Table Top Build + Genius Method of Attaching Top To Base | Woodworking | How To | Tip | Trick
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Detailed Video on how I build a table top and the clever way I attach it to the base without using any screws of metal hardware. I use a woodworking method similar to drawboring to make this work. This is the part 2 video of the my detailed series on this table build.
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The dowels you used to attach the top to the base, first dip the dowels into liquified bees-wax.
They will be MUCH easier to remove when it's time for disassembly several years down the road.
Beautiful work, by the way.
Been looking for a method like this. Building my first table, perfect for what i want. Thank you!
❤❤❤ thanks for the detailed video. I love your methods of not using screws and this is truly old-school and authentic.
This is great, I hope to build one based on your design one day. I just completed my first woodworking project a couple months ago, it was a crib for my first son. It turned out better than I ever could have hoped for. A table is such a cool thing to build. A place for your family to gather , share food and create memories. Beautiful work man. It would bring me to tears to see all of that come together if it was by my own hand. You take pride in your work, do things the proper way and don’t take shortcuts. That’s the mark of a craftsman IMO. Well done.
Fantastic skill! I will watch this again about 50 times. Your hand tool work is fantastic!
My next door neighbor has a small woodmizer and he gave me 15 8/4 white oak planks for some work I did for him. Now I know what to use it on. Beautiful table and job Chris. Give Utz a hug.
I bought this for a wood carving seminar. I needed something light enough for an old lady to carry from car to site and easily set up. This did the trick. I used the clamps to hold my carving stand in place and they worked well too. I have used it since then for jobs around the house and am very happy with it.
Great job. I wanna make a table and bench without any metal part and RUclips showed me this video. Thanks for sharing.
Thus is one of the best looking and best built tables I've seen on RUclips. Excellent job. No doubt you could sell this for $1800, maybe more. Absolutely Beautiful.
I built my first table recently and attached the table top using this method. It was easy to do and the customer loved it. This is how I will attach all my table tops. thanks.
I have a commission to build a trestle table this summer, and this method solves the logistical conundrum of building it in my shop and installing it at the customer's house. Thanks!
haha yes its perfect for that!
You’re the real deal. No metal fasteners - love it!
This is absolutely amazing and the best way to join a base to a top that I have seen yet. Great work man.
Thanks Bryant, much appreciated!
Just about to attach the top onto a coffee table I just finished. I think I will rethink it, because I really like what I see here!! Great job! Exceptional work!
Simple and elegant solution for connecting the top to the base nice video thanks
Thank you for this video, it is one of my favorites since it illustrates an often overlooked part of table construction.
I do believe you are my favorite RUclips channel.
I have an extremely wide range of interests,
ranging from social philosophy to the environmental and physical sciences.
You broach the fundamentals of what I look for in a channel.
Your not only educational but also entertaining...
Exuding a confidence with a humble persona,
letting your work speak for itself, truly
a fine quality in an age lacking in this regard.
Job well done
Thank You
IJN
Fantastic! I’m about to build a table and couldn’t come up with my own idea on how to fasten the tabletop to the legs. This should work. Thank you!
Great work, brother. A true craftsman.
I really like that method of attachment. It is always good to think about “how will the owner move this in the future?”
I tell you, this table is so beautiful. I love this table and would really like to build one soon. You did an amazing job my friend. That finish really transformed the piece. This is the type of furniture I want to build. This truly is an heirloom piece of furniture. It will be around long after we are gone. It is like when I go looking at old pieces of furniture and I run my hand across it and wonder about the stories of all the people who may have owned it in the past. I guess I sound weird but that is just something that really appeals to me.
I am totally with you Joseph. Its really cool to think back at what an old piece has gone through. I also want to be remembered by my family through my work when I am gone. I want my grand children to tell their children that "your great grandfather built this table." that is a cool thought to me.
You don’t sound weird!
@@ThirdCoastCraftsman I am sure they will all look at the treasures past down to them from you and admire the skills and the objects they inherited.
Not weird. This is a quote from John Ruskin. I put a framed copy in my late father's workshop: "Let it be such work as our descendants will thank us for; and let us think, as we lay stone on stone, that a time is to come when those stones will be held sacred because our hands have touched them, and that men will say, as they look upon the labor and wrought substance of them, 'See! This our father did for us.”
The join between the top and breadboard....Spectacular workmanship. Great job on the whole thing.
