Sofa Table

I think it’s pretty cool looking Fritz, one thing I that might have been cool was if the joint between the walnut tips and the legs was parallel with the top. I’m sure the top will even out a fair bit with time, and I love the contrast of the walnut breadboards with the cherry top. Good looking table :) Do the aluminum rods support the top or the legs?

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Fritz,

I’m not going to shine you on, I will shoot it to you straight – THAT IS COOL!

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Fritz,

The design is fantastic! That is a nice table, but I want tl know the reason for the rods: looks or support?

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

That’s a very interesting design. I like it.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Very nice Fritz. What joinery did you use to attach the walnut tips on the cherry legs?

-- Martin, Kansas

Nice looking table, pretty unique design. Good though really captures the eye. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Fritz,

This is really an interesting piece of furniture. The design is unusual and creates a lot of visual interest.

The different materials and the walnut/cherry combination adds a lot of interest to the piece.

Very well done.

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

Very original design. Thanks for the post.

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

Been waiting to see something like this. Very well done.

-- a legend in my own mind ...

Hi Fritz,

Another beautiful piece man. Funny how a “mistake” turns out to be a nice design feature. I really like the walnut feet.

-- bfd, Folsom, CA

You made a nice table, really an interesting search. For many people is a “safeway” to reproduce classics, like Mission or shaker pieces, but I completelly underestand the “pain” when you are giving new life to something new…..beautiful work!

Very pleasing on the eyes. You did well.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Thanks guys. I guess we are our own worst critics sometimes.

Damian: The rods sort of act like a truss cross member so they help support weight applied to the top as well as add support to the leg joint when pressure is added to the top. Honestly, they really do more for the legs. I would definitely not sit on this table which is an unfortunate because it does have the proportions of a bench.

Brian: Both. Mainly support but I could have solved the support issue another way. It was the minimal aesthetic of the aluminum and its inherent strength to cross section ratio that led me down that path..

Martin: Dowels.

-- Fritz Oakland, Ca http://www.muegenburg.com (dedicated to my other hobby)

Nice lookin’ table, Fritz!... pretty cool…

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)

OK that is a very cool table! Nice work!

THat puppy is fine, It deserves a nice finish.

-- Kip Northern Illinois ( If you don't know where your goin any road will take you there) George Harrison

Interesting design Fritz! The contrasts are nice. How did you attach the top to the – let’s call them – aprons?
I’m guessing wood screws up through the aprons into the top?

Also, are the aprons joined to one another under the top with some sort of cross piece? Or was that excluded so you wouldn’t see something like that through the split center in the top?

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

Very sharp, I really like the Walnut “boots”. Your designs are getting better and better. Keep it up!

Thank you for sharing

dayton

Gorgeous, Fritz! I love the clean lines. It’s right up my alley with the whole modern/mid-century style. And hanks for commenting on my page!

-- Kiersten, Los Angeles, www.modmomfurniture.com

very beautiful design.beau work

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