A hall table that I made as part of a furniture design course. I was sitting the piece of Wenge for a while, waiting for it to talk to me. I knew that I wanted to make a hall table, but that was it. After some inspiration from Garret Hack’s work and a few FWW articles on floating tops I had a rough idea in my head. The base is maple as are the strips on the top. The strips came to me just before I started prepping the top itself. I had them left over from another project and they had been sticking out of the shelf that I keep scraps on. Just so happens that they were the right dimensions and in my mind bring the whole thing together.
I would like to make some more tables like this and refine the design. Any comments and suggestions are welcome.
Thanks for reading.
Mike
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a1Jim
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#1 posted 173 days ago
Great looking table Mike,
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HillbillyShooter
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#2 posted 173 days ago
Very,very nicely done. I really like the design and details. The construction looks top knotch. Only question I have is how is the stability? My perception from the photograph is that it looks a little narrow, but it’s hard to really tell from the pictures.
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Blender
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#3 posted 173 days ago
Thanks gents for the comments.
John to answer your question the table is pretty sturdy. I used sliding dovetails to hold the aprons together. I was actually surprised how sturdy it is, that was a concern I had in the beginning.
scottyeyre
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#4 posted 172 days ago
Lovely!! very slender and elegant with a touch of modern class!
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#5 posted 172 days ago
I like the design a lot! If I had to make a suggestion, I would do some pore filling on the top before I finished it. I don’t always fill pores, but I think a super smooth look would take this to the next level.
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Oldtool
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#6 posted 172 days ago
Beautiful table, great craftsmanship and design.
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Ben
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#7 posted 172 days ago
very elegant design. I like the floating top.
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#8 posted 172 days ago
Quite an exceptional table
Blender
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#9 posted 172 days ago
Kunk
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albachippie
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#10 posted 172 days ago
Very very nice. A definite favourite. Thanks for posting,
Garry
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madts
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#11 posted 172 days ago
Very fine looking table. I just love floating tops. Well dome.
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MJCD
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#12 posted 172 days ago
Mike:
I’ve been looking at this table in FWW, and have played the video a couple times – sure is pretty. It’s a question of whether it is THE table my wife wants (why should this come as a surprise to me???).
Great work, and I like what you did with the inlay – class act.
Mike
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BigMig
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#13 posted 172 days ago
Mike, your table is terrific. I wonder if you experimented in softening the angle of the right-angle steps on front stretchers (on a test piece)?
The inlay is also such a great touch. Nice work!
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BinghamtonEd
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#14 posted 170 days ago
Absolutely beautiful work.
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#15 posted 166 days ago
This is a lovely piece. I also would like to copy your design. I would like to know the overall length, width and height of this table and the thickness of the top. I have some Mahogany I have been saving for such a table but it is only 3/4” thick which may look too thin for a top.
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