Coffee table build - Part 1

[@scottrobertson9788]

Awesome work and inspiring ingenuity! Thanks for posting, cheers!

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks very much Scott and thanks for watching!

[@pascalbriand9987]

This is my second time on the channel, I watched one of your videos a few months ago and was so disappointed, all you did was talk and show before and after shots which you told me was how you did your videos, wasn't for me so that was that.but today for no reason I watched your video and was blown away, it was perfect!!! Thank you. I am going to watch a few more tonight and hopefully they will be of the same caliber. Thank you for a great video.

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks Pascal. I hope you don't judge me on just one video. Like all content creators on YT I admit my earlier videos aren't my best work. Cheers mate.

[@joeatkins4470]

I just love your ingenuity in problem solving, a true inspiration, thanks man

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thank you very much Joe

[@bongie67]

Me too. Thanks DUWW

[@ThanhPham-rw5ji]

Joe Atkins

[@willd2609]

Mate your workshop setup is looking better and better every video! Project is looking great too

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks very much Will, its definitely been a work in progress and continues to be.

[@robotsnthat]

Lovely job as always. Can't wait to see it finished.

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks mate.

[@gordo2505]

Fabulous clamp hack! With a bonus chisel - scrapper hack.

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks Gordo, glad you enjoyed the video

[@DsHardWoodCreations]

Great explanation and vid. Subscribed

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thank you and welcome to the channel

[@ShaneBates0]

Looking forward to part 2. Nice work.

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks very much Shane.

[@triplex86]

Its a real joy to see how you problem solve - inspirational work

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks very much.

[@framel44]

Beautiful wood!! Excellent work. Frank

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thank you very much Frank.

[@aidanomaraaus]

Your poor planer blades! That's a beautiful top. Thanks for sharing and I'm looking forward to the next part!

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks Aidan. The planer blades did ok actually but I did dull my new spiral bit and now have to replace it.

[@jasonb4350]

Looks good brother 🤗 can’t wait to see what you come up with for the base.

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks Jason. Hope I didn't build too much expectation for the base :-).

[@volkanakbas2880]

Very clean work. Bravo

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thank you very much Volkan.

[@jbb5470]

Great start! I really like your idea of using the router as a mortise! Cleaver idea

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks very much JB.

[@richkellow1535]

Excellent video mate, please keep them coming.....10/10. Regards, Rich.....UK.

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks very much Rich, I'll do my best mate.

[@richardraesr3482]

Coming along nicely, keep up the gd work

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks Richard

[@kylebastien2575]

Fantastic tutorial. You need to do another one on your technique for that super fast hammering method.

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Haha. Thanks very much Kyle. Cheers mate.

[@xtraMTpockets]

Nice work Vic, love that old framing hardwood. Reminds me of the hardwood we used in the 70's to frame houses for Dixon homes in Mackay NQ. I seem to remember the name was Ash, cant be sure. Looking forward to part 2. cheers.

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Ahh memories. Mate, I'm hopeless at identifying wood species other than pine, MDF, melamine. lol :-)

[@xtraMTpockets]

haha me too mate Hey how bout a video of your dust extraction on the mitre saw, that looks very efficient indeed !!

[@adrianhanson9584]

Lookin good mate!

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks very much Adrian.

[@quentinsherratt7969]

Once again good stuff!💯🎯

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thank you Quentin.

[@danny26barrow]

Snap with most comments, I just love the wood also how u explain stuff mTe, and I will be watching next video, well done buddy keep the videos coming mate

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks very much Dan.

[@lucapellegrino9887]

Bravo .. Ottimo lavoro .. preciso e pulito ...

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Grazie per le belle parole Luca.

[@alemore62]

Good one mate!

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks Ale.

[@kuffyswoodwork]

Looking good so far.

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks mate. How's the desk coming along?

[@kuffyswoodwork]

Hmm, I'm currently hoping it will grow its own legs, otherwise it will never get done :D

[@northjerseykevin409]

Great video, what would happen if you didn’t allow for expansion and glued everything and made it tight?

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks Kevin. Timber expansion is a powerful thing and not allowing for it would result in joints and even components cracking or breaking.

[@lukejohnson5247]

Awesome. Love ya work.

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks very much Luke.

[@philparrish8892]

How thick is the top? Nice job.

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks Phil. The top is about 30mm thick.

[@philparrish8892]

@@DownUnderWoodWorks Thanks for your reply

[@TEXAS-SMITH]

The little voice in my head said to stop looking at my table thinking I am going to duplicate the breadboard ends like you did. Thanks for the video though! Nice work!

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Haha, glad you liked it mate.

[@Crushwokery]

Another gr8 vid as usual. You always seem to make useful vidz for normal folk rather than those super human ones that are coupled with machinery that cost the national debt of a small country, plus, here in the UK we can't lay our grubby mits on many of the cool toys available around the world. Keep em coming from upside down continent. 😉

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks very much Alec. mate, I certainly don't have the best tools and although we all wish we did I hope my videos show people you can get great results from whatever you have. Cheers from sunny Sydney.

[@Crushwokery]

DownUnderWoodWorks Oh I don't know, your table saw is a nice piece of kit. I watched you unbox it when you bought it. I had to settle for a Metabo site saw. I chose it because it's a darling to close up to almost a suitcase as I'm in a 12' x 14' summer house. Like you I bought my Record planer thicknesser pre owned. Mine was a non runner with a dicky motor. It's all stripped and rebuilt with lashings of TLC and working all tickety boo. All in all I think we're doing just fine on the boy toy front. Thanx for your hard work in keeping us entertained and informed. You're a star.

