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Well I finally finished this piece, I think I have been working on it on and off for a couple of months now. This particular one changed designs 3 times since I started it but I talked about that in a message some time ago.
Here is an overall view of what I settled on for a design in the end. 4 different woods were used in this piece and they were Madrone Burl, Japanese Beech, Beech, Bloodwood. (Also the Baltic Birch plywood substrate) The dimensions are 22-1/4” wide by 17-1/4” deep by 24” tall.
When I decided to make this table more of a rectangular shape I wanted to keep the lines simple and focus attention to the top but still I wanted the legs to add interest to the piece so I tapered them on all sides but increased the size of the taper on the two inside sections of the legs. (Sorry about the back flash in the picture)
This picture shows a few things about this piece. The main joinery on the legs and apron are Mortise and Loose Tenon. The top is assembled with splines surrounding the inside substrate. I added the Bloodwood Spline Miters for more decoration than anything else. Since the top of this piece is so dramatic and the bottom is simple in form I decided to decorate it with Bloodwood also. Each leg is wrapped with a 1/8” wide Bloodwood inlay 2” from the top and then they are scraped flat to the surface and since they are mitered no end grain is exposed. I then applied 1/8” Bloodwood strips to the bottom of the apron pieces so it has the illusion of the Bloodwood wrapping seamlessly around the base. I also like this picture because it shows the smoothness I achieved with the finish on the top. (Except for the piece of dust) I really spent a lot of time on the top of this table. (Like weeks!)
And then finaly the top! Again this is Madrone Burl that is surrounded by a 1/8” Bloodwood border and then framed in Beech. The bottom of the top that you cant see is veneered with Japanese Beech.
Well that’s it for this one. My intention when I built it was to use it as my TV tray but it sounds like that idea has been overruled by the wife. (Life threatening comments were made!) So I guess she has a plan for it.
Thanks for having a look and tell me what you think, you won’t hurt my feelings.
Ken
Here is an overall view of what I settled on for a design in the end. 4 different woods were used in this piece and they were Madrone Burl, Japanese Beech, Beech, Bloodwood. (Also the Baltic Birch plywood substrate) The dimensions are 22-1/4” wide by 17-1/4” deep by 24” tall.
When I decided to make this table more of a rectangular shape I wanted to keep the lines simple and focus attention to the top but still I wanted the legs to add interest to the piece so I tapered them on all sides but increased the size of the taper on the two inside sections of the legs. (Sorry about the back flash in the picture)
This picture shows a few things about this piece. The main joinery on the legs and apron are Mortise and Loose Tenon. The top is assembled with splines surrounding the inside substrate. I added the Bloodwood Spline Miters for more decoration than anything else. Since the top of this piece is so dramatic and the bottom is simple in form I decided to decorate it with Bloodwood also. Each leg is wrapped with a 1/8” wide Bloodwood inlay 2” from the top and then they are scraped flat to the surface and since they are mitered no end grain is exposed. I then applied 1/8” Bloodwood strips to the bottom of the apron pieces so it has the illusion of the Bloodwood wrapping seamlessly around the base. I also like this picture because it shows the smoothness I achieved with the finish on the top. (Except for the piece of dust) I really spent a lot of time on the top of this table. (Like weeks!)
And then finaly the top! Again this is Madrone Burl that is surrounded by a 1/8” Bloodwood border and then framed in Beech. The bottom of the top that you cant see is veneered with Japanese Beech.
Well that’s it for this one. My intention when I built it was to use it as my TV tray but it sounds like that idea has been overruled by the wife. (Life threatening comments were made!) So I guess she has a plan for it.
Thanks for having a look and tell me what you think, you won’t hurt my feelings.
Ken
And TV tray? NO WAY!! Great job, Ken.
Loring in Katy, TX USA
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