Thank you for this calm and very well made video, I liked that background music was non existent - hearing the tools doing their thing and wood clicking together instead. How refreshing and easy to keep focus on. Loved it. I'll come back for sure for more.
I remember the drafting tables at my high school had this thin, firm rubber coating on the top surface. It had just enough give that the pencil flet really nice when drawing lines on paper. I wonder if this is possible to put on a table today? Very nice build.
This is a beautiful design, and the construction is amazing. Roughly speaking, how many hours did it take to make this beautiful drafting table. I’m an advanced entry-level woodworker since retirement. I have two grandchildren, 10 y/o and 6 y/o respectively. I would like to make a table for each but with some combination of cherry, walnut, and maple in the table and let them choose the pattern. They both love to draw and paint, far beyond my ability. Thank you.
Excellent design. I have been reviewing several of such videos to build a folding table. Yours is the best. Would be great if you had plans. I will try to build based on your videos and share my updates with you later.
Excellent! I have been inspired to construct this very table and have just finished the table top! Thank you for a quality video you have submitted. Cheers
Thanks again Tom! Just finished up the Drafting Table Build! Cant Thank you enough for the encouragement to dream and then do! Cheers to you for a Great New Year!
Saludos, no me atrevo a intentar escribir mi comentario en Inglés. Pero quiero decir gracias por mostrar como creó esta increíble mesa, es justo lo que estaba buscando, espero poder hacer algo parecido, infinitas gracias por compartir su trabajo.
It was a pleasure and remember, engineered products like plywood are the most stable for the top. Trim them with white oak (assuming you make the rest of the table out of white oak) for a great look. They use only the best trees with the best grain to make plywoods and veneers and those grain patterns are outstanding. This is a very rewarding project and taken one step at a time is painless.
Beautiful piece my friend 👌 I've been looking for a nice drafting table idea and this is exactly what I needed...do you have plans available for this design?
Thank you Jonathan. I do not have any plans for this piece however and I simply made it up as I went along from my recollections of such tables from my youth. It's rather straight foreward and I recommend tailoring dimensions to you particular need. You will do fine. If I could do it, you certainly can.
A spectacular piece for sure. Thanks so much for sharing. Curious what angle you used for the footrest. Maybe 30 degrees up from horizontal? For me, little details like this are always hard to get dialed-in.
I don't know exactly what angle, never set it at any particular number. The customer came by (she is quite short) and we sat her at the table at a height she was comfortable with and that her stool could match and using an adjustable angle finder (without any markings) We set what felt right to her and I matched that.
Wonderful video. Great design. One question. At minute 5:10 in the video you are showing the mortise and tenon for the stretcher between the adjustable stiles. I understand the notch in the stretcher that makes space for the rotating table support. But the tenon appears to have a narrow piece right on the end forming a "u" shape on the end of the tenon. Is this narrow piece on the end the only part of the tenon that will fit into the mortise? And why is there glue right above the mortise? Apologies for the cumbersome description. I'm probably missing something obvious. Again, great work!
It has been some years since I’ve built this table, and I do not have a large screen to view the video, only my phone. I believe that ten on was pre-drilled to accept a screw from the other side, to hold it in place while the glue dried. I don’t recall making a U-shaped and can’t think of a reason why I would’ve may be an edge chipped off that tendon before I was finished cutting it?
Aaron, the main leg supports are 2 part. The upright members are cut and shaped to fit around the feet (on the inside) and over the stretcher (cross support) and are glued and screwed together. I made the upright members out of a solid piece and then cut out a wide slot with my dado blade set to fit the upright extensions nestled into them. You can make these out of three pieces of wood if you cannot cut the slot. Use a 3/4 in thick piece for the center and screw and glue another 3/4 inch section on each side.
Thank you David. Expansion and contraction is always a concern with wood, especially the top made from Doug Fir. With so many pieces and with opposing grain, piece to piece, then living in a controlled environment (indoors) I expect it to be fine. It's over 2 years already with no issues.
Very nice, it's been a year since this video was loaded, was wondering if there has been any issues with the table not staying at the correct angle, if you lean on the bottom edge or something? Seems like that connection with hand tightened at the pivot might be a little weak.
