A long time in the dreaming and designing stages, Linda’s 40 x 60 cutting table has finally made it into her sewing room. Made from birch plywood and maple, this cutting table also features room for sixteen 11 x 11 x 11 cloth storage boxes, four vertical storage areas and four locking dual wheel casters for mobility.
Linda welcoming home the birch plywood that will become her cutting table.
Nearly every Marietta Wood Works project starts with a dream … and a SketchUp design.
Shallow dadoes will register the vertical dividers.
Cutting dadoes with the fence and precision miter gauge.
First dry fit of the lower cabinet partitions.
Tongue around the plywood field of the top, millied on the table saw.
Predrilling and countersinking for screws to be used in assembly.
Assembling one of the lower cabinets.
Lower cabinet assembly ready for a 1/2 birch back.
Careful component preparation and right angle jigs make for square assemblies.
Using a dial indicator to make very small adjustments to the rip fence.
Upper and lower plates, grooved to accept acrylic dividers at final assembly.
Deep counterbores for screws to help attach border pieces to the top.
Assembling maple border pieces to the birch field of the top.
Applying 1/4 thick maple edging to finish the exposed plywood edges.
Both lower cabinets complete and ready for finishing.
Plugging screw holes in the top maple border with red oak plugs for a little contrast.
Dry fit of the final assembly.
Preparing to spray MinWax Water Borne Oil Modified polyurethane.
Lower cabinet in spray booth, upside down for first two coats of spray finish.
Top ready to receive the final coat of polyurethane, after sanding with 220 grit paper.
Finished subassemblies, ready for final assembly.
Casters mounted with 1 1/4 screws that penetrate the base and enter into the bottoms of the lower cabinets.
Linda’s cutting table, with the Horn 40 x 60 cutting mat that I got her for Christmas … last year!
End view, showing vertical storage area.
Vertical storage area.
Linda had a beautiful quilt in process, and will be doing the remaining cutting on her new cutting table.
The 36 high work surface is comfortable for standing and working.