Coffee Table

[John. B]

Occasional Table in Sapele:

Overall height 555mm.
Table top Diameter 300mm.

Critique welcome.

John. B

 

[boysie39]

Wow ,John B ,thats a reall beaut lovely clean lines very crisp looking =D>
You got a super looking finish on it as well really impressive .
A very usful addition to the household methinks and quite a few brownee points as well
Thanks for showing.

 

[John. B]

Thank you Eugene, yup. She is very delighted. :wink: 8)

John. B

 

[monkeybiter]

That's a lovely item, makes me want to have a go. Would I be right in thinking the legs are screwed and plugged through the 'stem', as opposed to sliding dovetailed?

 

[John. B]

Hello Mike,

You are partially correct, they are in fact mortise and Tenon, but as the Tenons are quite short they are glued

and reinforced with a screw deep countersunk with a turned button covering each hole.

John. B

 

[drillbit]

Wow. I usually feel quite unqualified to comment on people's work but that is a beautiful table I would love to own. The whole thing is beautifully designed - esecially the legs with their fluting (correct term?...) .. and the little buttons/plugs.

I would love to see a w.i.p of that....how did you get the fluting?

 

[Silverbirch]

A nice traditional piece, and looks beautifully finished.It's always refreshing to see something that little bit different being posted.

Ian

 

[John. B]

Thank you Ian,

Toby, I used one of these: :wink:
http://www.rutlands.co.uk/images/125x125/TR221.jpg
plus the routing table, :lol:
No, the hard bit was doing the Mortise & Tenon. Tenon was easy, Routing table, one of these:
http://www.rutlands.co.uk/images/125x125/TR118.jpg
The Mortise needed a jig over the lathe bed for my router sled, I have 16" centres so that meant big chunks of ply.

So I made this!
It's locked to lathe bed much the same way as the Tailstock.

John. B

 

[jumps]

not sure why I always feel an element of concern when I try to give honest critique but here goes -

1. love the overall impression - would want the piece in my living room ( not just just saying this!)
but
2. there are 3 places in the piece where lines are used as decoration - and they don't seem to match
3. on the single spindle there are a couple of 'similar but different' forms that would, I think, be better if they matched. The beads above and below the leg attachments are an example of a great match.
4. the table top itself looks in proportion but is overweighted by the bit below it.

 

[drillbit]

Thank you Ian,
So I made this!
It's locked to lathe bed much the same way as the Tailstock.

Nice jig. Presumably you could use that for fluting as well?

I would love to have a go at making something like this piece - but the legs would put me off. Just couldn't bear to waste that much wood in offcuts!!