I just installed a screen door at the residence in August. The tables owner is a builder and uses the table almost every day, reviewing plans, drawing up revisions and job estimates. There have been no issues with the use of the table, no warping or seam separations. The house is, of course, a controlled environment. Since I delivered the table I have been commissioned to build 8 other projects for this client, even tho they reside 280 miles north of my location.
Hi Tom, very nice build of this drafting table? May I know what kind of finish you used on the tabletop? My friend asked me to build her one of these and I'm having a hard time deciding what finish is best. She needs the tabletop resistant to mold or warping, but the wood also needs to be able to absorb a bit water (she is a watercolor artist) from time to time.
Sorry for the intrusion. I also draw and paint, and I have some experience in woodwork, and I love working on it very much. I advise you to try cotton fabric. I fixed it tightly on top of the table without using glue. I only changed the fabric 3 times over 8 years 😅👍🏼
Thank you for your concern Rose N John but your concerns are not necessary. The table has been in service for over a year with no issues so, you can relax.
Gabriel, thank you for watching. Other than screws, the only hardware I used were carriage bolts for securing the side supports to the top and to make the height adjustment convenient. I used knobs instead of nuts to cinch these components together along the carriage bolts. These were things I had on hand, and the knobs that correspond to the thread count and size of the carriage bolts I got from Rockler. These items are available online or at woodworking supply outlets and other hardware stores.
Thank you but, I apologize, I never made a cut list for this. It was custom fit to a person. You can search standard sizes for such items online and I think it would prove to be an interesting endeavor.
Thank you Thomas for watching the video. I did not make plans for this table but rather I built it from memory with measurements made to best fit the client. It's pretty basic and i think you could extrapolate relative sizes and adjust to your own requirements fairly well.
Maria: No, I have no intent to make any plans. in fact, in building it, I made it up as I went along and had no plans myself. If you look closely at the video, you can see how it was made and the sizes and proportions are, of course flexible so, you can design your own incorporating any of these ideas. If you have specific information that I can offer you along the way, ask and I will try to respond.
@@mitgio6414 I am not qualified to say but I would venture to guess that use would dictate value differences. A Wizard, for instance, might prefer the crystal to wood.
Will, check my reply to Aaron Brown and understand that there is more than one way to build them. I was using 8/4 rough cut oak and milled it to roughly the dimensions of 2x material (such as 2x4s, 2x6, 2x10 and so on) so the thickness was probably 1 1/2 inch thick, 8 inches wide and then the length. The adjustable extension was 1X material, milled to 3/4 inch thickness and probably about 4 in wide then the length. I used materials I had on hand, designing around what I had and the size and use of the customer that ordered it.
@@willashmon8901 My apologies but, I did not make plans and don't have the exact answers. Looking at the video, if the upright is 3 1/2 or 4 inches wide, then I estimate the diameter of the circle to be about 6 to 7 inches and the board that I cut the support that includes that circular cut was probably 7 to 7 3/4 wide and 3/4 in thick. Note, the circular cut is not so structurally important, the support rotates around the bolt. It more an esthetic consideration, working with the wood I had and what I thought looked good. I worked on a table like this 45 years ago and was building this from my memory of how the table looked and operated.
I would be happy to. Would you like frosted glass with an LED lightbox? I can assist with shipping but I am certain you understand the import difficulties and obstacles with the Home Office. If you desire the project to move forward, let me know the dimensions you are interested in and I will provide a build quote.
Kishan, there are many variables that figure into the cost of a custom build. The segmented top on this particular table was labor intensive and added significantly to the costs. But it was also of special significance to the client. Tops are less expensive to make out of an engineered product like a plywood and that way can save material and labor cost. Then, the size is another factor and each table should be tailored to the customer's specific desire. And marketplace costs may be the greatest variable. Costs are so high here in SoCal and materials as well. Lumber prices have increased 170% since I purchased the wood to build this particular table. White Oak, for instance, is now over $10 a board foot here in my area. My best estimate on a table like this right now would be $1450.
The battens under the top are cross grain to the boards of the top with the glue and screws the top has no ability to expand and contract with changes in humidity. That top is going to split when it try’s to move. Why make it that way?
