A Table For Your Coffee

Welcome to the Welder's Wood shop.  As Mr. Welder has been diligently working on the coffee table, I've been spying and taking pictures.
And every once in a while I get to help hold something.
For the tabletop, he decided to use Pecan wood.
First, he uses the table saw to rip the boards to the correct width.

Then he moved over to the joiner, which planes the edges straight...so you can join the boards together.  Get it??

(See that big, green vacuum deal?  That's one of Mr. Welder's Christmas gifts.  I think that's a sign he's a serious woodworker...or on his way to becoming one after we get the hoses to put it into action.  It's a dust collector so we can be spiffy.)

The next step is deciding on the order and direction of the boards.

Marking the boards.

A biscuit joiner is used to make slots for the biscuits.

Biscuits inserted and wood glue applied.

And the next board is joined by sliding the biscuits into its slots.

After repeating the process a few times, the tabletop is clamped to dry overnight.

 When I caught back up with woodworker, he had already attached the top to the base.  I did learn that he does this in a fancy way where no screws are visible.  It's not top secret or anything, I'm just not always available to be the paparazzi.  The final step before staining and sealing the top was sanding.  Next time I mention this table, it should be finished and it will probably have its own photo shoot for the etsy shop.

 Progress is also being made on the greenhouse.  It was too dark for photos, but a couple more posts were cemented in the ground.  And we worked on building the first truss.  As in Mr. Welder worked and I took pictures.

 Making it sturdy...Mr. Welder style.

Here's the first one.

Glad you could hang out in the wood shop with us.