Table progress
I have rough shaped the base further, as much as is possible before I glue in the struts(they are currently dry jointed).
I also made up the plugs to cover the plywood joints between each base piece,but haven't glued them in yet. These are currently being fumed with ammonia to darken them and give a nice contrast with the sycamore.
The time consuming task has been scribing the top of the struts to the underside of the top. I used a piece of MDF cut to the correct diameter and dowelled it to the struts at the correct positions to give me a level to work to. It was difficult trying to keep everything level and positioned correctly in order to mark it. Clamping the round and curved struts in order to plane the correct angle also proved awkward. I used a scalpel blade with 0.5mm magnets on the underside to give me the offset to mark the scribe line. Then it was just a case of working to the line with a block plane, all easier said than done!
But I got there in the end!
Next job is to make up the blocks with angled holes that the struts terminate into at the top.