Piecrust Tea Table Building Process Part 2 by Doucette and Wolfe Furniture Makers

Making a Tilt Top Tea Table Part 2 by Doucette and Wolfe Furniture Makers. In the 2nd part of Making a Piecrust and Dished Top Tea Table the video shows the making of the Birdcage Mechanism that supports the top and also allows it to turn and tilt. From there we make both of the tops which are made from extremely nice pieces of solid crotch mahogany. The tops are are shaped and hand carved from the solid and are then finished with Royal Lac which is a shellac based varnish from www.shellacfini.... Hardware for the tables is from Ball and Ball Hardware.
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[@peterkransz3606]

You are kind of like a drug dealer of woodworking videos, they are addictive to watch and we keep wanting more 😀

[@frankroden8233]

Truly a labour of love, the fine art of craftmanship is becoming a dying breed. Love the videos, keep up the good work !!!

[@44saw44]

beautiful wood and workmanship your videos inspire so many wood workers thank you

[@johnconklin9039]

My God, those tops are amazing and your work is flawless as always.

[@Damienjking]

As a fellow hand tool woodworker, I have to say you do exquisite work!!! I love the attention to detail and the fact that so much of the process is hand craftsmanship and use a shellac finish. In a time when most are making claw and ball feet, pic crust edges, and other carved elements with a CNC, its refreshing to see a business that keeps true craftsmanship alive. So often its only the hobbyists who can afford to perfect and use the artisanal techniques. I'm SOOO glad your finding success as professionals doing the same. I wish you much continued success. Please keep the videos coming.

[@hermannstraub3743]

Awesome. Artwork. Can not imagine to set a cup of tea on those surfaces. This is top notch of cultural evolution of mankind.

[@rayandcouto9376]

Your videos have a therapeutic effect . Awesome work .👍

[@sarullowoodworks4795]

nobody could develop those skills in one lifetime. Matthew is obviously from another planet.

[@marcuscicero9587]

that "pie crust" edge you coaxed out of hardwood I could look at all day. would of liked to see the layout of the scallop placement. but I am thrilled to see what was presented in the video. thankyou

[@tooljunkie555]

this hit the spot! been away from my shop for the past 10 days on vacation and i really needed to see the master make these masterpieces.

[@geoffsemon7411]

Museum quality workmanship. I am in awe

[@waynebruce78]

The workmanship matches the beauty of the wood!

[@Stefano2856]

Degno di Maggiolini! Due capolavori. Worthy like a Maggiolini! Two masterpieces.

[@troystaten5633]

Beautifully done, thanks for showing us

[@drhassanfarhat]

you are an artist. beautiful work!

[@fredpierce6097]

Love those book matched dust ports on that overhead router setup! 😂

[@jeffmansfield914]

The chatoyance of that mahogany may just bring a tear to my eye. Beautiful. I'm guessing there's a reason we don't see the pie crust layout, carving, or the finishing process. Even though seeing it won't make us able to do it on this level, some secrecy is reasonable.

[@davidclauson5256]

Beautiful work as always. Happy to see a new video from y'all !! Thanks for sharing!!

[@jporterfield]

Really true craftsmanship. I'd really like to see how they sharpen their tools!

[@jonathanmangold5024]

stunning wood, amazing work

[@davidcerce]

That is a beautiful piece!! Wow!

[@ignatiusjk]

Beautiful job on both tables,there's a lot of delicate work to make these tables. The pie crust top is especially nice. That's way to much work for me to do.I hope you charge enough for these pieces,people don't realize how much work goes into a project like this.

[@emanueleocchipinti974]

Lavoro superbo!! complimenti maestro!

[@diggerdeb]

Gorgeous pieces of furniture.

[@plemieux7237]

Incredible! I want to make one before I die!

[@vicdelrosario4099]

You are a great carpenter and a good curver.

[@seamusday1964]

What an absolute master!

[@seamusday1964]

I would never want to let those go!

[@harrynewell912]

Just amazing craftsmanship!

[@kuffyswoodwork]

such fine craftsmanship, great job

[@muddywaters6]

Your videos are amazing

[@Stan7670]

Beautiful work. How did you cut out and shape the innermost and outermost edges of the pie crust molding ?

[@garrettnichols7636]

Man, I really missed your videos! Keep the good work!

[@Doucetteandwolfefurniture]

Thanks Garrett!

[@jaemcdonald6555]

So beautiful.

[@ralhmcc47]

Mr Wolf, Very fine pieces indeed. Would liked to seen more of the initial carving, layout too. Also where did you but the table top latch ?

[@phooesnax]

Makes you wonder what the methods were to do the top in the day? Thinking some sort of router plane strategy. Must have taken a long time. I love your work. Jim

[@DanielStarbuck]

phooesnax i thought about that myself, id image maybe do all the marking out and such and maybe drill some holes an 8th or so under what your after for referencing the depth and then waste away the centre area with gouges and chisels until its near the desired depth, then flatten it off with a router plane as you said and following up with scrapers, planes etc. it amazes me when i look at work like this and imagining how it was done, just laying out and cutting out the pie crust edge alone would be nerve racking and time consuming, nevermind the work in the centre of the piece.

