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This is a GOLDMINE of information! Thank you so much for making it! And the plans--Free plans! Almost enough to bring a tear to my eye. I've been wanting a dining table e x a c t l y like this one for years now! It's easy to follow, even for a relatively new Carpenter. I love how you took the time to explain your thinking, especially regarding the wood movement and board placement for the table top! (That is something I had wondered about when looking at different tables' construction; It's nice to see it laid out so plainly here!) I'd rather learn from someone else's experience than to have potentially found THAT one out the hard way. I'm vibrating with excitement just thinking about this project! I've not been impressed by the throw-away fashion furniture and love me a good, solid family heirloom. And even I can tell how much thought and experience was put into designing this table for years of genuine use. A table that is truly engineered to last a life time. Even factoring in general maintenance! Pop out a few screws and reapply/scrape off wax as needed, if it is even needed. Like I said, a goldmine. I'd love to pick your brain though and I'm hoping you'll humor me: -What considerations must I make if the dimensions need changed to fit the space it will occupy? We're talking a 30"Wx72"L table--oddball dimensions compared to most modern dining tables. Would you recommend a full-sized, cross-sectioned butterfly mock-up like you did here? (In my needed dimensions, of course) It could potentially effect the table base dimensions too. Hmmmmm... -Where did you get the hardware from, like the Butterfly Leaf's hinges? The Butterfly Leaf's Rod? -Those beautiful, beautiful clamps. Where can I get my hands on some of those??? The extra long ones, the strap ones--just, YES please. -And while I'm at it, do you think my needed dimensions would negatively impact the functionality of the dining table? Engineering is not a skillset of mine. It seems you've made, and used your fair share of dining tables, so I'd like your thoughts on that, as well. Thank you again for the amazing videos; Wishing you the best! :D

Hey Ralph, do you sell a steamer chair kit? Rob

Nice design, Ralph and it looks like it is stable. So you get much wobble from the pivot points that translate to the top when you push materials or does the tightening of the fasteners take care of this adequately?

Thanks for your video and free plans

Veneering with an iron, !! New to me, very interesting. I am assuming this is standard info to experienced woodworkers.

Love this! It's just what I was looking for! I fell in love with an expanding table at a local furniture shop. The price tag is quite heafty. The table expands to seat from 6-20 people, which is great for my family get togethers. How would you go about putting four butterfly leaves in the middle just like the single one? All of the leaves store inside the table. The ends of the table also have Dutch slide outs on the ends. Any suggestions are appreciated! Thanks for sharing ❤

I just came across this as i was looking for mechanism idea for butterfly table. As you said im also surprised, as its such good video . But if this gent made video abusing people in public for Tic Tok video, it would be viewed by millions.. Thank you for creating this video.

Yes yes and yes I agree with you. Tuning up the factory miter gauge is very worthwhile. My Delta table saw miter gauge received nylon set screws the first week I owned it. I made a simpler miter extension but it is very functional.

Man what a catastrophe this is turning out to be. My wife, she suggested I make a backgammon board for my son for the holidays. Bought a veneer knife, whole bunch of new veneer, watched this video about 12 times. After cutting the points only a few of the points have smooth borders. The strings look like strings of beads. None of them have a smooth edge. Watched a bunch of videos how to sharpen veneer knife. Sharpened it. Recut the strings. Still rough. WTH. I’ll make it work with sawdust and glue. Bought a squeeze bottle and roller gizmo. Tested the titebond and iron trick. Worked great. Put glue on one set of points and one panel which was 1/4 “ ash i milled, glued and sanded and looked perfect. Came down to iron veneer onto the panels. Panels had warped beyond salvage. Gotta go get some 1/4 plywood and a boatload of veneer which of course my local woodcraft won’t have. Should’ve bought him a Webber grill like I wanted to in the first place.

Did you also put the beveled spacers at the top also?

With all that work and expense, you might as well buy a new upgraded miter gauge.

Thanks for this money saving video!

Great work Ralph, and your tips are excellent, I particularly like the one around the mitre joints, being finished on the router table. i am definitely going to give this a try

if you're going to use a cheap plastic protractor to calibrate your miter gauge, flip it over and check that it's still lined up with 90. same if you use a square instead of a protractor.

