Making a tabletop for an old Singer sewing machine stand

[emma jean]

I bought the bottom part of an old Singer sewing machine at an auction for $7.00 and I'm making a new top for it out of pallet boards. Some of the wood I'm using has green and dark purple in it... what kind of wood could this be? I'm gluing the boards to a piece of scrap plywood.

[deepsplinter]

It looks like poplar to me. But if it's coming from pallets, it could very well be Mongolian $#!twood, treated and infested with God only knows what.

Gluing solid wood to plywood is usually frowned upon....the solid wood wants the expand and contract, while the plywood resists movement. No bigger than what you're dealing with, you might have no problems at all. Good luck, and let us know how it works out.

I like your clamps. You make 'em?

[SawSucker]

Good job Deep. I was going to let our resident pallet lover ( Frank ) handle this one , but you handled it nicely.

[FrankC]

Really enjoyed reading this informative thread, it has been a great source of inspiration to me.

By the way welcome, and those are nice clamps, Dave has everything else covered I think.

[emma jean]

It looks like poplar to me. But if it's coming from pallets, it could very well be Mongolian $#!twood, treated and infested with God only knows what.

Gluing solid wood to plywood is usually frowned upon....the solid wood wants the expand and contract, while the plywood resists movement. No bigger than what you're dealing with, you might have no problems at all. Good luck, and let us know how it works out.

I like your clamps. You make 'em?

No, I got them at an auction. 75% of the tools I have I've bought at auctions. I just got a jig saw for $7 and a small band saw for $25

[emma jean]

Really enjoyed reading this informative thread, it has been a great source of inspiration to me.

By the way welcome, and those are nice clamps, Dave has everything else covered I think.

So you like pallet wood? I get a lot of free pallets from a grain mill near by. My dad make a pry bar for popping pallet boards off without cracking them.

[deepsplinter]

No, I got them at an auction. 75% of the tools I have I've bought at auctions. I just got a jig saw for $7 and a small band saw for $25

Good for you. I don't see how you could go wrong at those prices.

[Fishinbo]

Best of luck with whatever you come up with. An update would be great, too.

[Ironman50]

Looking good with creating something new out of old things.

[sbjforumman]

The grain of your wood is gorgeous. I know its not any sort of fancy variety but something about the grain on that just stood out to me the moment the picture loaded. Congrats on the new table top.