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Step 6Make the top
Whilst you are waiting for the glue to dry on your leg blanks you have time to make the blank for the top and get some jigs made.
Glue up the two 18mm pieces to make a 36mm thickness for the top. There are many ways of doing this; I used a veneer press because I had one available to me. You could use concrete blocks or sand bags or a million clamps if you have them. I have in the past used concrete blocks and it turned out just fine. Again use cascamite glue to prevent creep.
Because I had the CNC available this time I used it to cut out the top and rout the rebate for the glass. You can do the same with a jigsaw and router though it will be a lot of work. I made the top sightly oversize but at the same radius to allow for the chamfer that I would have to later cut off of it.
Square up the ends of the rebates fro the glass with a hand chisel and a little patience. Then make some glass templates in 6mm MDF and send them out to get the glass made up. Because I was doing it on the cheap I got clear glass and planned to put car tint on the underside of it to give the blue finish. If you can afford coloured glass go ahead and get it instead becasue it will look far better IMO.
Glue up the two 18mm pieces to make a 36mm thickness for the top. There are many ways of doing this; I used a veneer press because I had one available to me. You could use concrete blocks or sand bags or a million clamps if you have them. I have in the past used concrete blocks and it turned out just fine. Again use cascamite glue to prevent creep.
Because I had the CNC available this time I used it to cut out the top and rout the rebate for the glass. You can do the same with a jigsaw and router though it will be a lot of work. I made the top sightly oversize but at the same radius to allow for the chamfer that I would have to later cut off of it.
Square up the ends of the rebates fro the glass with a hand chisel and a little patience. Then make some glass templates in 6mm MDF and send them out to get the glass made up. Because I was doing it on the cheap I got clear glass and planned to put car tint on the underside of it to give the blue finish. If you can afford coloured glass go ahead and get it instead becasue it will look far better IMO.
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