Commissioned Side Tables

Don a great pair of tale. The design and grain is beautiful.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

very nice, Great grain pattern

-- bryano

Truly beautiful. YOU are an American Craftsman.

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

OK – just went to your website and bookmarked it. Correction- YOU are a Canadian Craftsman. Gotta go back over to your site and spend some time. I like your style.

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

super stuff ! you are an awesome North American Craftsman

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

A great design, & craftsmanship!!

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Don,

Beautiful design and spectacular wood!

-- Mark, Webster New York, Visit my website at http://thecraftsmanspath.com

Ditto what Mark said!

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

Don, I don’t give a hoot if you are from Antartica, you are a craftsman! That is some beautiful wood. I really like this style of table when done correctly, you did correctly. Exceptional.

-- Thos. Angle

Beautiful craftsmanship – no matter which side of the border you live. I like the lines and beauty of the wood. Outstanding workmanship and design.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

Beautiful pair of tables. Great art. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Thanks for all the comments…

And thanks to Jojo who offered to photoshop my images to better show the figure of the wood.

Cheers, Don from the soon to be frozen Great White North :)

-- Don Kondra - Furniture Designer/Maker

Wow – amazing wood and design work!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Beautiful! Furniture Designer/Maker – describes you and your work perfectly.

Dalec

Beautiful work, Don.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Love the tables, Don. They have an interresting asian appearance

-- Dekker - http://www.WoodworkDetails.com/Blog/MNagy/

beautiful work

-- jeanmarc manosque france

Hi Don,

These are beautiful tables. The design is gorgeous. And I love the grain pattern of the cherry. This is a beautiful wood you chose to use on these pieces.

Thanks for the post.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

very nice,Beautiful design

-- jeanmarc manosque france

I love the wood and the airy design. I hope the clients do too!

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Gorgeous tables….did you ever get the pictures Photoshopped ?

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Thanks everyone for taking the time to comment.

I keep meaning to give it another go with the raw image but never seem to get around to it, sigh…

Cheers, Don

-- Don Kondra - Furniture Designer/Maker

Funny how things work out, on a photo forum I frequent there was a new post about a fellow who has just started a photo retouching business. He has offered the first “fix” to forum members for free in exchange for using the before and after images on his web site.

I’ve uploaded his rendition of my photo of the pair of end tables, now without the wrinkled white sheet :)

Cheers, Don

-- Don Kondra - Furniture Designer/Maker

WOW , now that looks professional : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Hey Don this project popped up on the front page. I really like that “floating” top design. Is that what its called?

-- Wipe the blood stains from your blade before coming in.

Thanks, it’s one of my favorite design elements.

Not sure where I heard the term but I’ve been using it for years :)

-- Don Kondra - Furniture Designer/Maker

Very nice work. I really like the design.

Beautiful side tables: excellent material choose and design. The legs and the junctions desk-frame frame-legs are also very interesting. What do you think about rotating the legs 45º towards the exterior, whether curving the frame or the rotating the joint straight frame-leg?

-- Alejandro Moreno, CANARY ISLANDS

At one time I did consider that but it would mean changing the shape of the leg. As it is now, the curve would still work but the leg is tapered only on the outside.

Rotating would mean the leg should taper on both sides…. for this “style” of table I’m not sure if it would be an improvement.

On second thought, no, it would not be an improvement. The rail joint would lie in the corner of the leg and all the shadows/insets would be lost and the curves would not be as prominent.

Cheers, Don

-- Don Kondra - Furniture Designer/Maker

Thank you for answering. Take a look at the SU animation. I hope you find it curious. In the animation I turned the legs 30º not 45º and it are tapered just only on the outside (if I understood correctly with “tapered only on the outside”; sorry for my leaks in english).
Anyway, I find your design and construction are great.

-- Alejandro Moreno, CANARY ISLANDS

I guess this post just recycled but the tables still looks fantastic

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

That actually looks quite interesting.

The curves might be a little too pronounced for my tastes but I do have plans to make a round table with that shape of leg.

It will be loosely based on this turned bowl and stand… for now I’m thinking the legs edges will be fully rounded, in effect they will look like tusks. Not sure if I am going to use a wood ring with glass top or simply have a glass top sitting on the tops of the legs…

Cheers, Don

-- Don Kondra - Furniture Designer/Maker

If I was thinking about including this desk in my catalogue, I would choose a solution for the legs that would fit to both solutions. So I would have the possibility to sell one or the other accordingly to the clients preferences. One criterion to help choosing could be safety: when I build furniture for clients with children at home I always recommend to choose designs with enclosed glass elements (doors, desktops, shelves).

-- Alejandro Moreno, CANARY ISLANDS

Good point, don’t think I’ve ever done a glass table project for clients with children :)

Cheers, Don

-- Don Kondra - Furniture Designer/Maker