Thank you for your concern. In my experience, such anxiety over wood movement seems to be overblown. Certainly, pieces left abandoned in an uncontrolled environments are subject to extreme movement, swelling and shrinkage and cracking. This piece however is for use in a home office and has already been used there for over 1 year. A more controlled environment. Solid wood furniture commonly uses but jointed wood glued together in 'strips' as do cutting boards counter tops and other similar butcher block type sections. I don't see wood movement in this piece present any such problems. I am not as concerned as you about this surface splitting but, again, thank you for your concern.
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Thank you for this calm and very well made video, I liked that background music was non existent - hearing the tools doing their thing and wood clicking together instead. How refreshing and easy to keep focus on. Loved it. I'll come back for sure for more.
I remember the drafting tables at my high school had this thin, firm rubber coating on the top surface. It had just enough give that the pencil flet really nice when drawing lines on paper. I wonder if this is possible to put on a table today? Very nice build.
This is absolutely beautiful
What a stunning build! That table is so beautiful!
Thank you!
This is a beautiful design, and the construction is amazing.
Roughly speaking, how many hours did it take to make this beautiful drafting table. I’m an advanced entry-level woodworker since retirement.
I have two grandchildren, 10 y/o and 6 y/o respectively. I would like to make a table for each but with some combination of cherry, walnut, and maple in the table and let them choose the pattern. They both love to draw and paint, far beyond my ability.
Thank you.
Beautiful woodcraft Tom. And nice video - good cameras angles.
So cool. So pleased to see
Beautiful work
I love it. Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful!
Beautiful .. great work 👍😊👍
Your work is beautiful! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Thank you!
Thank you very much, amazing idea.
Excellent design. I have been reviewing several of such videos to build a folding table. Yours is the best. Would be great if you had plans. I will try to build based on your videos and share my updates with you later.
A classic and elegant design!
Thank you.
Excellent! I have been inspired to construct this very table and have just finished the table top! Thank you for a quality video you have submitted. Cheers
That's wonderful! Get ready for orders, this is a popular table!
Thanks again Tom! Just finished up the Drafting Table Build! Cant Thank you enough for the encouragement to dream and then do! Cheers to you for a Great New Year!
Muy Buen Video.
*¡¡¡ BUEN TRABAJO !!!*
Guau amigo. Impresionante tu trabajo. Gracias por compartir. Abrazo grande
Y gracias Adrian. Disfruto el trabajo y trato de mejorar con cada proyecto.
Excellent
hello, i from Chile, sub sudamerica, is beautiful you teble.
Excelente mesa gracias por compartir sus ideas. Saludo
Thank you Victor.
Thank you Tom for the teaching and wonderful video I will try to make it.
Wonderful Michael, enjoy the process!
@@wildbuslife Man this is so beautiful I will try to do and beautiful cat
Nice !
i like it
Happy.
good job , good video
Thank you!
Excelente trabajo
Thank you!
i need make for my cildren...many tks brather..
Thank you. I am certain they will enjoy it and you will enjoy the build.
Nice work!
What dimensions did you give the table, height and more? I like the size it has and I want to send a similar one to be made.
Saludos, no me atrevo a intentar escribir mi comentario en Inglés. Pero quiero decir gracias por mostrar como creó esta increíble mesa, es justo lo que estaba buscando, espero poder hacer algo parecido, infinitas gracias por compartir su trabajo.
Gracias por tu interés y comentario. ¡Estoy seguro de que disfrutará del proyecto y construirá algo hermoso!
Beautiful...👍👍👍👍🤟🤟🤟🤟
Thank you!
Been looking to build something like that for a while.
It was a pleasure and remember, engineered products like plywood are the most stable for the top. Trim them with white oak (assuming you make the rest of the table out of white oak) for a great look. They use only the best trees with the best grain to make plywoods and veneers and those grain patterns are outstanding. This is a very rewarding project and taken one step at a time is painless.
Great and well done brother, well done. How much do I need something like this in my work?
Beautiful piece my friend 👌 I've been looking for a nice drafting table idea and this is exactly what I needed...do you have plans available for this design?
Thank you Jonathan. I do not have any plans for this piece however and I simply made it up as I went along from my recollections of such tables from my youth. It's rather straight foreward and I recommend tailoring dimensions to you particular need. You will do fine. If I could do it, you certainly can.
A spectacular piece for sure. Thanks so much for sharing.
