post. I feel like part of the family now! I will backup some of my fellow WhisperHeads above and say that you are psychic. I was just thinking about a project where the sliding dovetail is an option. Thanks for the tips and can’t wait to see the next episode. I have no more to watch, better start over before I get the shakes! Say hi to Nicole and the dogs.

By: thewoodwhisperer

thewoodwhisperer — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:00:44 +0000

You sure could. But you need to be very careful not to cut into the shoulder. That’s why i like the hand saw. It gives me the ultimate in control.

By: Richard Armstrong

Richard Armstrong — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:36:39 +0000

Marc
As usual a great job and I echo all the props above.
A question:
could you trim the dovetails with the band saw?