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Here’s an end table I just finished for a wedding gift. The top is made from 10/4 curly maple with strips of butternut mixed in. The legs were made from 5/4 (i’m not sure what type of wood if anyone can help me out on that one) that was doubled up trying to bookmatch the grain to make them two inches thick.
The pattern for the leg’s came from Marc’s endtable podcast with a little modification. I used paint cans and strips of 1/8” hardboard to design the curves of the legs.
In any case, the rough dimensions of the top are 30” L x 12.75” W-8” W x 2” D. The table stands at 26 inches high. From the outside to outside on the legs, it’s 15.5 inches wide.
The pins for the top are 3/4” diameter and are glued into the hole of the top and float in the legs. I applied a few coats of wood wax to them as a finish so they float freely in the legs for expansion and contraction of the top. The top is fastened to the other legs with pocket hole screws and pine plugs for a little contrast.
I welcome any suggestions and ideas to change for the one i’m going to make for my gorgeous wife.
Thanks for the podcast Marc and the idea of such a unique table.
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19 comments so far
Christopher
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posted 433 days ago
Beautiful job Spike!
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GaryK
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posted 433 days ago
Great looking work. The wood choice is excellent!
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Bigdogs117
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Love the table. Great choice of wood and design.
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MsDebbieP
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this is fantastic!!! Such a conversation piece AND beautiful.
Simply stunning
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Dennis Zongker
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Great Job!!! Beautiful curly maple.
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kjwoodworking
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posted 433 days ago
It is beautiful. You did a great job.
Looks like a piece of art.
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mcoyfrog
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posted 433 days ago
awesome design and such a beautiful piece
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Blake
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Gorgeous! Wow that is some table. Great design and wood.
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jeanmarc
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posted 433 days ago
beautiful.great looking work
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Bigbuck
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Very nice, I love the design and the wood is beautiful.
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CharlieM1958
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Beautiful work! I’ll bet it is a real conversation piece for years to come.
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brianinpa
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Looks great from where I see it! I bet the wedding party will be happy. I really like the grain pattern of the top.
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Napaman
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posted 433 days ago
very nice…you sshould send the whisperer a PM so it sees it…I am sure he is a busy guy…but would love to see it!
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Gary
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Very nice looking; the base looks like cherry.
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thewoodwhisperer
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Hey thanks Matt! Spike let me know about the table a while back. I did a post on it and a few others the other day:
http://thewoodwhisperer.com/variations-on-a-theme/
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trifern
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Nice looking table and excellent choice of wood. My only suggestion would be to consider putting the thicker band on the inside and a thinner one on the outside. Great job and thanks for sharing.
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Wally_nd
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Very nice…at first sight all i could think is WOW!!! thanks for posting..
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Davesfunwoodworking
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Very nice table. I like the way the whole thing looks. The curly maple top is wonderful. I like the way you put it together. Great job.
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scottb
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great table! such a unique wedding gift.
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