BenLeacock™ Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Hey guys need abit of a hand please Basically im making my final peice and im stuck. Need help to try and work out what wood to use as legs. Im looking for hard woods with a dark grain. The project im making is a coffee table. The rest of the table will be made out of American Walnut, i was wanting to make the legs out of this aswell but then found out i can't buy them in 4''x4'' Any sugestions would be lovely Thanks for your time Ben I also attached a picture of american walnut to save your time if you havent heard of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stig Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Not much of a expert but what sizes can you get it in? Are you gonna wood turn it?Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted November 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Not much of a expert but what sizes can you get it in? Are you gonna wood turn it?TomNo, I will just be using cad cam, and ''MAYBE'' some small amounts of lathe work ? The legs will be 30cm's high or 12'' Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 cheat and dye something? or spend some money and get mahogany or ebony. but my money would be on the cheating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted November 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 cheat and dye something? or spend some money and get mahogany or ebony. but my money would be on the cheating.humm mahogany thats a good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 laminate mahogany with thin strips of purpleheart and a lighter wood like ash or maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 if it's going to be turned, how can you laminate it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted November 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 laminate mahogany with thin strips of purpleheart and a lighter wood like ash or maple.Not quite sure what you mean ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Two or three thicker boards of mahogany and some thin ones out of purpleheart and the lighter wood. make sure they're all flat and straight. glue them together. voila.very common in custom guitar making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted November 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Two or three thicker boards of mahogany and some thin ones out of purpleheart and the lighter wood. make sure they're all flat and straight. glue them together. voila.very common in custom guitar making. That would get me alot more marks as well ? Cause i would need more processes ? I think im going to do three thicker boards of black walnut, then have lighter woods in the middle ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 would be sweet.it does look very high-tech and is not very difficult at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted November 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 would be sweet.it does look very high-tech and is not very difficult at all. Yer thats the bit that put me off abit lol, looks really hard. Is it just biscuit joints ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notknown Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 who else is actually a chippy on here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomturd Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 I used Iroko for a similar thing.. costs a fortune though, but then again all hard woods do.Got mine from a local joiner. Looks a lot like mahogany, but its sustainable apparently. You can get it from Jewsons (make sure, as with any building place, you keep saying 'is that the lowest price you can do?' and 'are you SURE you can't do it any cheaper?' etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future orange 660 Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 iroko is harder than a badgerteak is good. does it have to be dark?i would be tempted to use something with an interesting grain, and use pieces that follow the shape of the leg in the grain. cherry is good. fairly soft though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al_Fel Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 who else is actually a chippy on here?I'm a Joiner, I haven't got any experience with making furniture though. I mainly stick to site work first fix and second fix and I do bits and bobs of decking when people want that doing aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Yer thats the bit that put me off abit lol, looks really hard. Is it just biscuit joints ?yeah. easy peasy.i'm in the process of building a guitar. it's no funny joined stuff, only a simple 2 piece body with a bolt-on neck. going to turn out quite nice I think. it's going to be a '59 les paul junior double cut btw... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavyn. Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 ash then stain it all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted November 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 (edited) I used Iroko for a similar thing.. costs a fortune though, but then again all hard woods do.Got mine from a local joiner. Looks a lot like mahogany, but its sustainable apparently. You can get it from Jewsons (make sure, as with any building place, you keep saying 'is that the lowest price you can do?' and 'are you SURE you can't do it any cheaper?' etc.).Cheers tom, i really like the look of the Iroko. Whats it like to work with ? Now im in two minds weither to go for the other method from janson Edited November 16, 2007 by benleacock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroMatt Posted November 16, 2007 Report Share Posted November 16, 2007 Cheers tom, i really like the look of the Iroko. Whats it like to work with ? Now im in two minds weither to go for the other method from janson .Whats the supposed target market? Is it gonna be turned into some mental shape or just straight?I have done it similar way to Janson says but has some trouble turning it when it was all glued as it split aprt a few times. But it does look really lovely when you get it sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted November 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Whats the supposed target market? Is it gonna be turned into some mental shape or just straight?I have done it similar way to Janson says but has some trouble turning it when it was all glued as it split aprt a few times. But it does look really lovely when you get it sorted.Nah its not going to be one of the ''modern'' weird shaped tables, basically just a plain coffee table with modifications which have NEVER been used before on other tables. The legs are going to be straight and wont be turned on a lathe. The only work done will be cutting, sanding and either routering or cad/cam work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmt_oli Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 or cad/cam work.Your really not being specific enough with this! CAD CAM stands for computer aided design, computer aided manufacture. Your still not actually stating what processes will be used in conjuntion with it. We need to know so we can help you, and you need to know so you can put it in your write up and get marks! are you milling, turning, engraving, laser cutting, water jet cutting, EDMing, i could go on..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Can I just say that if you are going to use two different woods, it would be better to use two that are obviously different, than to try and get two that look the same-ish. Otherwise it'll look weird. I like the laminate idea of Janson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomturd Posted November 17, 2007 Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Cheers tom, i really like the look of the Iroko. Whats it like to work with ? Now im in two minds weither to go for the other method from janson Pretty shite really. Didn't do much with it to be honest, just sawed it up a bit. I'd go with jansons idea, easy, looks good and will get you extra marks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted November 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2007 Your really not being specific enough with this! CAD CAM stands for computer aided design, computer aided manufacture. Your still not actually stating what processes will be used in conjuntion with it. We need to know so we can help you, and you need to know so you can put it in your write up and get marks! are you milling, turning, engraving, laser cutting, water jet cutting, EDMing, i could go on.....Sorry, i will only be using smal amounts of cad/cam, and this will be milling! Can I just say that if you are going to use two different woods, it would be better to use two that are obviously different, than to try and get two that look the same-ish. Otherwise it'll look weird. I like the laminate idea of Janson.Yer thats what i was planning on doing a light wood and a dark wood ? This what you mean ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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