Curious what angle you used for the footrest. Maybe 30 degrees up from horizontal? For me, little details like this are always hard to get dialed-in.
I don't know exactly what angle, never set it at any particular number. The customer came by (she is quite short) and we sat her at the table at a height she was comfortable with and that her stool could match and using an adjustable angle finder (without any markings) We set what felt right to her and I matched that.
@@wildbuslife That makes sense. I'll try the same approach. Thanks again!
Wonderful video. Great design. One question. At minute 5:10 in the video you are showing the mortise and tenon for the stretcher between the adjustable stiles. I understand the notch in the stretcher that makes space for the rotating table support. But the tenon appears to have a narrow piece right on the end forming a "u" shape on the end of the tenon. Is this narrow piece on the end the only part of the tenon that will fit into the mortise? And why is there glue right above the mortise? Apologies for the cumbersome description. I'm probably missing something obvious. Again, great work!
It has been some years since I’ve built this table, and I do not have a large screen to view the video, only my phone.
I believe that ten on was pre-drilled to accept a screw from the other side, to hold it in place while the glue dried. I don’t recall making a U-shaped and can’t think of a reason why I would’ve may be an edge chipped off that tendon before I was finished cutting it?
Thanks so much for the quick response. No worries. I think I understand enough. Love your design choices. Again, great work. Great video!@@wildbuslife
Great video, could you speak about the design of the uprights? What process did you use to cut them? Thank you!
Aaron, the main leg supports are 2 part. The upright members are cut and shaped to fit around the feet (on the inside) and over the stretcher (cross support) and are glued and screwed together. I made the upright members out of a solid piece and then cut out a wide slot with my dado blade set to fit the upright extensions nestled into them. You can make these out of three pieces of wood if you cannot cut the slot. Use a 3/4 in thick piece for the center and screw and glue another 3/4 inch section on each side.
@@wildbuslife Thanks, this is just what I was looking for! I really like the style.
A beautiful piece. Were you concerned with expansion and contraction, or was the table too small ?
Thank you David. Expansion and contraction is always a concern with wood, especially the top made from Doug Fir. With so many pieces and with opposing grain, piece to piece, then living in a controlled environment (indoors) I expect it to be fine. It's over 2 years already with no issues.
Very nice, it's been a year since this video was loaded, was wondering if there has been any issues with the table not staying at the correct angle, if you lean on the bottom edge or something? Seems like that connection with hand tightened at the pivot might be a little weak.
I just installed a screen door at the residence in August. The tables owner is a builder and uses the table almost every day, reviewing plans, drawing up revisions and job estimates. There have been no issues with the use of the table, no warping or seam separations. The house is, of course, a controlled environment. Since I delivered the table I have been commissioned to build 8 other projects for this client, even tho they reside 280 miles north of my location.
@@wildbuslife Awesome, I've been wanting to build a drafting table, and love this design you came up with.
Wery GOOD job
Thank you! :)
Me pueden dar los planos y dimensiones
Hi Tom, very nice build of this drafting table? May I know what kind of finish you used on the tabletop? My friend asked me to build her one of these and I'm having a hard time deciding what finish is best. She needs the tabletop resistant to mold or warping, but the wood also needs to be able to absorb a bit water (she is a watercolor artist) from time to time.
Sorry for the intrusion. I also draw and paint, and I have some experience in woodwork, and I love working on it very much. I advise you to try cotton fabric. I fixed it tightly on top of the table without using glue. I only changed the fabric 3 times over 8 years 😅👍🏼
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My concern with this build (apart from the feet being too narrow) is that without washers (lock or copper) the table angle will shift
Thank you for your concern Rose N John but your concerns are not necessary. The table has been in service for over a year with no issues so, you can relax.
@@wildbuslife Thank you for the reply...and I am nothing but relaxed :)
Hi Tom,
Can you provide a link the the hardware you used, or something like it?
Gabriel, thank you for watching. Other than screws, the only hardware I used were carriage bolts for securing the side supports to the top and to make the height adjustment convenient. I used knobs instead of nuts to cinch these components together along the carriage bolts. These were things I had on hand, and the knobs that correspond to the thread count and size of the carriage bolts I got from Rockler. These items are available online or at woodworking supply outlets and other hardware stores.
Beautiful! Can I get a cut list?
