Now We’re Cooking

The sawdust is finally flying on the Maloof Table project. I was able to squeeze out a very enjoyable 2 hours last night in the shop. And I actually got more done then I expected.

The night started off with another unexpected hurdle. I pulled out the Jointer and Planner to mill the wood and found that the Jointer’s bed had a lot of rust on it. So the first order of business was to tune up the Jointer. I took mineral spirits and steel wool to it to clean the bed and fence. I checked the alignment of all the blades, table and Fence and then set up the portable dust collection system.

Once all was set up, I cut the rough wood to length, and then squared the wood. Once I was through with the Jointer and Planner, I moved into the back shop to dimension the wood on the saw table.

By the end of the night, I had all the wood for the base milled and sized. Next up, I will move on to making the templates. More to come.