Pie Crust Table #9: Embellishment for the legs

looks good … can’t wait to see the finished piece

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Sweeeet. Gary this is really coming together. I like what you’ve done with the legs. (and while I’m thinking of it…great photos too.)

-- Martin, Kansas

Very intriguing design. I would hesitate to have the finals in the house with little kids.

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TopamaxSurvivor – I hadn’t thought of the finals and kids (yet :-)). I think you’re right.

I’ll have to keep her away from it until she’s older, or better yet make them removable.

If I do that then I will have to remember where I put them though. :-)

Thanks

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

I’ll give you some suggestions…..a few years from now when I’ve reached this caliber of work. aaa, at my age, I never will. That thing is nice, real nice

-- Gary, DeKalb Texas

Gary … make a little hidden compartment for them

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Gary..this table gets more ornate and detailed as you move on! Great work, but I have to agree with you on the sanding..it’s going to be a pain!

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

Gary,

If you had made the main column a little longer, enough to cover the patch area, you could just cut it off & then cut to fit.

If you didn’t, cut another shorter column the same way as before, then cut, etc. to fit.

Just rattling the brain and spitting it out… :)

Looking good!

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Nice details Gary great creativity at work.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Hi Gary;

It’s looking really fine. Great job, beautiful workmanship.

I see what you mean about wanting to leave the top thicker.

Again, excellent workmanship!

Lee

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Gary – It just gets better every day. For the center post, why not try – copying the pedestals from the feet, using the same profile, but make it 6 sided.

The posts for some reason keep reminding me of “Big Ben”, the clock in London (before anybody post a comment, I know Big Ben is actually the bell not the tower).

As for the finials – small children – the secret compartment is a great idea, but you may forget where it is. You will still have to cap the tops, to hide the hole and to protect the sharp edges at the apex if the posts.

The finials, look like brass, polished up – against the mahogany they are going to highlight the attention to detail.

Great work, interesting blog, you are making me envious.

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I think maybe adding a little detail carving to the wooden pieces under the finials in a dragonscale pattern would make it look pretty architectural. Medieval furniture sometimes carried a LOT of carving detail in addition to the fancy spiral columns and suchlike. Just a thought :)

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Gary I can’t wait to see it with a little oil on it to bring out the color of the timber.

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A very interesting design. I am quite curious about how the delicate edge work on the top will look with the gothicly inspired base. The legs are fantastic.

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Looks great Gary, tremendous amount of detail

-- Canadian Wood Chuck (Bruce)

Hi Gary…......It looks fantastic…..you have done a really great job!

Robin Renee’

AKA…..Woodchic

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Good God! That’s impressive. I backed up and looked at all the posts for this again. Superb work.

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As always outstanding craftsmanship and design Gary. You are an inspiration to us all.

Thank you once again for sharing your creations with us.

Trev

-- Trevor Premer Head Termite and Servant to the Queen - Heirloom Woodworking

looks stunning mate

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Gary I’ve been gone for a few days but, i see you’ve been busy. The legs are looking great. Are the legs going to be far enough under the table the they are protected from little ones.

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Another suggestion that just hit me…

Cut the main post OFF just below the rounded part (end of tenon)... then cut a hole in base (mortise) to accept the tenon, already cut, from the main post.

In short, use the rounded section as a tenon for a new hole (mortise) that gets cut in the base.

Will be interesting to see how you really do it.

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Gary I have not said too much yet about your work I don’t know if I should call you a PRO or a MASTER but no mater what you are GOOD

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Gary,
Maybe a round knob similar to this would be safer.

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Dick – That was one of the types I looked for but they are all too big and out of scale. I think that I am just going to leave them off until my daughter is a little older. Thanks

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Hi Gary,

It’ll be a shame to show this table off without the finials.

I was thinking, maybe a firm that sells lamp parts would have what you could use.

So I did a search, & found this catalog. Maybe you can find what you can use here.

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great work gary , your attention to detail is an inspiration to us all !
and sharing your thought process is priceless .

waiting to see the final piece .

like the man said ” i realy love work , i could watch people do it all day . “

it’s a real pleasure being in the company of so many skilled and enthusiastic woodworkers .

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

Are you sure that you looked at this link?

There are a lot of smaller sizes.

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Dick,

Kind of pricey. I think I’ll stick with what I have for $3.00.

I have already made them easily removable.

Thanks for finding them though. I have bookmarked them.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.