Beatiful hand work on that breadboard end.
This is hands down the best way to do this segment of table building, thank you and awesome
I built plans for a table to be constructed without fasteners also. I have been struggling on the top to base attachment so this is awesome information. Great video series.
Thank Ryan, I'm glad this helped!
Gorgeous table, I as a fellow professional furniture maker I can appreciate both your technique and design. I like your method of attaching the top, I have always used Z clips on my dining tables and they have always served me well. I think I like your method better in this case, especially for trestles. WELL DONE IM GENUINELY IMPRESSED
Thank you! thats a major complement coming from a professional. Im definitely going to use this method again too!
Very clever solution. I love the wave of woodworkers coming out of the woodworks (pardon the pun). It’s very inspiring and though many tend to gravitate towards power tools, hopefully this surge of craftsman fuels another generation to learn what we came from, which aids us to better realize where we’re going. Thanks for the excellent content.
Thank you for the kind words. I agree totally. I think you learn way more about the wood and put a lot more of yourself in your projects when you use your hands and hand tools. Power tools are great, but there are too many wood "machiners" rather than wood "workers" I think a hybrid blend is the way to go :)
Bravo, man. There's a moment right at 1:08 when you pull out that measurement thing and make a line where it says "80". I can do that part. I'm six lifetimes away from most of it, but I can spend all of them admiring the work guys like you can do.
One of the coolest ways of attaching a top that I have ever seen. I have always used clips of some kind. Gotta try it on my next build. Thank you for sharing.
You have the patience of a saint. Table is beautiful.
Awesome work! Gotta love how you attached the top to the base! Way to go........... :)
Thanks steve, Im really happy with it!
Fantastic! I have been trying to solve this same problem with a BIG round top table. Excellent idea! You are a real craftsman sir
Just drooled and commented on the video about the base, this was just as impressive. You are a wealth of knowledge, and so glad for this classy way to account for wood movement. Hope your channel blows up soon!
Thanks Again bud! It really means a lot!
Sometimes I think to myself one of my joints has a near perfect fit, then I see your joints... incredible!! Amazing work and great methods!! Another great thing about this method is if you ever want a thicker, wider, or longer table top, there’s no need to remake the entire table, only the top! So long as it fits the base anyway.
Great job Chris, yet to use the breadboard ends on anything, but now thinking seriously.
Thanks Darryl, its definitely a beautful touch
Whether it was yours or not, i love your idea for attaching the table top. KILLER!!
Very informative video. I recently got into industrial furniture business and build a sample coffee table out of pine wood which ended up warping at edges since then I have been trying to figure out ways to eliminate this problem. Your video is the ultimate solution of it. Best Regards.
Very nice! You might already know this, there is a historic furniture type called "peg top table" that uses this type joint. Most Ive seen have a batten attached to the top across its width, this gets pegged to the base. Works for cabinets too!
Mr. Chickadee I haven’t ever seen that but I’m going to look it up now! I had just seen a picture of a George Nakashima table that looked like he didn’t something like this and tried it. My next table I do I’m actually going to attach the battens with sliding dovetails into the underside of the top rather than just gluing them.
Here is a good one, look close and see the sliding dovetail batten. www.lutge.co.za/wp-content/upLoads/2015/10/Table-peg-top-stone-pine-3.jpg
I have learned that most anything I can dream up, and maybe pat myself on the back about, was done much better by some craftsman long long ago haha. If you think about it really, traditional woodworkers around the globe probably tried every possible wood, and even every possible joinery method long before we were born. So most of the time, I just nod to them, think what I need, and search a historic example of what would fit the bill! Its rather freeing to never worry if something will work, when you can look at what HAS worked over thousands of years...
@@ThirdCoastCraftsman I know this is an old video/ comment. I love your work and will be buying your plans for this build soon. I haven't done a project this big yet and would love the additional guidance as I walk through it. The one thing I thought while watching the videos is to make those battens via a sliding dovetail. Have you thought much about how you would do it? Presumably a entry point that can be covered by the end of the batten but will allow it to slide in? So half sliding dovetail and half interfacing with the bottom of the table? Also what were the dimensions of this table? I didn't see that on the description of the plans but wanted to make sure it would indeed fit my needs? Though I am thinking I could probably make minor adjustments to dimensions if needed. Thanks!!
Perfect fit. I was planning a way to attach a top to a base without hardware. This confirms that it can be done, and strongly. Thanks.
