bluesboy Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I thought some of you forum woodworkers might be interested in seeing some pictures of a Comunion Table I'm building for a local church. I'm building it out of reclaimed heart pine. The top will be 3' x 5'. It will stand 35'' high. In this first picture I've got the wood planed and joined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 Here I have the top in clamps glued up. If you look close you can see the the three sets of book matched pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 Heres one with the top finish sanded and the legs fluted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 bluesboy, beautiful work. I look forward to more pics as you progress in the project. Hope you have a chance to get some pics of the table in place in the church, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 Here's one of the finished legs. I'm having a cnc inscripition done on the front skirt board '' In Remembrance of Me'' that should be done in the morning so I should have it assembled and finished on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 Thanks Dee I'll get some pictures in the church for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 What brand is your planer and how big? JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted June 24, 2009 Author Share Posted June 24, 2009 What brand is your planer and how big? JJK It's a 14'' Jet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg928gts Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 It's a 14'' Jet Boy that's a small plane. I bet it's good on fuel though. Nice table! Heart pine huh? Haven't seen that before. Almost looks like Douglas Fir, except for the dark grain lines. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted June 24, 2009 Moderators Share Posted June 24, 2009 Nice looking Pine, is it very hard, much of the older pine I had worked with had turned hard as nails? Don't think we didn't notice when you layed it out you had turned the grain opposite on every other board and still got the pattern to work out, good eye. Also great looking shop, nice plainer also, I have an OLD Foley Belsaw 12" thats so heavy I had to put it on a metal frame with casters or I couldn't move it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 Nice looking Pine, is it very hard, much of the older pine I had worked with had turned hard as nails? Don't think we didn't notice when you layed it out you had turned the grain opposite on every other board and still got the pattern to work out, good eye. Also great looking shop, nice plainer also, I have an OLD Foley Belsaw 12" thats so heavy I had to put it on a metal frame with casters or I couldn't move it. Thanks dtel. Yeah this old pine is pretty hard but still machines well. The biggest problem I've found with it is high oil content of the pine gums up sand paper very quickly. I'm getting ready to head to the shop now. Maybe I can finish the table today. I'll post some more pictures this afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Blacksmith Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Very nice indeed! I can't wait to see it in place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Adams Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Wow......that is some really nice looking heart pine. When you see so-called heart pine nowadays it's more likely just old pine and not really the "heart" of a pine tree. Not sure how old that stuff is, but it almost looks like it's fat-lighter which had me thinking the same thing as dtel - i.e. that must be some hard-as-nails stuff. A pine you don't see very often anymore but something I'm sure dtel would know about is long-leaf pine. I'm certainly no expert, but those boards sure look like heart long-leaf pine. BTW - very nice work and a a very giving project. [Y] (sigh.....maybe one day Tom's shop will grow up and have tools like that) Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 God is pleased Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 God is pleased Well, maybe not. I was getting ready to put the finishing touches on the table this afternoon when a Wilmington fire marshal showed up at my shop this afternoon because somebody left the security gate open and informed me that I can no longer work in my shop because the building does not have a sprinkler system or overhead ventilation. I can't believe in this current ecconomic crisis that we live in that somebody can just come along and take your livelihood away. I've been there for11 years. When I think about the speakers and stuff I've built there it makes me want to cry. I'll figure something out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Start a new thread asking for advise about this. We have some members that might know a way to fight it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Sprinklers for your kind of operation are usually optional. Proper number of fire extinguishers, exit signs, fire doors, burn proof storage cabinets etc. are all that is necessary. The word "sprinklers" was used to scare you into a suitable donation into the hip pocket of the fire marshal. JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 The FM shut you down just like that? That's not right in any form or fashion. Hope you can get some relief from this oppressive enforcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted June 25, 2009 Moderators Share Posted June 25, 2009 Is this a commercial shop? Do you work out of there for a living ? Just asking it just seems to be a little crazy what he said, is it just you or do you have employees. I could understand if there are employees because that may fall under a different set or rules ? Something sounds fishy, does someone has a reason to try to get you in trouble, or is this just a shakedown from local enforcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 Were you up to code when you started? Typically new regulations cannot be aplied to you unless you are seeking a new legal right (grandfathered in). Like if yu have an old building and see a renovation permit or change in zoning, you are seeking a new legal right and additional requirements can be imposed. But "usually" if you are not seeking a new right you are safe. It has to do with the whole ex post facto laws and takings. Check to see what the requirements were when you started your shop and if you were in compliance back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.