Thanks for posting this-after getting sick of replacing blue tape, I've just done this with my crappy Dewalt mitre gauge.Ended up with a M4 nylon grub screw as there wasn't a lot of meat on the guage to go for. Will have to see how it holds up.

Ralph, can you tell me where you got your allen head set screws for the miter bar ? Thank you !

As always explained very well. Thank you so much for doing this. It is less complicated than the Yankee Workshop Titanic deck chair that I constructed.

Really like the video. I have the butterfly table almost completed and will be starting on 6 chairs soon. I’m having trouble trying to determine how much and what size wood I need for 6 chairs.

Could I keep my router attached to the table top while folded for storage or do you think the weight would be bad for table top?

Would it be ok to keep the router on the stand while folded for storage or would this warp the table top? Thanks

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I don't know why I haven't seen your videos before, but they are EXCELLENT! I learned a lot in this video. Love the veneering process!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great instructions and easy to follow .

This is a nice build and way to save an old miter gauge. I'll definitely be breathing new life into my old miter gauge with this. One tip you missed... when making the face piece of the fence, and while creating the slots/t-track on the router, add a small chamfer to the lower face side so you have a small area for dust to collect and not cause the workpiece to be pushed away from the fence.

Thank you for this great, informative video. Beside the leaf pins, do you use any other locking hardware to keep the two table sides together when the butterfly leaf is not in use?

The cut list shows the table top to be 3/4" thick. The written instructions say to mill it to 7/8". Which is correct? I want to be sure the butterfly leaf works properly. Thanks, I'm really enjoying the videos.

Most amazing undertaking, happen to secure a complete teak elongated teak table set with 6 chairs and 2 steamship deck chairs a few years back (from Florida) that live outside, it's been challenging enough to replace/repair broken components using teak yet build them from scratch, my hat is off to you.

I have been using the same type for 50 yrs. with great results. The play in the slot lets you fine turn a cut. Allways use a wood piece on the fence. Why would anyone want a metal on the miter. Before chop saws we would have two miters, one right and one left 45d.

Is there any benefit to building this table with the grain running side to side as opposed to long ways? I see you made it side to side. Any insights?

be nice if you put links to all the products you use

Do you have a link to the Pins hardware and the leaf hinges?

HOW ABOUT THE LEVER TO ADJUST THE TABLE ???

Most exellent video

Heres a pro tip. For safe operation use the blade guard that came with the saw.

Hi Ralph - great project which I am going to build. One question, is there a reason you used matchfit hardware to connect the vertical bracket to the the table (on the bench-top model) instead of just gluing it on? It doesn't seem like it needs any adjustability unless I am missing something. Thanks!

Thank you so much for this video. This project was for my mothers birthday and this game is a sentimental memory for my family.

Cool solution but lil suggestion 👍 if you want something a lil longer lasting you can get dog point brass tipped set screws they're like the name brass tipped and the dog point is extended out and flat also to keep from having to adjust them a lot from saw vibration backing them out etc get some shorter brass tips get them adjusted then run a short regular set screw in behind to lock your guide screw in place 👍👍👍

Very good instructions. I am doing now 2 backgammon for my family . I will be happy if you could send me more details about how long to let the glue to dry before ironing ? Thanks

Thank you very much for the classes. If you come to Brasil, let me know it’s going to be a pleasure showing my shop.

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the quality and the content is excellent. I was pleased to find it.

I'm thinking of making a backgammon board. Not sure it it will be veneer or hardwood but you have some great info here. Helped a lot. Keep them coming.

WHAT THE MILL IS CALLED THAT YOU USE ON THE ROUTER???

Really wonder for watching vedio and thanks.

Wouldn’t you know - I bought an upgraded miter gauge and it won’t fit my 1963 Craftsman. Grrrr! I’ll work a bit on the table miter slots and see.

I've been looking for some thing like this for small pillar drill. I ordered the match fit system a week ago and been on the look out for ideas for my small work shed. Thank you, keep up the great videos.

Very good instruction! I particularly enjoyed the discussion on the colour changes with age, a somewhat overlloked subject! Thank you!

I love this!!! Too bad I don’t have skills but most importantly, I have 0 tools ahahaha I think you might need to add some tags # because I’ve been looking for these types of tray videos and I could never find one. I found it today because I want my husband to somehow make me a floor-dining-picnic table.and this came up with “folding legs.”

Well done. Thank you.