Australian Wood Review – June 2017

my workbench which serves as a stop
for firmly bracing components for
cutting mortises accurately (photo
20 ). This was particularly important
with the slatted shelf because it
determined the positions of the legs,
which must line up perfectly with
the corners of the top. Throughout
the assembly process I test fitted the
base to the top to confirm that it was
square, flat and the leg/top fit was
good (photo 2 2 ).

Knock-down

The top can be separated from the
legs for finishing and restoration. It
was positioned with 10 x 50mm loose
tenons (un-glued) then secured to
the legs with Hettich Rapid S 8mm
diameter fast assembly dowels which
expand when tensioned with Hettich
Rastex 15 cams (photo 2 3 ).

Holes in the legs for these fittings
were bored with a drill press prior to
glue-up. After glue-up I used dowel
centre markers to locate positions for
the corresponding holes in the top.
These were bored with a portable

drill stand clamped to the underside

of the top (photo 2 4 ). The final

assembly went together without any

problems (photo 2 5 ). The table was

professionally finished with a semi

gloss two-pack polyurethane.

Overall I’m very happy with the end

result, and I now have a lasting and

ever-present reminder of a man I

admired very much.

I would like to thank Raf Nathan, Damion

Fauser, Grant Beck of Adhesive Technologies

Ltd and of course the late Greg Collins

for their guidance and encouragement

with this project.

Photos and diagrams: Graham Sands

1. Greg Collins appeared on the cover of
   AWR#34. The profile of Greg that appeared
   in that issue is now on our website.


2. Epoxy resin requires only moderate clamping
   pressure. For PVA adhesive use firm pressure.

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PROJECT

Graham Sands is Wood Review’s

illustrator and also a keen

woodworker. He has written

several stories for AWR.

He lives in Titirangi, New Zealand.

Email: [email protected]

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