Hall Table

what a beautiful table! Nicely done.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Bob, Nice job on the table. That wood is beautiful too. Your friend should be very happy and appreciative for your excellent design and craftsmanship.

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Great design, good proportion. I sometimes have a tendency to make the legs too big and bulky. Is Tasmanian Blackwood a popular building material in Australia?

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I love that table!

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Chris, to quote from Forest Trees of Australia.

....One of the best hardwoods for bending. Availability of sound, large logs is limited and the timber is mainly used for sliced veneer, especially on paarticleboard, for cabinetwork and furniture. The wood takes a high polish…...

-- Bob

Beautiful table – well done! I really like the timber you have in Australia.

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Bob That is one nice table. I like it.

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I like the look of this table. A nice job Bob.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

Another beaut from Oz, Bob. I love the delicate look of the table created by the arched aprons and tapered legs. Nice traditional joinery.

Bob, I’m assuming that when you speak of 600mm, you are talking about th depth (from the wall) of this table not the width. Do I have this correct?

Oh, about caravaning north, what’s the matter, Mate, I thought you Sydneysiders were real men? Why not come down and enjoy a real Aussie winter? LOL

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

Bob,

Great table. Good proportions and excellent workmanship.

And great looking wood.

Lee

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Great design and craftsmanship.

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Thanks everyone for the generous remarks.

Don, the original design was for a table 1200mm (~48”) long and 250mm deep. As mentioned above, I was advised that it could be no longer than 900 mm (measurements at start of thread are wrong – sorry). To improve the proportions with the shorter length, the depth was changed to 300mm (~12”), and the height reduced to 735mm (~29”). The front apron is 710mm (~28”) and is 45mm (~1 3/4”) at the top of the arch.

As for coming down. My family is full of live cowards. Whilst in the RAAF I spent two stints in Melbourne. The only place I have been where you can get all four seasons in the one day along with sun, wind, and rain :-)
So I will pass for now.

-- Bob

The first think I thought of was the piano bench my wife wants me to make. Actually that was the second, I first thought how well proportioned it was and so easy to look at.

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

So simple yet elegant!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Beautiful table. Thanks for the construction photos. We need more of these.

-- John

I was just looking at your table again, it is such a great design.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

Great table.A nice job Bob.

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