Project Information
I just finished off building this hall table for my own home as a functional piece AND to be used to illustrate certain joinery methods and design principles to my prospective clients.
Dimensions: 1350mm wide x 300mm deep x 850mm high
Material: Redgum legs and highly figured drawer fronts. Tasmanian Oak rails and drawer guides. Myrtle top with Redgum bowties.
The design was based around 'making use of a terrible live edge slab' which was well and truly bowed and sun checked on one side with some minor through and through checks. The slab was also quite narrow, only being a max width of 280mm on one end and about 250mm on the other. So I designed the piece to have the lower frame being wider than the top. I think it looks pretty cool and definitely unique.
Due to the severe bow in the top board, I cut it in two which reduces the bow dramatically. Then I wanted the top to be floating and I also wanted two drawers. So a little messing around with Sketchup and the design sprung to life as if it was always meant to be.
Employing the use of sliding dovetails, mortice and tenon, breadboard ends, bowties, through and half blind dovetails, this hall table was brought to life over the course of about 2 months between other projects and working full time.
I filmed the building for my YouTube channel "Kuffys Woodwork". Feel free to take a look.
View on YouTube
Thanks for looking and let me know what you think.
Dimensions: 1350mm wide x 300mm deep x 850mm high
Material: Redgum legs and highly figured drawer fronts. Tasmanian Oak rails and drawer guides. Myrtle top with Redgum bowties.
The design was based around 'making use of a terrible live edge slab' which was well and truly bowed and sun checked on one side with some minor through and through checks. The slab was also quite narrow, only being a max width of 280mm on one end and about 250mm on the other. So I designed the piece to have the lower frame being wider than the top. I think it looks pretty cool and definitely unique.
Due to the severe bow in the top board, I cut it in two which reduces the bow dramatically. Then I wanted the top to be floating and I also wanted two drawers. So a little messing around with Sketchup and the design sprung to life as if it was always meant to be.
Employing the use of sliding dovetails, mortice and tenon, breadboard ends, bowties, through and half blind dovetails, this hall table was brought to life over the course of about 2 months between other projects and working full time.
I filmed the building for my YouTube channel "Kuffys Woodwork". Feel free to take a look.
View on YouTube
Thanks for looking and let me know what you think.