Club project - shop box

Club project - shop box

Friday, 23 January 2015

January Club class

A very long time ago (it seems to me) I agreed to do a class on veneering and stringing. I tried out several different tables. Some too ambitiously complicated or just to expensive to realise. I would have liked an opening hinged table with compartments, like a worktable my grandmother had. But in the end 2 club afternoons is just 4 to 5 hours!

In the Christmas holidays I cut all the parts and with some help from my eldest son we sorted everything into brown envelopes and then cut some spares (wish I'd thought of that as I cut the kits) and on the second Thursday in January 16 club members started their projects. A few will hopefully start next month. or I'll have some to make myself.
This is the prototype I made. I would have done tapered legs, but cutting 80 of those just seemed a bit too much at 4 or 5 cuts each. Just imagine how long that would take...

The legs are from an online shop and I got a discount because I needed them for a club class. I noticed he was based in a town near here, and as I had forgotten to order then earlier I emailed and thankfully he had them in stock. I suppose not many people ask for 20 packs of 4 table legs and want them next day. The gods were with me as the owner turned out to be a parent at my school and had run a class for our club a few year ago.  I received a neat package on Monday having order on the Sunday before the class. Still not sure how I failed to notice that the kits didn't include any table legs....
Parts
Here are some photos of the progress- eh mess? - we made in January.






I only took these photos about half way through and failed to notice that some left early, but by the end of the afternoon most had finished the centre veneers on the table top and the drawer front, the table body and the drawer and some were working on the stringing.

I'm sure some members will finish the table in February, some may need to finish off at home, or at the March meeting. I hope I'll do better with taking photos in February!

Idske


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20 comments:

  1. Giac23 January 2015 at 13:08

    Hello Idsky,
    It is a wonderful project! Only in a real mess can wonderful art be born ;)
    Big hug,
    Giac

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    1. Idskesminis24 January 2015 at 17:32

      Thanks Giac! It was just amazing how fast this lovely village hall turned into a chaotic room full of happy people creating something!

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  2. Dorien Litjes23 January 2015 at 13:14

    Dear Idske,
    What a beautiful table and a lot of work. I think your club members will enjoy to make that table.
    Hugs Dorien

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    1. Idskesminis24 January 2015 at 17:44

      Thanks Dorien,

      We occasionally do a Saturday class and for a next time I think I would prefer that as it would've much more relaxed. They all seemed happy when they left, hope that is still the case at the February meeting!

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  3. Paula23 January 2015 at 14:19

    Wat is dat een prachtig tafeltje, en wat knap dat je daar zelfs een workshop in kunt geven!
    Maar het is waar wat de meneer hierboven zegt: "vanuit chaos wordt kunst geboren" (vrij vertaald)
    Ben benieuwd naar de foto's van de volgende workshop!

    Groeten van Paula

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    1. Idskesminis24 January 2015 at 17:30

      Hi Paula, ik heb aardig wat af gekeken van de workshop die we in Apeldoorn hebben gevolgd. Alleen laat ik ze ook de body van de tafel maken, die toen voor ons al klaar was. Ik was wel goed nerveus hoor, het had toch gekund dat ze het te moeilijk vonden of juist veel te makkelijk of dat ze het idee van heel precies zijn niet vatten en ga zo maar door, slapeloze nachten dus! Het viel allemaal heel erg mee gelukkig!

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  4. Elga23 January 2015 at 18:09

    Your prototype looks great Idske, and yes I for one can understand about forgetting the legs, 20 kits are a lot to prepare, you kind of make me thankful our club are not that big, I am teaching two classes there this year. Looking forward to seeing some of the tables done.

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    1. Idskesminis24 January 2015 at 17:41

      Thanks Elga, yes it was quite daunting as I thoght there would be 20, but some couldn't come, and 16 was quite enough! I will do my very best to get them photographed in February!