Really clever construction that I think just helped me out with a bind on my current dining table project. Thanks, and beautiful table!
Again, amazing work! I love that you didn't use any metal fasteners. But most of all, ya gotta love the cameo appearances by Utz!!
Utz definitely makes it. Once we get into nice weather and I can have the garage door open Utz will be out in the shop a lot more with me.
Fantastic. Thank you for showing how to do it, I will be imitating it this summer.
Awesome. I am glad to hear that. Be sure to let me know how it goes!
Just discovered your channel and I can’t wait to binge watch the rest! The breadboard end is incredible, I LOVE the look of the draw bore dowels, and that really is an ingenious method to attach the top!
That is awesome Ethan. I am glad you found the channel and like what you see
I know the main theme of this was the attachment method... but cutting mortise and tenon with all hand tools.... you are a stud sir!
hahaha thanks Doug. I always get a lot of enjoyment and sense of reward from cutting joinery by hand.
Love the use of the hand tools. Wonderful artisan skills from yesteryear. And the joinery with dowels, how simple and effective plus it is in keeping with the whole theme. Well done, you are an inspiration!
What a great video. Your method of attaching top to base is fantastic. I am going to use your idea in a table I am currently building. Thanks.
Watched a lot of woodworking vids on youtube. This is one of the better ones, for sure. Great video coverage of the process, lighting was good and kept it simple. More and more junk on-line, good to see a good one. Also, a few nuggets of pro level tips included. Really liked the simple dowel clamp-up system that assembled in seconds and looked super secure.
That's a project i wouldn't mind making myself, a nice table for a dining room, old fashion :), Kings Table!
Really cool method for attaching that table top. I’m going need to give that a try for an upcoming table.
Thanks, let me know how it works for you!
Very well done and that's an awesome way to attach a table top!!
Thanks Bud!
Wow! Great video, and I have to say that your talent and creativity are very inspiring to a newbie. Thank you!
Thanks for posting this video. I was hoping for more detail on how you attached the table top and this explained it perfectly.
Im glad this helped. thanks for watching bud!
Love the way you mount the top!! Im going to attempt to make mine the same way! I have just finished my first table and bench set! Thank you for your knowledge!
Truly craftsmanship!
Sickness. Thanks for sharing. Trying this in North Pole Alaska on a little table i made out of tamarack & some old pine Chevron aviation gas boxes. 3/8" dowels should be plenty. Thanks again. Genius idea & it looks sweet.
That trestle to top joining...I am totally ripping that off, loved it. Again another very well done project. Those 18 dislikes, methinks they will say "yea well, let me show you my warped plywood and 2x4 build". As one commenter said loosely "spill something on this and your dead". Respect
Thanks man. Yea there will always be haters out there no matter what. haha
That's a real beauty. Great work.
That's really cool how it's attached. The end result is amazing.
Beautiful table!! Nice work and I've been wanting to do breadboard ends on a table but never watched how it's done until now. Thanks!
A thing of beauty
That's a good idea for a removable table top. I usually use a blind wedged tenon to attach table tops to the bases but it can't be removed. You should try it sometime.
Love the table top connector method. Will be giving it a try on my next table.
Thanks! I thought it was pretty nifty too!
Beautiful craftsmanship and very informative video. Thanks for sharing!
Unbelievable. Your work is divine, and the channel is way under-viewed. I love your traditional approach and that you don’t devalue the human eye. I think modern wood workers want to measure and control everything with modern machinery...
Thanks Dan. I couldnt agree more. I Always trust my eye and hands. Sure my tolerances arent within a 1000th of an inch but my work has soul and character. To me that is the difference between wood "machining" and wood "working"
I like to do wood working projects. I am 70 yrs old but I have not attained the degree of craftsmanship that you have displayed. I do not have the physical ability to use the hand tools you use although I have them available. I do make perfect saw dust though. Great job and thanks for the video..
Thank you! Just what I needeime tod in attaching the top to trestle legs that I am building. Thank you for taking the time to share!
It's amazing to see how far you have come from this to now. Great job.
After watching these 2 videos, I was in awe of the skill and the perfection you displayed in creating this table. You sir, should be proud of the craftsman that you have become.
Great job! I really like your top-to-base attachment method. Thanks for the vid!
Thanks. Yea I think its a pretty cool way of doing it!
