How to Make a Designer Table Top

[@davidrush8283]

We used a heat gun when the tape was on over the weekend too help it let loose. Worked at Kerns - Wilcheck in Memphis for 13 years. Love your work and help.

[@steveskope2074]

Hi Tom, Hope that you, Kris and the family had a wonderful Christmas, also Wishing you ,Kris and the Family a Blessed healthy, safe, and wonderful New Year. Commenting late, was sick, the pass two weeks with a very severe cold, doing a lot better now, did not have Covid. I enjoyed the passed three weeks, on venerring the Shaker end table, what a difference. The Shaker table is a beautiful peace, but after finishing it off with veneer It was transformed into a different time period, becoming a beautiful elegant peace of furniture. Thank you for sharing this with us I learned a lot, as allways. Looking forward to this year's Epic Woodworking and learning new exciting ,woodworking techniques and skills. See you on Thursday SNL, thank you.

[@EpicWoodworking]

Thank you Steve! I’m glad to hear you’re feeling better and here’s to a Happy, healthy and generous New Year! 👍😎

[@joexaver1611]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing. I never catch the live stream, but really enjoy catching it after. Happy holidays!

[@EpicWoodworking]

Thank you Joe, so glad you enjoy it! Happy New Year and thanks for watching! 👍😎

[@poppamichael2197]

Thanks for a great lesson in veneering. Happy New Year.

[@EpicWoodworking]

Thank you for watching and being part of us. Happy New Year to you too! 👍😎

[@inspectr1949]

Kris and Tom, fantastic way to wrap up the year and as sequel to the in house Juner 2019 veneer class, certainly made my Christmas extra special.

[@EpicWoodworking]

Thanks Michael! That table project grew into a three weeks series almost by accident 😎 I may wrap it up the first SNL of 2022. Thanks for watching and being a great part of our community!! 👍

[@kerryschoolfield1537]

Thanks to both of you for shop night live. It’s my woodworking university and I have learned so much. Merry Christmas to both of you and wishing you a prosperous new year.

[@EpicWoodworking]

Thank you Kerry, that’s nice of you to say. We love doing it so it works great for us too. It’s a kind of university for me too, given I learn so much by the comments. And the questions keep instructing me how to be a better teacher and communicator. I really appreciate you being there! Happy New Year to you as well! 👍😎

[@michaelmitra9147]

Tom and Kris, Merry Christmas to you guys and your family. Love you shows

[@EpicWoodworking]

Thank you Michael, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! Thanks for watching! 👍😎

[@rickreed123]

Thanks. The table looks terrific. I have all my veneering gear ready for my first attempt.

[@EpicWoodworking]

Thanks Rick! I hope to have some finish on it by the next time. Hope you enjoy veneering, and Happy New Year! 👍😎

[@patbutler2613]

Another great year. Happy Christmas to you and your family from Ireland. I'm already looking forward to the new year. Stay safe untll then.

[@EpicWoodworking]

Oh thank you Pat! It always warms my heart to hear you watching from Ireland. I grew up in Lowell, a city outside of Boston Mass, and my neighborhood was filled with second and third generation Irish immigrant families…the Meehans, the Quinlans, the Callahans, etc. I hope to get back to visit someday too. Happy New Year and thanks for watching! 👍😎☘️

[@joespilman7333]

Thank you for sharing knowledge here. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. From Atlanta Georgia

[@EpicWoodworking]

Our pleasure Joe, thanks for watching!! 👍😎

[@williammagee7514]

Just thought I had, when at about time 45:00 in video where you are lining up the infield cutting template would it be useful to have a circle cut out of the center of the template to see through to where the 4 sections meet? Pushing this a little further, strike diagonal lines corner to corner on template and then drop lines down the inside of the cut out circle. You could then in your alignment process use those lines to true up with the lines of the veneer joints. Again, just a thought and without actually testing not sure it would be worth the effort.

[@EpicWoodworking]

Thanks Bill, that would definitely make it a little faster and easier to center the square panel…why didn’t I think of that? 😎 When making a round top and dining center that’s exactly the process as you typically already have a small center hole from making the template. But with the square veneer and border pattern, my focus is on making certain the corners all fall on seams, through the border and then aligned to the square substrate. So in all my fixation on corner alignment, I overlooked how making a center hole as you described would help get it oriented quickly and then to focus on aligning the corners. I will definitely add your tip next time I’m doing something like that. Thanks, and thanks for watching! 👍😎

[@williammagee7514]

@@EpicWoodworking "...why didn't I think of that?" Well you just didn't and for sure there are countless approaches that you present in your teachings that we the students did not think of and ask the same question of ourselves... why didn't I think of that? It is through the sharing of ideas that we all grow and you sure do your share of sharing, thanks for everything you do!

[@scottbuttrick-w8skb396]

Merry Christmas to you and the camera lady. Love the videos and have learned a lot. Looking forward to “Thursday Night Live” in 2022!

[@EpicWoodworking]

Thank you Scott, we’re looking forward to you new year as well, see you then! Thanks for watching! 👍😎

[@edproulx3950]

Excellent. Finicky work, well done. You mentioned a black band along the outer edges - was that also veneered? For the final outer band on the 4 edges, what if: 1. glue the completed veneer assembly to the top as is, with slight overhand (in vacuum bag); 2. trim top edges with veneer saw; 3. rout a 1/8” square edge on all 4 sides, and finally 4. glue/affix a 1/8” square beading of ebony on all 4 corner edges? The corners would then be solid wood. Unless that is what you intended (I should wear my hearing aids to hear better). If so: routing that 1/8” corner carefully to avoid pulling out the zebrawood veneer! Thank you, and Merry Christmas!

[@EpicWoodworking]

Thanks Ed! You described perfectly the technique for applying “binding” to the edge, a beautiful way to finish it as it offers a nice decorative and protective effect. If I had time I would have continued and shown it. I have demonstrated it in the past, most recently on the edge of a round sunburst veneered table top. I may finish out a top like that for our first SNL in the New Year, and hopefully have one finished to show as well. The only difference from what you described is the size of the bead, as I like no larger than a 3/32” ebony line on a table like this…since you see it fully on the corner and it appears wider. Thanks for watching and being there with us!!👍😎

[@jameslatimer3600]

Have you ever tried veneering the sides with the grain running parallel to the top grain?

[@EpicWoodworking]

Yes, many times. It is significantly easier to orient the grain in that way, but I was trying to demonstrate the techniques involved in making a vertical grained edge, as well as showing the striking effect of vertical grain edging. Thank you for watching!! 👍😎

[@fredpierce6097]

Tom: All the major woodworking supply houses sell veneer softener. No more tussling with ripples causing ruined saw cuts.

[@EpicWoodworking]

Thanks Fred, yes, I am quite familiar with it and I have used it for years. The Zebrawood I used in the demo was usable without pre-softening, but almost on the borderline 😎 Thanks for watching! 👍

[@rossanctuary5238]

Nice Camera work, camera Lady. 😊

[@leahannwhite1111]

👍💓!!!

[@MrMan-jf8yi]

Better off using painters tape which is way easier to remove and leaves no residue

[@EpicWoodworking]

Thanks, I will give it a try. I’ve not heard of it being used for veneer, and I had the suspicion, given its easy removability, it would not hold well enough to trust it for veneer work. But I will look into it more. Thanks for watching! 👍