Attached are a couple pics of an end table I recently completed for my son
and his wife that I had promised them last Christmas. Some of the bubinga
was left over from my dining room table posted a couple years ago. The
top/apron unit floats float relative to the legs, which are laminated with
about 16 or 17 layers. This is the thickest lamination I have done and
took considerable pressure to hold to the form. The apron is angled in to
match the angle of the leg. The finish is poly gel. The hard part was
shipping it to Atlanta since it weighs 50 lbs! At least the legs
disassemble for shipping.

Bob

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Attached are a couple pics of an end table I recently completed for my son
and his wife that I had promised them last Christmas. Some of the bubinga
was left over from my dining room table posted a couple years ago. T

Beautiful! I really like the grain on the tabletop.

On 5/27/07 2:49 PM, "Bob" wrote:

Attached are a couple pics of an end table I recently completed for my son
and his wife that I had promised them last Christmas. Some of the bubinga
was left over from my dining room table posted a couple years ago. The
top/apron unit floats float relative to the legs, which are laminated with
about 16 or 17 layers. This is the thickest lamination I have done and
took considerable pressure to hold to the form. The apron is angled in to
match the angle of the leg. The finish is poly gel.

It is a really beautiful piece! Congratulations on a job well done.

Is the top made from three pieces edge glued? I think I can see two seams
but the grain match is very well done.

And I love the graceful curve of the legs.

Very nice! It's just a shame you couldn't get straighter stock for the
legs.

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Stoutman
www.garagewoodworks.com

"Bob" wrote in message
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Attached are a couple pics of an end table I recently completed for my son
and his wife that I had promised them last Christmas. Some of the
bubinga was left over from my dining room table posted a couple years ago.
The top/apron unit floats float relative to the legs, which are laminated
with about 16 or 17 layers. This is the thickest lamination I have done
and took considerable pressure to hold to the form. The apron is angled
in to match the angle of the leg. The finish is poly gel. The hard part
was shipping it to Atlanta since it weighs 50 lbs! At least the legs
disassemble for shipping.

Good job Bob!

It is the complete package. Great display the wood grain and graceful
curved design.

I remember an interview by Walt Disney where he discussed curved legs on
tables. He felt they were much more organic and favored them for animated
films.

So, don't be alarmed if your table starts to dance or sing! ;-)

Very, very nice work, especially with the angles. That is an especially
fine looking piece.

Wade

Thanks for the comments.

Yes, the top is 3 pieces. I usually put considerable effort in determining
the wood orientation for grain matching. Sometimes on a larger project I
will spend several days looking at the wood to determine the best use and
orientation. It's all part of the planning process, and I love it when a
plan comes together ;-)

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On 5/27/07 2:49 PM, "Bob" wrote:

Attached are a couple pics of an end table I recently completed for my
son
and his wife that I had promised them last Christmas. Some of the
bubinga
was left over from my dining room table posted a couple years ago. The
top/apron unit floats float relative to the legs, which are laminated
with
about 16 or 17 layers. This is the thickest lamination I have done and
took considerable pressure to hold to the form. The apron is angled in
to
match the angle of the leg. The finish is poly gel.

It is a really beautiful piece! Congratulations on a job well done.

Is the top made from three pieces edge glued? I think I can see two seams
but the grain match is very well done.

And I love the graceful curve of the legs.

Bob wrote:

| I love it when a plan comes together ;-)

It did. Thanks for sharing the photos!

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DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

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Very nice! It's just a shame you couldn't get straighter stock for the
legs.


The legs were straight but after a day the weight of the top caused them to
bow. ;~)

"Bob" wrote in message
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Attached are a couple pics of an end table I recently completed for my son
and his wife that I had promised them last Christmas. Some of the
bubinga was left over from my dining room table posted a couple years ago.
The top/apron unit floats float relative to the legs, which are laminated
with about 16 or 17 layers. This is the thickest lamination I have done
and took considerable pressure to hold to the form. The apron is angled
in to match the angle of the leg. The finish is poly gel. The hard part
was shipping it to Atlanta since it weighs 50 lbs! At least the legs
disassemble for shipping.

Bob

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OK then. That is certainly a beautiful piece. Stunning really. Perfect
execution.

Was this your design and do the aprons bow out as they appear to do?

On Sun, 27 May 2007 11:49:35 -0700, "Bob"
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Attached are a couple pics of an end table I recently completed for my son
and his wife that I had promised them last Christmas. Some of the bubinga
was left over from my dining room table posted a couple years ago. The
top/apron unit floats float relative to the legs, which are laminated with
about 16 or 17 layers. This is the thickest lamination I have done and
took considerable pressure to hold to the form. The apron is angled in to
match the angle of the leg. The finish is poly gel. The hard part was
shipping it to Atlanta since it weighs 50 lbs! At least the legs
disassemble for shipping.

Bob

Very nice. The legs are a nice touch


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Very Cool! Nice work. I love the wood.

Leon,

The design is mine. I tried to bring in some of the aspects of their
current living room furniture. The aprons are curved to match the curve of
the top, as well as angled to match the bow of the legs. Initially I was
concerned as to how to curve the top and bottom of the curved aprons so they
fit tight to the flat bottom of the top, but this was actually easy: I
attached the curved apron to a sled and angled the blade by the same angle
as the legs.

Bob

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"Bob" wrote in message
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Attached are a couple pics of an end table I recently completed for my
son and his wife that I had promised them last Christmas. Some of the
bubinga was left over from my dining room table posted a couple years
ago. The top/apron unit floats float relative to the legs, which are
laminated with about 16 or 17 layers. This is the thickest lamination I
have done and took considerable pressure to hold to the form. The apron
is angled in to match the angle of the leg. The finish is poly gel.
The hard part was shipping it to Atlanta since it weighs 50 lbs! At
least the legs disassemble for shipping.

Bob

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OK then. That is certainly a beautiful piece. Stunning really. Perfect
execution.

Was this your design and do the aprons bow out as they appear to do?

A job well done there. I just love that type of design.
Thanks for sharing,
John

On Tue, 29 May 2007 08:10:02 -0700, "Bob"
wrote:

Leon,

The design is mine. I tried to bring in some of the aspects of their
current living room furniture. The aprons are curved to match the curve of
the top, as well as angled to match the bow of the legs. Initially I was
concerned as to how to curve the top and bottom of the curved aprons so they
fit tight to the flat bottom of the top, but this was actually easy: I
attached the curved apron to a sled and angled the blade by the same angle
as the legs.

Bob