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   toddhunter | Jul 29, 2004 06:53pm | #1

   Still looking for ideas. Thanks. Todd

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   BG | Jul 29, 2004 08:22pm | #2

   toddhunter,

   I just put the last coat of Waterlox on a mission style desk for my daughter.  I made it out of flooring material.  The attached pic is not my desk but the desk I copied....mine is prety close...I have a single draw..36x28x28h  she did not want it too big....just a thought

   Edited 7/29/2004 1:24 pm ET by BG

   
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   toddhunter | Jul 29, 2004 11:36pm | #3

   BG, did you just glue the t&g like any other edge gluing  surface? Todd

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   BG | Jul 29, 2004 11:53pm | #4

   Todd,

   I squared up the stock(about 3"w x .7 thickness), planed it and glued up to make a panel....three boards at a time.  I made the top a bit large and with the waste from both sides, I resawed and glued an extra 1/4"x 1" strip to make the top look thicker...and then used (about) 1 3/4"x1" breadboards on the end.

    The legs could be a glue up from your stock...and also the aprons.  The slats were resawn and planed. Hope this helps clarify 

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   bleubassplyr | Jul 30, 2004 04:23am | #6

   I built the table in the attachment from Birch flooring I had left over from my living/dining room. I squared the edges and glued it up. I doubled the edges and made breadboard ends. Polyurethane finish. This has been our kitchen table for 12 years. We beat it up and it still looks good.There are more old drunkards than old doctors.  Ben Franklin

   
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   kiwimac21 | Jul 30, 2004 08:26am | #7

   Chees Blue it looks great!

   Old/excess/spare/recycled floorboards are surprisingly common. And often of surprisingly good timber. Maybe there ought to be a prize (or, let's start a wee contest right here) for the most imaginative use?

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   bleubassplyr | Jul 30, 2004 06:19pm | #9

   Kiwimac,

   Nice pun. I realized after I posted the photo that the floor under the table is the exact wood I used for the table top. I'm glad that project came to fruition, Kiwi.

   BleuThere are more old drunkards than old doctors.  Ben Franklin

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   Jimmbo | Jul 30, 2004 02:45am | #5

   I recently used Walnut flooring for an entryway table / cabinet.  I did mill off the t&g, and I had to work around the bottom sides being grooved, and there was the thin issue ... but it was beautiful wood.  See no reason you couldn't use what you have, working around the obvious constraints.

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   toddhunter | Jul 30, 2004 06:23pm | #10

   Great suggestions. It gives me just enough confidence to move forward with a project: to be determined....  Todd

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   CajunDan | Jul 30, 2004 03:16pm | #8

   My woodworking dad recently built a kitchen island for my sister. It had a butcher block top, but the cabinet sides were paneled with T&G. It matched the floors perfectly, and helped keep the island from looking out of place.

   Regards,

   Dan

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   Buzzsaw | Jul 30, 2004 07:43pm | #13

   Cajun Dan,

     Can you post a picture of the island? I am in the process of building one and would like some ideas. Thanks.Regards,

   Buzzsaw

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   CajunDan | Jul 30, 2004 08:05pm | #14

   Buzzsaw,

   I will try but it might take some time - Dad lives 300 miles away and does not have a digital camera.

   I will describe it as best I can:

   The top is a red oak butcherblock with a decorative tile inlay. It is about 4' X 3'. THe base is about the size of a kitchen cabinet with a pair of drawers and doors on one side.

   The sides of the cabinet have T&G panels running vertically. I think they are attached to a plywood substrate. (I was not involved in the construction, so I can only say what it looks like.) I am pretty sure he did not just panel over a HD cabinet, since the kickpiece runs all around the bottom.

   I hope this helps.

   Dan

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   Buzzsaw | Jul 30, 2004 08:47pm | #15

   Thanks Dan,

     Did he keep the T&G on the panels and attach via the T&G? I keep reading where people are cutting off the tongues and I don't see why.Regards,

   Buzzsaw

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   CajunDan | Jul 30, 2004 10:48pm | #17

   No need to cut off the tongues. It would ruin alignment.

   D

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   Buzzsaw | Jul 30, 2004 11:20pm | #18

   OK,

     Another dumb question.  Are you gluing the tongues into the grooves or are you using nails as you would installing a floor? The reason I ask is because I actually picked up a few bales of pine T&G that someone used for their walls and I was wondering what would be the best way to attach them.  Maybe they would just float in the groove?Regards,

   Buzzsaw

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   Steinmetz | Jul 30, 2004 06:50pm | #11

   TODD, Friend of mine built a coffee table usind #1 grade oak t&g

   He oriented all the boards standing up and just glued them up after planing off the tongues. Mitered the corners and bread boarded over the end grain sides 

   ( NO power tools either. )

   I once sliced up some walnut stair treads and made enough parquet blocks to cover two window seats .

    All the 'blocks were chamfered on four sides Marvelous!

   Steinmetz

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   toddhunter | Jul 30, 2004 07:08pm | #12

   Standing up? Do you mean on edge (liike a laminated workbench top) or on the ends (end grain up like an authentic butcher block)?

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   Steinmetz | Jul 30, 2004 10:24pm | #16

   TODD, Laminated with the grooves at the bottom  (tongues planed off).

    Stein

   Table top 2-1/4" thick  legs built up from 3 lengths of flooring

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   SRToolguy | Jul 31, 2004 07:12am | #19

   Todd, I just made a pretty cool sunburst headboard for a bed with left overs. I used a piece of 1/2 ply for the backer and glued them on with PL-4000. I trimmed the pieces because of the sunburst effect I was trying to achieve. It only took a couple of days to complete. I used the PL because I had a bunch of it left over from a siding job I did a few months ago. It worked fine but probably wasnt the best choice.

   Sincerely;

   The Tool Guy