Wobble n Fix blog

Hi all, Jodie here from Wobble n Fix. Well what a weekend I’ve had. It all started a few weeks ago when my Mum was having trouble finding a small timber ‘farm house’ style table for her dining area. I found something on Pinterest showing how to make a farm house table. It looked easy enough, so offered to make one for Mum; she was a little hesitant though. The last time I did any real wood work was in year 9 at school, so you can understand Mum’s hesitation. First job was working out the size. That ended up being easy. Mum called me after she had lunch with a friend at the local hotel. Their tables were the perfect size. Sooooo guess who had to into her local and measure a table. To say the publican was surprised is an understatement. Timber purchased, pine for the frame and Tassie oak for the top. I must admit I did cheat on the legs and purchased them from a company in South Australia called HammerSmith. After a week of looking at the timber, I started ‘Project Mum’s Table’ On Saturday morning. Out came my Riobi drop saw, new finer blade installed and I was away. The frame came together really well. Used my new pocket hole jig. A couple of practice runs and off I went. I was really surprised how easy it all was. Holes drilled, legs attached and abracadabra a square pine table frame was done. So. The frame came together quite easily. Now for the table top. Gulp! I needed to get the wider pieces of timber cut by my Dad (my drop saw wasn’t big enough). Dad also loaned me his biscuit saw. With all the timber cut, it was time to test out this new tool. I had a couple of test cuts with the biscuit saw. This is a great piece of equipment. It cuts a semi circular slot into the timber. All you then do is cut a corresponding slot in the next piece of timber. A small ‘biscuit’ of wood is then used to join the 2 pieces of timber using glue. All up the table top is 9 boards wide. The 2 end pieces will be cut and slotted once the main top has been glued together. Everything needs to be clamped together once the glue is applied. Only problem is, I don’t have clamps long enough! Argh!So until I can source some big arse clamps, I‘m at a standstill. Stay tuned for the next stage. Hugs from Fix.