Moon Lander Table

I built this table a few months ago, to match my computer desk. The top is red oak plywood, with a four inch band of oak around the edges. The pedestal is made from part of an old pine water-bed frame that my dad built 30 years ago. That got me into using re-purposed lumber, but that’s another story. I always thought ball and claw feet look cool so I tried carving some.

I just carved it out of a piece of 2×8 with a chisel, a pocket-knife, and a Dremel tool. For a first attempt, I thought it wasn’t looking too bad. Then I did the other side. Oops.

It looks like my eagle got a little too much radiation. I started on a second one, but it broke at a knot, and I gave up on that idea. Since nothing in my house is either plumb, or level, I needed some way to level the table. I went to the hardware store and looked around. I couldn’t remember ever seeing a table with turn-buckles on the legs. Sounds like it’ll work to me. I do tend to be a little different, and I like original designs. I probably spent more on the turnbuckles and bolts, than I did on lumber. Oh well, I bet you’ve never seen one like it, anyway. It looks kind of funny, but it’s the only piece of furniture in the house that sits level. My wife says it looks like a Transformer, I was thinking Apollo moon lander, when I first saw the turn-buckles. That’s why it has the swivel pads on the feet. I was going to build chairs, too, but I found these for $15 apiece. I figured I better quit while I was ahead.

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