[@twotone3070]

Just love the way you approach the builds. Is there anyway you could have a flexible hose from the dust extraction supported in the same way the camera moves around? I was thinking about how much time it must have taken to clear up after the routing.

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

I could most definitely do something like that, the main dust extractor pipe runs directly above my head at that bench. Something to put on the to do list. the clean up wasn't too bad though with the shop vac. Cheers mate.

[@usuariodelgoogle]

Excelent work and video. What type of router bit you use?

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thank you Sebastian. Its a 1/2" upcut spiral bit.

[@DavesCave]

I could smell it as you cut it. They must call that nasal memory lol. Worked with a lit if old woid over the years. Nice build

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks Dave. I love the old wood even though its hard on my tools and machines.

[@Gramarrowsmith]

Nice one mate! An unrelated question if I may? I noticed you had a melamine board through your thicknesser, has it made any significant difference to your snipe?

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

To be honest I am still getting snipe at the moment but not sure its the feed table. I may have an issue with the rollers themselves that I have to investigate, they sometimes don't pull the timber through as though their not making contact.

[@hizo64HH]

Are you thinking of a wood base or metal?

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Funny you ask, it will be a wood base but I have been thinking lately about whether I would like to introduce a bit of metalwork into my projects.

[@colintebble5380]

Nice looking top and you're keeping it simple... Your timber looks like either Messmate, Stringybark, Grey gum or Wormy Chestnut

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks mate. Yeah the wood is an Australian hardwood but i'm not very good at identifying them.

[@clinta2828]

Beautiful looking table. Just about to do a similar style as a hall table from Tas Oak. How many hours are in this build?

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thank you very much Clinton. Its hard for me to put a number on hours because I tend to work on my projects whenever I get some spare time and a build could be over a week or two.

[@harveylove202]

Great job mate. New subscriber here. Hi from FNQ👍🏻

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks Harvey and welcome mate.

[@americanwoodworkingtrickss6543]

I do the same way.. Good job.

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks Stolarskie, its interesting the different ways people do these. Cheers mate

[@josiahalcantara5693]

Great build but I gotta say your voice is so relaxing

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thank you very much, that made me smile.

[@danny26barrow]

Sorry I missed what size they were at start to what the final width was bid

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

The width of the table is about 600mm and made up of 7 boards about 85mm wide.

[@BenHollist]

Love the Grain indeed :)

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Yeah, its beautiful stuff that old wood. Thanks Ben.

[@ralphd4581]

That looks like Ubiquitous Eucalyptus which was used extensively for house framing, at keast in Victoria, prior to pine being used. Carpenters used to call it ub for short, it's as hard as hell when aged.

[@ralphd4581]

You're right Anthony Tobba, I got the name wrong, it should be Eucalyptus obliqua or Messmate Stringybark chippies called it ob not ub, it's been nagging me since I posted, cheers.

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks very much guys, seems its bit of a mystery trying to identify old hardwood species. As I said to Anthony below, maybe just calling it Australian hardwood is the best description. Cheers mate.

[@ralphd4581]

Anthony Tobba I see what you mean, yep, agreed.

[@rick91443]

enjoyed this and on to the second...Thanks...rr

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Glad you enjoyed it Richard.

[@cobberpete1]

Very nice. My wife has told me to stop making tables, but I guess I could give them away ;0

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

:-) I suspect once my wife sees this table finished she will find a spot for it. Thanks mate.

[@HornetsNest-MH]

The veiny grain timber looks a lot like Messmate.

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Yeah, i thought the same mate.

[@riverfire6357]

Whats this piece worth $1500?

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Well thanks mate, i'll take that as a compliment. If i were to sell it, it would be half that price.

[@sumosprojects]

First comment lol, always difficult to know what reclaimed timbers we’re using but would guess it to be oak or ash, yet another well made video mate with top results 👍👍👍👍

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks Dirk and you got in so quick. Never been any good at identifying timbers (other than pine. MDF and melamine) lol :-)

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

I'll take your word for it Anthony, maybe just calling it Australian hardwood is the best description. Thanks mate.

[@sumosprojects]

Anthony Tobba I was always under the impression Tassie oak & Vic Ash were the the same Anthony however having spoken to a woodworker with 40 plus years experience he told me that it wasn’t so why do we have a 😳 look when identifying species lol, yeah something like 1200 varieties of wood in Australia & bout 500 are Eucalyptus mate, when I was at my Woodies club they had a sample board of around 200 species so once again this 😳 expression comes across ones appearance, cheers cobber 👍

[@clydedecker765]

Interesting wood. Amazed you didn't find nails in the wood.

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

The person I got all this wood from had de-nailed it already. He did a great job too. Cheers mate.

[@cassondratakemoto7185]

Thats amazing! Can you make me one?!

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Thanks Cassondra. Yeah, i'm sure i could do it again.

[@kellywratten1396]

I love this! Can I ask though, how did you make your wedge clamps?

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Hi Kelly, the clamps are a very simple concept and build. Here is a link to a video that explains the idea. The round block can be replaced with a straight one as I did. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIu7epqte8SLobc

[@kurtzcol]

which voice in your head should you listen too when you have more than one haha just kidding nice work

[@DownUnderWoodWorks]

Haha, great question mate. Thanks.