Making a Low Oval Table
with Michael Fortune
May 12-16, 2025
$995.00
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About This Workshop
Ovals are an intriguing shape, but they can be hard to get the proportions right. In this class the students can make the coffee table pictured here ->(Click to Open: 30”W x 46”L x 16”H) or make one to their own size requirement. Students can then change the purpose and create an oval end table or hall table, even a dining table. Learn how to layout and cut ovals by hand, using a shop made or a purchased router jig. The smooth arcs on the top are done with a shop made bandsaw jig. The ebonized base for this coffee table was stack laminated, but there are other base design options available.
Key Points
- Layout techniques for drawing and making ovals
- How to set up and use a router to cut the oval and profile the edge detail
- How to set up the bandsaw, choose the right blade for cutting precise arcs and how to make the bandsaw jig
- Machining techniques for making the decorative detail on the tabletop
- Learn stack laminating and shaping techniques
- Method of ebonizing wood with flame or using a shop made formula for dying wood black
Michael Fortune
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