Thank you but, I apologize, I never made a cut list for this. It was custom fit to a person. You can search standard sizes for such items online and I think it would prove to be an interesting endeavor.
great job!!!! could you be able to share the plans of this project?
I would appreciate it
Thank you Eduardo. I didn't make any plans, sorry. I built it from memory and customized it to fit my client.
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Tom do you sell plans for this table ? Thanks
Thank you Thomas for watching the video. I did not make plans for this table but rather I built it from memory with measurements made to best fit the client. It's pretty basic and i think you could extrapolate relative sizes and adjust to your own requirements fairly well.
will there be plans for this?
Maria: No, I have no intent to make any plans. in fact, in building it, I made it up as I went along and had no plans myself. If you look closely at the video, you can see how it was made and the sizes and proportions are, of course flexible so, you can design your own incorporating any of these ideas. If you have specific information that I can offer you along the way, ask and I will try to respond.
I am building a metal version of this table using square tubing.
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Is there a difference between crystal and wood draft table?
Mitch: Many differences.
@@wildbuslife thanks for answering! which one would you say is better?
@@mitgio6414 I am not qualified to say but I would venture to guess that use would dictate value differences. A Wizard, for instance, might prefer the crystal to wood.
Can it be both perfectly flat (for using a pc) or in 10% or less angle (to save up space)?
Certainly, it is adjustable from flat to 90˚ vertical.
@@wildbuslife Thank you very much. Its beautiful!
What size wood are the legs made out of
Will, check my reply to Aaron Brown and understand that there is more than one way to build them. I was using 8/4 rough cut oak and milled it to roughly the dimensions of 2x material (such as 2x4s, 2x6, 2x10 and so on) so the thickness was probably 1 1/2 inch thick, 8 inches wide and then the length. The adjustable extension was 1X material, milled to 3/4 inch thickness and probably about 4 in wide then the length. I used materials I had on hand, designing around what I had and the size and use of the customer that ordered it.
Last question. For the swivel how wide is the apex of the circle?
@@willashmon8901 My apologies but, I did not make plans and don't have the exact answers. Looking at the video, if the upright is 3 1/2 or 4 inches wide, then I estimate the diameter of the circle to be about 6 to 7 inches and the board that I cut the support that includes that circular cut was probably 7 to 7 3/4 wide and 3/4 in thick. Note, the circular cut is not so structurally important, the support rotates around the bolt. It more an esthetic consideration, working with the wood I had and what I thought looked good. I worked on a table like this 45 years ago and was building this from my memory of how the table looked and operated.
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Mr that is cool make me one with glass top wooden frame from Edinburgh Scotland
I would be happy to. Would you like frosted glass with an LED lightbox? I can assist with shipping but I am certain you understand the import difficulties and obstacles with the Home Office. If you desire the project to move forward, let me know the dimensions you are interested in and I will provide a build quote.
@@wildbuslife in Edinburgh Scotland I live could be far away. Your work looks good for my art
Excellent Sir
How many Price this table
Kishan, there are many variables that figure into the cost of a custom build. The segmented top on this particular table was labor intensive and added significantly to the costs. But it was also of special significance to the client. Tops are less expensive to make out of an engineered product like a plywood and that way can save material and labor cost. Then, the size is another factor and each table should be tailored to the customer's specific desire. And marketplace costs may be the greatest variable. Costs are so high here in SoCal and materials as well. Lumber prices have increased 170% since I purchased the wood to build this particular table. White Oak, for instance, is now over $10 a board foot here in my area. My best estimate on a table like this right now would be $1450.
The battens under the top are cross grain to the boards of the top with the glue and screws the top has no ability to expand and contract with changes in humidity. That top is going to split when it try’s to move. Why make it that way?
Thank you for your concern. In my experience, such anxiety over wood movement seems to be overblown. Certainly, pieces left abandoned in an uncontrolled environments are subject to extreme movement, swelling and shrinkage and cracking. This piece however is for use in a home office and has already been used there for over 1 year. A more controlled environment. Solid wood furniture commonly uses but jointed wood glued together in 'strips' as do cutting boards counter tops and other similar butcher block type sections. I don't see wood movement in this piece present any such problems. I am not as concerned as you about this surface splitting but, again, thank you for your concern.