Small table with Floating Tenons

[niki]

Good day

We had some old table top and my wife asked me to make with it a small coffee table for the garden.

Because we have to store it for the winter, I made it with retractable legs.

I made the legs with floating tenons.

Regards
niki

[Ken Massingale]

Nice Niki, nice garden also.
k

[lrogers]

Nice table, garden and shop. That table is really nice; your own design?

[cgallery]

Very nice work, I like the clever knob used for holding the stretcher while it is in storage!

[niki]

Thank you so much

Larry
Design, and me, are totally opposite things, that's why I leave the design to my wife (unless I want router table)...

Ken
Same with the nice garden...thank you but...I'm "allowed" only...to dig the holes for the trees...it my wife's kingdom...

Cgallery
The idea just popped out, simple knob with bolt and a screw insert did the trick.

I could screw the legs hinges directly on the table top but it was so cupped that I had to glue and screw those two rails just to straighten it.

I painted the top with some local lacquer that is for wood and iron.

A few more pics of the finished table

Regards
niki

[footprintsinconc]

nice work! the table compliments your other garden furniture.

regards,

[ragswl4]

Nice table and great re-use of wood. But, how about some more pictures of that garden, looks really nice.

[niki]

Thank you Rags

Well, it already evening here but tomorrow I'll try to take more pics (if the weather and my wife will permit)

niki

[mater]

That is a great idea and very nice looking work. A job well done.

[GPA61]

Very nice work.

[John Hunter]

Very nice.

[niki]

Thank you so much everybody

As I promised, a few pics of "her" garden...

niki

[mater]

That is a beautiful garden & yard. It looks like a nice place to sit and relax. I bet she gets lots of compliments on it.

[niki]

Thank you Ken

The garden is anything but...."a nice place to sit and relax"...any time my wife goes there, she have some work to do and any time I go there, she finds me something to do

From time to time when gusts are coming...we can sit and relax...

niki