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Hello everybody! A bit of a longer one this week as I joint and glue-up the Z-shaped side-table I cut in Midweek 209, and compare it to the ‘simplified’ version from last week’s AWITW 265.
Have to confess I was leaning towards the simplified version, but having made up this test of the final Z-table (“Zide Table” ?? 🤔) I actually really like it. The previous version is arguably ‘better’ in a number of ways - easier to make with a simpler tool set, stronger and more stable - but damn, I love how the Zide Table looks, even if I’m a lot less convinced of that name...
I need to make the ZT (thinking in ‘American’ here, ‘ZeeTee’) in 22mm stock as it will definitely be less ‘springy’ and of course making it in a material that’s stiffer than MDF eg solid timber, probably wouldn’t hurt, either.
And if push comes to shove then yes, there’s always the option of wedge-shaped gussets, just for the engineers out there. 😉 In terms of strength, well I’ll have to see how this one holds up, but honestly - ‘springiness’ aside - I’m really quite impressed with it.
Anyway, that’s all for this week, be sure to let me know your thoughts and preferences below as I always appreciate the feedback.
Cheers all, thank you as always for your amazing support, and enjoy the rest of the weekend.
Peter
Direct link - https://youtu.be/cJBa_8kw9Ds
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Thank you!
Nice build Peter and those angle joints went together very nicely.
I suspect that the wobble in the table was due to one of the dominoes being just a fraction of a mm out of alignment with the other, and then that misalignment multiplied by the length of the top/bottom would cause the twist you experienced. As I watched you marking the domino positions and then putting the support fence I did wonder whether this would be as accurate as it needed to be. The joints looked to be pretty true so it maybe was just out a touch?
As an alternative could you make a jig where the fence was fixed and you slid the bevelled edge into it.…
Did you do strength testing on a glue only joint for the zig-zag table? As I am learning from watching many videos of varous joint/glue combinations if memory serves the joint does not fail until the substrate (plywood, MDF, solid wood) fails.
One of the most requested builds from my repertoire is this little couch table, I've now build 5 of them with various woods and in slightly different dimensions. I got the idea from a furniture store where they tried to sell us one (with this very couch) built from a metal frame with a solid wood board bolted on top for a tough 300€, so after researching potential candidates for a metal frame, I decided to build it from one large board of wood using dovetail joints. It's sturdy as hell and as you can see, the main feature is that you can either put it next to the couch or slide it under to have the beverage or snack…
Great video, looking forward to a plan with angles, dimensions, etc. I best start practicing how to put dominoes into a bevel. Thanks for sharing this great project!
Hi Peter, I would go with the simpler version. You said in the lead up that to be able to have the table in front of you was one of the uses. If this is still important then version 1 is able to tuck under the sofa further and give a surface in front of you.