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   Jamie_Buxton | Jun 11, 2007 04:31pm | #1

   Rough-cut the jig with a saber saw, then finish-cut with a router on a trammel arm.   You can use the router and trammel arm to cut the outside curve of the edging too.

   If you make the edging narrow -- perhaps a quarter of an inch -- you can glue it on slightly proud of the veneer top and scrape or sand it down to flush.  If you make the edging wide, this is still possible, but more difficult.

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   terryb | Jun 11, 2007 10:57pm | #2

   I would have edged it first, flushed it with the top by scraping or belt-sanding then veneered the whole thing. That would hide gaps. However, since it's already veneered, I'd use thin (1/8") edging, glue it on using titebond II and hold it with a million strips of green masking tape (proud of top surface) then flush the top with a random orbit sander.

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   Jfrostjr | Jun 12, 2007 03:24pm | #3

   Thanks to both of you. I had been considering edging about 1 1/2" wide and now will consider the thinner edging - but WHERE do I get "a million strips of green tape"?I attended a veneering class at Marc Adams a couple of years ago. One of the skills was doing an 8-repeat circular layout. (The sequence of grain matching is counterintuitive.) That is why I'm starting with the veneered piece rather than edging first.Frosty

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   terryb | Jun 12, 2007 10:50pm | #4

   I use 3M extra sticky green masking tape and I get it from Home Depot. It has some stretch to it so it makes a good clamp for some applications. Try it dry first to get the hang of it. Once you do, you might want to 'glue as you go' to minimize the mess. Good luck

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   EarlKelly | Jun 13, 2007 10:51pm | #5

   Frosty,

   I have some round tables I do the very thing you're asking. It takes some jigs to keep tolerances acceptable. These tables are made with about 8 jigs. Each table is made from 21 pieces.

   Earl

   Furniture...the Art of a FurnitureMaker

   
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   DustyGeorge | Jun 14, 2007 12:38am | #6

   Earl,

   Beautiful tables!!

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   EarlKelly | Jun 14, 2007 01:03am | #8

   Thank you, George!!Furniture...the Art of a FurnitureMaker

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   Jfrostjr | Jun 14, 2007 12:41am | #7

   Earl,You got it! That's exactly what I had in mind.It looks as though you glued the edging directly to the top - flat to flat, so to speak. I thought that it would be necessary to rabbit the table top edge and the edging to get more glue surface. Is that the case?If a rabbit is not necessary, then it becomes easier to achieve a flat transition from table surface to the edge. True?? Thanks for the pics.Frosty

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   EarlKelly | Jun 14, 2007 01:17am | #9

   Frosty, That's it, everything is butt jointed. A halflap joint would be ideal, but with a small table not necessary. With a litle more time in design and setup it's not out of reach. EarlFurniture...the Art of a FurnitureMaker

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   Jfrostjr | Jun 14, 2007 03:03pm | #10

   Thanks.By the way, your tables are great. I particularly like the first one.Frosty