| Project by Harold | posted 311 days ago | 750 views | 4 times favorited | 25 comments | ![]() |
This is a small table design I have been working on for the last couple years. I really like the floating top theme and I wanted to try and take it alittle further. The two lower legs as well as the upright leg are laminated with fiberglass tape at the joints which helps to make the legs incredible rigid while still using very little wood. It does however result in a somewhat larger appearing glue joint. I finish the wood with 2 very thin coats of West System epoxy and then 6 coats of spar varnish to protect it from the weather even more. The copper rods that can be seen are actually electrical ground rods, wich fit perfectly inside a short sleeve salvaged from 1/2” copper water line, which fits snugly inside a 5/8” hole. The goal in the design direction is to try and cut down on the amount of wood I use for a given piece. I truly belive the materials available today can allow us that freedom, whether it be fiberglass in the laminations, or carbon fiber and kevlar.
I doweled a piece of short allthread into the stone accent in the last pic to better tie the piece into the rock that we live on, which really helped to finish the table.
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25 comments so far
Napaman
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posted 311 days ago
very cool…
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scottb
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posted 311 days ago
great design & execution.
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mot
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posted 311 days ago
Interesting design, Harold. Thanks for the construction explanation!
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Kaleo
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posted 311 days ago
I really like the design of this table. I am a huge fan of the cantilever effect. Well done.
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 311 days ago
Awesome!
A beautiful piece of Art, & fine Craftsmanship.
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miles125
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posted 311 days ago
That is too cool Harold. Love the rock accent idea. Is that a volcano you live on :-)...?
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Karson
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posted 311 days ago
Very unique table. Nice job. That’s thinking outside the box. (4 legs)
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Harold
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posted 311 days ago
Ya it’s a volcano miles, but the good thing is when it’s cold, you can just go outside and lay on the warm rocks, day or night. We live at about 5000’ above sea level, so it gets down in the 30’s at night so I guess it’s a good thing, least that’s what I keep telling my wife.
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Karson
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posted 311 days ago
Harold. Can you tap into it and get geothermal heat.
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cajunpen
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posted 310 days ago
That is one of the most interesting tables I’ve ever seen. Very creative.
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Dadoo
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posted 310 days ago
Nice one Harold. I actually like the glue joints on your laminations. How stable is this table, considering that it’s being supported on one tenon?
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snowdog
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posted 310 days ago
Wow! That is something you don’t see everyday. Very nice.
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Harold
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posted 310 days ago
At first glance it looks like it would have to be unstable, but think of it as very short diving board. I didn’t mention above, but once I have fitted the piece, I dado a groove in the underside of the two lower legs and the back of the upright and epoxy in a length of 1/4” threaded rod in all three legs. From a function standpoint the wood becomes an “exposed” core for fiberglass legs, although the finished look doesn’t give that impression.
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jockmike2
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posted 310 days ago
Unique design, very nice table. mike
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Thos. Angle
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Harold, you come up with the most interesting designs. That is really a floating top!!! Just great.
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ThreeJs
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posted 310 days ago
I like that table. Very nicely done.
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RobH
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posted 309 days ago
That’s really cool. I love design like that.
Keep up the good work.
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Grumpy
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posted 308 days ago
Very delicate piece of work.
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Chip
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posted 308 days ago
Creative approach to this great piece of woodworking. Just don’t let anyone sit on that beaut.
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Mark A. DeCou
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posted 299 days ago
I like your concept, and the idea of reinforcing with fiberglass. Something that I had not considered using before. I will keep that one in mind, and when I need some reinforcement for a piece, maybe I can try that also.
good work,
Mark
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Jiri Parkman
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posted 284 days ago
Good design and details.
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Jon
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posted 197 days ago
Unbelievably chic. Words can attempt to pay your table a justifiable tribute, but I feel they’d fall a bit short; although there are those who’ve gathered here to bask in the glow of your great Artisanship (as he kneels).
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rikkor
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posted 196 days ago
Very interseting design. Nice work.
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jeanmarc
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posted 68 days ago
very nice table
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mtnwild
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posted 5 days ago
Really nice, love it.
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