Not Your Average Sewing Table - Project of the Week
This week’s project comes from my good buddy Ron. Nice job Ron. The details on this piece are fantastic! He writes:
“This was a project the really seemed as though it should have been easier but we know how that goes. I think one the biggest challenges was getting the leaf on the end to be functional. I didn’t want anyone to be knocking their knees should someone be sitting there and it needed to be easy to work and yet sturdy. It’s somewhat hard to explain but the top actually slides on the supports because the top is hinged from a stationary point. Yeah clear as mud, I know but. Without building a steam system to bend the purpleheart I have no idea how I would bend the 1/8” strip of PH in such as small radius so I built a form and ended up doing a 3 piece lamination with each piece being just over 1/32 (I love that drum sander!!!!) I attached some pics. At that point I attached the curly maple edging and inlayed the purpleheart.”
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I like it ! Well thought out. The sliding rack is for spools of thread?
Iwish my wife would sew. How many hours did that project take? From the quality of detail I would gues a lot
Thanks for sharing
Very nice and very innovative.
lates
WOW!!!!!!!! my wife is looking for something like this from me eventually too - I’ll be sure NOT to show her this one or else I’ll have a big order to fill. I agree with Marc about the PH details - fantastic!
muddler
Kip,
The sliding rack is actually for rolls of stabilizer although a thread holder was in the first design. The stabilizer is used for embroidery and would almost resemble small rolls of paper. I think I probably have about 60 hours and maybe $600 in it. This project was actually for a client however since completion my wife did move it to the top of her list:)
Thanks,
Ron
Fantastic Ron, I love the PH. Was it hard to lineup the lift mechanism? It looks like a tight fit. I rate the job A++++
Ron,
You really acheived a beautiful “look” to this piece, using the “less is more” philosophy. I just love it.
I too am curious about the lift mechanism and wonder if the top opening’s cover lifts out.
I used to think that a drum sander is an extravagance I could live without. With my latest project (a wooden lamp shade) and your use of one, I’m going to have to rethink that.
Great Job!
Jordan
Thanks for the nice words guys!
Mike,
If your wife sews, quilts or embroiders build her one of these and she will love you forever! Probably one of the most important things to keep in mind is not to leave anything for fabric to catch on hence the corners with large radii
Pops,
The top does in fact lift out. It sits on a thin aluminum rail on each side and was actually pretty easy to fit in there.
Jorden,
I am pretty sure once you get a drum sander you will wonder how you ever got along without it! I use mine on almost every project now! Just do it man!!
Ron
Very Nice! I am curious thought the secondary color you used for a border on the top. From what I can tell from the pics, you molded it before you attached it to the top? I assume you achieved this by cutting the border strip into veneer thin pieces than gluing and placing in your gig? You find this way better than just going straight to the top itself?
Tim,
Absolutely! Due to the tight radii I had no choice but to go as thin as possible on the laminations in order to help eliminate the purple heart (PH) breaking. I tried going even 1/16” but even that seemed to be prone to splitting. The jig actually had an added benefit of creating a 1”x 1/8” piece from which I could rip (4) 1/4” strips. So from one glue up I created all 4 corners:) Once the groove was cut for the PH these pieces dropped right in like they grew there:)
Ron
So if I am understanding you correctly the border is basically just an inlay piece?
Nice! I was looking for some plans to build a sewing table for my older sister who makes beautiful clothing. I would love to see yours and know where you got the hardware for it (Particularly the machine lift). Again, nicely done!
Pat
Tim,
Yup just an inlay:)
Pat,
I don’t typically use plans other than details and a rough 3 model but I can provide answers to any of your questions general dimensions, materials and hardware list as well as a list of vendors. Just shoot me an email and I can take care of you:) ron@rjoneswoodworks.com
Thanks,
Ron
Hi i am a quilter and my husben does wood worken and sayes he woled make one of they’s table’s if i can get the project deriching’s can you tell me how to get them thank you dottie&wayne thank you poohbo@metrocast.net
Fantastic table, beyond my expertise. Turned into a furniture piece.
I was wondering if you were able to purchase the lift wholesale. I purchase from Lee Valley or Rockler but that’s still a long ay from wholesale. Can you help?
RJ
Hi, I am impressed by this sewing table project and would like to
build one for my wife, who just got a new Janome machine. Can you provide a bill of materials, especially the lift mechanism, and sources of supply.
Thanks!
Dan Giles
Charlotte, NC
Great Job. I’ve just started woodworking and would like to eventually do projects like this one. What kind of equipment could I get by using to put something like this together. FYI - Space is a constraint.