[@phooesnax]

Agreed. I love the work this firm does. Masters of the trade

[@Teleman01]

Where can you even buy top wood like that? How would you even decide what to charge for something like this? His chisel skills are off the charts.

[@tpistor]

Awesome. Just awesome. Frustrating that I can only press "like" once.

[@pepebautista9560]

master of master, beautiful

[@countrycobbler7194]

I do think that running a he cleats across the grain on such a wide board would also help keep it from cupping and warping and that is a beautiful wide pice of crotch mahogany

[@mywaleri7954]

Super! Artwork

[@moveisplanejadosversatilce9444]

work wonderful !!!

[@sifeddinemansori2925]

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[@muradrahimov2935]

your projects are very beautiful . i like them so much. but i really cant understand how do you preventing bending of solid wood of this size ?

[@blendraphi]

Chapeaux!

[@fredpierce6097]

Amazing chatoyance.

[@acmarceneiro]

fantastico trabalho,lindo.

[@KingPostTimberWorks]

Bloody hell! (nice)

[@alexwolford2084]

You had me at the feet.

[@ianelley]

What a shame we didn't see the marking out or the cutting of the pie crust edge !!

[@WEDraskaz]

🌟🔝💪 very nice, maestro

[@mckay5858]

hit em with the HEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!

[@mc71gold]

Superior work again! I've not seen any higher skill level from anyone, on-line or in person!

[@michaelharris1843]

Matt Cremona gotta step his game up.

[@seamusday1964]

Michael Harris Matt is good but does not even come close, this master is in a league of his own..

[@davidjanuszewski5020]

When you use the crotch, does it expand and contract?

[@matt6466]

Is this a genuine question or a joke :P

[@davidjanuszewski5020]

I want to know, no joke.. the grain is so swirly, can it move?

[@ef2b]

Not only is it genuine, it's a good question: The long-grain stays appear to be cross-wise to the grain of the crotch. I'll bet the screws are in slots to handle any movement. Breathtaking work, really, top to bottom, and at every step.

[@Folgemilch21]

i wanted to see the carving parts

[@OneManBandWoodworks]

You had me at hello.

[@Festoolwwwwbgf]

Te quedó chido

[@mohamedelshafie9831]

أسطورة الفن

[@andreasschmidt702]

when can I see the next video?

[@countrycobbler7194]

Thanks

[@robertfeliciano5723]

Beautiful, I hope they don't dare put a tablecloth on top of them.

[@countrycobbler7194]

Why did you attach the cleats for the top accross the grain insted of with the grain. Beautiful work!

[@dan__________________]

Because the holes in the cleats for the screws are oval shaped so when the top expands it can move along the cleats. If you did it with the grain the cleats would have to move with the top and they can't because they are attached to the base.

[@gregsmith1719]

True, but wouldn't they simply widen or narrow the wooden hinge mechanism, which has long dowel-like cylinders to ride on? I would think the movement wouldn't be more than 1/4 to 3/8 at most, and the length of the hinge pins would allow that easily. No? Or are you concerned about the top warping across grain, thus the need of the cleats across grain? Excellent work!

[@peteraltena9618]

Ok these treas can only come from very old rainforest trees. I wonder...

[@wesamalmosewy4453]

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[@susanmahony2855]

Wesam ALmosewy res

[@phooesnax]

WOW

[@ukuff]

Which planet are you from?

[@RayVRoberts]

Disappointed to see the routers used.... and when do we get to see an entire finishing process?

[@alflud]

What a sophisticated clown you are.

[@willemkossen]

Wow. Im such a novice...

[@carl3500]

I could be wrong but I feel like there are so many easier quicker ways to get the same result

[@Miff...]

A result, not the same result.

[@carl3500]

Miff prove it

[@Miff...]

Which part of the build seemed overly complicated to you?

[@dsfs17987]

like getting something from ikea? :)) this is about craftsmanship, not production on a cnc router, and even with cnc it takes quite a bit of time to get the shapes in the cad model "feel" right, not something that was done by math - and skilled master does it by hand to nearly perfect symmetry, and the subtle asymmetry is what makes these pieces so pleasing to look at, you know there are some, but you can't really see it the "math" in cad/cam/cnc production can be seen on todays cars, body panel shapes are perfect and at the same time lifeless, might be ok for a piece of metal, but not for custom furniture, that's my opinion anyway

[@carl3500]

Miff doesn't seem complicated but all that planning and scraping. when you could use a electric planer and a sander the finish with a hand sand

[@ralhmcc47]

buy not but the table top latch

[@jmber27]

I quit ! Lol

[@WillDogJones1]

Wow