Very nice job. I have one of these to build soon and I will be using this method. I really like your attention to detail, you did well.
Thanks for sharing this video. The craftmanship in that build is amazing! Beautiful table.
Great Video, thank you. A new method for my outdoor tables.
Much appreciated.
No problem. Let me know how it works out for you! Thanks for watching bud
I have been looking for a removable top meathod. This is outstanding. Thanks.
Great idea with using the dowells to secure the table top
I agree with the others here regarding the stellar woodworking, but I must also salute the video work. Nicely done!
Thanks Dan, A lot goes into making a video. I think I am getting a little better each time
Man, you are not just an incredible craftsman, you are a real artist, fantastic work!
Thanks man
@@ThirdCoastCraftsman Nothing to thank me for man, you got a new fan in Germany, here you would make yourself RICH with your art!
Thanks for the inspiration. Maybe next year I'll build a table on my own channel.
For sure! please let me know when you do, id love to see it!
wow! that is the most well built table I have ever seen! I'm hoping to make my own, but these methods might be a bit out of my league haha ...amazinggg work!
Nice work! I imagine the hardware-less approach may have been inspired by the plethora of japanese woodworking videos on RUclips. Your's is a straightforward and very practical solution. Table looks very solid and beautiful. Again, nice work and thanks for taking the time to share your journey.
I definitely am a huge fan of japanese woodworking. Just wait until my next video coming out next week. Its like 100 percent japanese haha. keep an eye out for that I think you will like it
This is EXACTLY what I was looking for--thanks! I'd already developed a vague plan to use blocks, but this fleshed it out into something that I now know will actually work. ...Oh, and thank you for not using freakin' pocket hole screws, which I hate with the fiery passion of a thousand suns.
Fantastic work! 🔥👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I'm building of mahogany kitchen table and have been looking and thinking about how to attach the top so far your method is winning good job dood thanks
Thank you. If you do this method let me know how it goes
Third Coast Craftsman On the one I'm making the legs are a 4 post design with a runner between them and across to the other set of legs. I never use hardware, all jointery but this is my first table so it's a little different. I'm thinking the skirt will be attached to the legs and would be acting as the outside block. What do you think?
Wholly mackerel this guy is old school! Must take 17 years to build that table. I’m so tempted to send him a router and planer 😂. Nice job!!!
Thank you for sharing your ideas keep it up
I really like how the table came out it is beautiful
Thanks Doug!
Turned out really nice
Absolutely beautiful work!!!!!!!!!!! The accuracy with which you use hand tools is stunning and a treat to watch. I have to say that you have got the style and proportions spot on. A lot of makers fail to get the sizing of the underframe right and sometimes lose the overall effect. Yours is perfect!!!!
I agree with your comments on dowel sizing and grain structure. I have had some panic moments when draw boring and had a couple which don't want to reach the full depth, but I tend to do blind holes so that they only show on one side - this may be a factor. I love your videos, keep up the great work - Regards Dave - England.
Excellent build it turned out beautiful
Thank you Brian!
This is SUCH a good idea.
Thanks. I think so too haha
Really enjoying the videos keep them coming!
How much movement is there in the table top? I'd love to see a follow up video on how much the table moves from the breadboards and if the unstained wood shows through at the extremes of the movements. I've done something similar with a table I built for attaching the table to base for a table designed for tearing down, but I love this solution for a real stationary table. Beautiful design!
Real nice table and attachment method. I will have to give it ago.
Thanks peter! let me know how it goes for you.
Thanks for taking time to share really appreciate it great insight
my pleasure Tim! Im glad you found some use from it!
Beautiful table. Those blocks that you glued to the underside of the table top - think I would have drilled and glued wood dowels through the blocks and into blind holes in the bottom side of the table top. Could even drill them right through if you wanted to see them on the top side, matching the dowels in your breadboard ends.
Beautiful job! love that no screws were used.
Thanks, it was fun to try to make that work!
I loved this whole series and build! I’m gonna try breadboard ends on a smaller scale first, like a coffee table. Thanks so much for awesome videos and guides!
Hey my pleasure greg, I am glad you like the series and please be sure to send some pictures my way of the coffee table when finished!
Thank you my friend for very good video and intelligent and easy techniques,
Very nicely done!
When you were pounding in the dowels on the breadboard ends?? Speechless.
Haha, yea it weas really satisfying!
terbaik...seni pertukangan kayu yang baik...great job...!!!