Hall Table

custos · #1 16th Feb 2006, 05:28 PM

Here are some photos of my last project. I wanted to make a hall table to compliment our other Tassie Oak furniture but something a bit different as well. The construction went like this:

First I glued together some 36x72 mm stock to make the blanks for the legs, giving 72mm square blanks. I used a new (for me) polyurethane glue from Bunnings. You dampen one side of the timber and put the polyurethane on the other -- it foams a bit and glues very strong.
When the blanks had set I used a homemade taper jig on the table saw to taper the legs (two sides) down to about 20mm square at the bottom.
The rails and back were attached using mortise and loose tenon joinery, and the drawers made up using half-blind dovetails (Euro-jig/router) and 3mm MDF (prepainted) for drawer bottoms.
The beading trim is 18mm grey ironbark from flooring leftovers, routed to a bullnose and attached under the rails and across the front to support the drawers.
Now for the bit you've been wondering about . For the curved feature I ran off half a dozen 3mm strips in jarrah, about 1600 long. Then I made a curved form by bending a piece of 12mm MDF (100mm wide and 1800 long) and fixing the ends together with rope -- like a big archery bow. The jarrah strips were then laminated together (using the polyurethane again) and clamped onto the curved form. After the glue cured I cleaned it all up with a hand plane and sander to smooth off the finished curve.
The Tassie Oak top was made by joining together 4 boards 135mm wide, after first carefully marking and notching out one board to receive the curved jarrah feature. Gluing and clamping that up was a bit tricky (the positioning was aided by a few number 20 biscuits along the edges) but the finished product came out great -- like the jarrah bow has been punched through the Tas Oak top.
To finish the piece I sanded it down to 600 grit, and gave it 2 coats of Organoil followed by Ubeaut wax. The matt chrome drawer pulls were selected to match a buffet I made previously.

What do you think?

dan_tom · #2 16th Feb 2006, 05:38 PM

I like it! A bit different and a great handle for when giants come over to visit!

Excellent - thanks for sharing!

Cheers
Dan

Woody1 · #3 16th Feb 2006, 05:40 PM

Custos
That is very nice. I will also try and build something like your hall table one day when my skills improve!

Well Done

WoodWad · #4 16th Feb 2006, 05:44 PM

Hi Custos,

I really like the table. I think it is of a very usable size and definitely unique. The bevelled underside of the tabletop is crisp and goes well with the tapered legs, gives the top a 'delicateness' in what i am sure is a very sturdy assemblage.

Excellent work.
Johnny.

ozwinner · #5 16th Feb 2006, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WoodWad

gives the top a 'delicateness' .

Isnt that where you buy salami??

Al

redwood · #6 16th Feb 2006, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ozwinner

Isnt that where you buy salami??

Al

Yes and the salami was left on the hall table and the idea for the curve just popped into his head

zenwood · #7 16th Feb 2006, 06:03 PM

Fantastic table, Custos. The integrated arc is really well done, and a nice melding of modernist and traditional styles.

Just one minor thing is that the tops of the legs look a little too thick to me.

The bevelled top looks really good, and the matching curves of the top arc and the handles is a nice touch.

ozwinner · #8 16th Feb 2006, 06:20 PM

Nice table too.

Al

custos · #9 16th Feb 2006, 07:07 PM

Thanks guys. I forgot to mention, the center section between the two drawers is not just filler. It's actually a secret drawer - on runners and held in place using a magnetic spring latch like you would use on a glass cabinet for a TV stand. It's a good place to hide spare keys etc.
So now if we get robbed I'll know it was one of you mangy lot