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  5. Ilona23 January 2015 at 19:10

    Jemig, wat een hoop werk, Idske, en dan ook nog het verhaal van die tafelpoten vergeten....pfew, maar het is allemaal goedgekomen ;O! Het door jou gemaakte tafeltje ziet er prachtig uit, nu maar hopen dat de groepleden jouw instructies goed opvolgen. Dan krijgen zij net zo'n mooi juweeltje, als jij hebt :D! And eh, mess...? Tuurlijk, joh, je zou zo af en toe hier eens moeten komen kijken, hihihi. Ik werk het fijnste als er chaos is, dan komen de mooiste dingen tevoorschijn.
    Fijn weekend. Groetjes, Ilona

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    1. Idskesminis24 January 2015 at 17:48

      Hi Ilona,

      Het was meer de snelheid waar mee die chaos bereikt werd. Er was nog een tafel die niet te fotograferen was omdat je de onderdelen niet eens kon onderscheiden van alle dingen die ze op de tafel hadden opgestapeld! Maar zoals ik tegen Josje zei, het was ook zo weer opgeruimd!

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  6. Mini Southern Millworks24 January 2015 at 04:28

    Congratulations Idske,
    Looks like everyone had fun which that's the point right ? your prototype looks nice wish I could have taken your class. Don't forget to save a kit just In case you need to reproduce another set for another class;)

    Have a great weekend

    Mario

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    1. Idskesminis24 January 2015 at 17:53

      Great idea! Another one I hadn't even considered! You don't need my class at all, you already have all the skills required and a great workshop as well! Jealous, who? Me? Hmmmm

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  7. PILAR637324 January 2015 at 08:22

    El prototipo es una mesa preciosa y perfecta!!! que divertida la clase!!
    Besos.

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    1. Idskesminis24 January 2015 at 17:55

      Thanks Pilar, it definitely was fun but also a bit scary..

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  8. Josje24 January 2015 at 10:25

    Oh my, that's a LOT of work! But, a great project which I am sure all of your club's members will enjoy making. I have never done stringing and I keep thinking I should try it. It seems to me it is difficult to make it straight and even. And cutting that thin string....!
    I like the display you made for the table. The floor is beautiful. As for the mess, I can relate, haha! And I can tell you my mess is 100 times worse!

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  9. Idskesminis24 January 2015 at 17:17

    Hi Josje, you can buy the strings from a marquetry supplier, it's not that expensive and you don't need very much of it, so not worth it trying to make your own. Original marquetry.co.uk is where I got mine. It is quite fragile and as it's not square you need to be very sure of how you glue it down as 0.2mm wider on 1 side is very visible in this scale!

    The floor was made from leftovers of one of the floors in my dollshouse. It still needs some work, but I was sick of setting up something every time I needed to photograph something small! As for the mess, it got worse all through the afternoon, but everyone was happy, it just amazed me how quickly it happened! Come to think of it, it disappeared just as quickly when people left! :)

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  10. Gee24 January 2015 at 22:46

    Hoi, Idske!
    Nou dat lijkt me nou hartstikke leuk, zo'n workshop van jou meemaken.
    Voor zover ik het kan beoordelen heb je het gewoon goed voorbereid en van wat ik zo van de resultaten zie, dat mag er zijn.
    Dus petje af voor je, super job!
    Hugs,
    Gee

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  11. Idskesminis25 January 2015 at 17:09

    Het was echt heel leuk. Wel heel erg vermoeiend, want je moet continue in de gaten houden of er niet iemand is die in de problemen zit, niet iedereen vraagt aandacht (echt engels)!

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  12. Gee26 January 2015 at 22:43

    haha ja en alle begin is natuurlijk ook doodvermoeiend, overal op letten en overal aan denken en dan nog de zenuwen. Maar op de fotoos ziet het er hartstikke leuk en gezellig uit; heb je er een goed gevoel aan overgehouden? dat is toch het belangrijkst!

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  13. BacktoBodrum8 February 2015 at 19:45

    Sounds like you are busy Idske - 20 kits!

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