turned "side table"

[Alex07]

Hi all

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but as it is a turned piece I will try here first.

A friend asked me to make some small "side tables" which you put by your armchair to hold your tea and bikkies. They have a base (with weight attached inside) a single post, and a twinned top in a figure-eight shape (see attachments). I had not seen this design before, and I'm hoping someone can tell me where the design originated, and any other info on it.

Thanks in advance, Alex

[Chipman]

Hi Alex,

I think I have seen a cake stand something like your table...

It looks quite nice....it is a good idea to put weight in the base (recently I made a traditional pedestal and added extra wood to the base to increase its stability and if I had something heavy/really valuable on top, I have it hollow so I can put a substantial weight inside it too)


Nice work,

Chipman:)

[Stryker223]

Alex, your table looks a lot like the tables I've seen in poker rooms, placed around the tables for the players to place their drinks, ash trays, and possibles on.

[Woodwould]

I've seen Victorian standard lamps with 3/8" steel plate recessed and screwed into the wooden bases to give them some stability.

[RETIRED]

We use lead shot.

[Woodwould]

We use lead shot.
Applied with a shotgun? :o

[RufflyRustic]

Only if you've had a bad day or need some target practice:D

[Alex07]

Thanks everyone for your knowledge and insight, regarding weights in the base and other aspects. I went down to the local sports shop and bought 1.25 kg iron weights, the sort you put on a bar for doing weight lifting. Worked very well as the tables are just over 400 mm high. I guess a standard lamp would need more because of its bigger size. I did a standard lamp last year and used the same idea (1.25 kg in the base).

As for the design, I like its origin as the poker player's offsider best.

Cheers, Alex