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These are three table that were requested for our new church. They are made of solid walnut and constructed with pocket screws and glue. One is 24"x 30" and the other two are 17 1/4" x 11 1/2"...all are 30" high.
They are finished with sanding sealer and many coats of satin poly and then scuff waxed.

The big one is for funerals where they place an urn with wreath around it on the table. The old one was too small.
The small tables are to be used for papers/bulletins by each side door and they replace the smaller oak ones I made for the interim church and now the new church is done in walnut.

I added a shot of my simple taper jig I used for tapering the legs on the Ryobi BT300 and a shot of assembled bases.

Cheers, Jim

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Good looking tables Jim
and Ilike your taper jig
 

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You will decorate all churches in surrounding area….hehe…good work!
 

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Those are really nice tables. Another candle will be lit for you. I like the way you made the hold down for that jig. A lot safer and easier than pushing it through by hand. I'm going to see if I can rig that up on mine.
 

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Jim, every Church has these tables scattered about, you see them, but they don't register. Thanks for making them register.

Nice job.
 

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Spectacular Jim.
 

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nice work jim those look very elegant.your the hardest working guy on lj's.
 

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Thank you all for the nice comments.

Hi Ivan. I have made items for 2 other churches over the years and they still have them displayed.

Hi Dave, my Ryobi saw does not have miter slots so this jig just slides against the flat side of the center section of the saw. I cut that flat side with a router because it had a draft angle on the aluminum casting and it was not meant to be used for that. I hold the parts in with machine screws that go into T nuts. The part is rock solid going into the blade. The taper fixture has a board on the bottom that is the edge guide and the nice thing about it is that when I'm through with the cut, I can move the fixture sideways away from the blade when backing it out. I' have a picture of it:




 

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Good looking tables! Really like the tapered legs. Adds graceful to the list of complimentary words used to describe these projects! Well done
 

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Great looking tables Jim, you definitely won't have any trouble getting through the pearly gates. Cheers.
 

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Beautiful, Jim! So simple and yet so elegant!

Man, that finished really transformed the walnut into such a fantastic color.
 

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Shaker side tables and a Kreg jig are the way to go!
 

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Jim,I see your table saw can be used as a slider. Cool. I think I have it figured out how to adapt it to my jig. Thanks, the pictures helped. I need 4 tapered legs for a project coming up.
 

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Beautiful set of tables. Excellent job !!! Mel
 

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Super COOL tables… and for a wonderful cause…

Really look G R E A T !!

They are lucky to have you in their congregation…

Thank you!
 

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Nicely done Jim. They show a quiet elegance.
 

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Thanks Kenny, Bob Lew,Kaelin, Dave, Mel, Joe and John!!

Hi Joe..it gets me into the Appreciation dinner.

Hi Dave, That sliding plate on the left is how I do cross cuts and angle cuts. , I have a rail that screws to that place way at the back that is right on 90 degrees. That is how I cut big panels square because they won't fit in my miter saw or sled.
To make a taper jig:
If you have a miter slot in your saw, add a rail to the bottom of a piece of 3/4" plywood to fit in the slot. Then slide the piece through the saw and you have established your exact cut edge. Make a clamp plate with screws on top to hold the pieces right on that cut line, Once in place screw that clamp plate to the plywood and you have an exact gauge for your project. My plywood plate has holes all over it because I use it for the Celtic knot cuts and lots of other tapers. Simple and effective!! ( KISS principle)

Cheers, Jim
 

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Hopefully, it won't. I have sealed it well! I have made many tables this way and have not had my first problem.

cheers, Jim
 

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Jim, you sure are keeping bust. Nice job on the tables.
 
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