I present to you the little table, complete with gussets and a stabilizer shelf across the long stretchers, but without any varnish – it is a prototype at this point:
The table is now done.
To improve stability, I added gussets at the top of the legs, and one small shelf across the top of the stretchers. I used more epoxy on this project than I have ever used on all previous projects combined.
In case you are wondering where this table will go, I can reveal the purpose now. This is a prototype I have been eager to start; what pushed me over the edge was an announcement on the WoodNet woodworking forum, calling for a contest to make “anything” out of a single construction pine board measuring 2″ x 6″ x 8 feet long. You can read the thread here, and my contest entry here.
The beauty of this kind of contest is that it tends to increase your creative juices, to produce your best. I have no idea how my entry will do, but I am glad I am done! I will provide an update “around” July 4, when the Moderators have targeted to announce the winners in four categories: Usable, Furniture, Turned, and Weird.
Wish me luck!
— Al Navas
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Excellent design. Congratulations!
Thanks, Jeff. I hope it will do well.
Yes, GOOD luck!
That’s a very nifty table Al. I really like the lines. How about borrowing Stephen Shepard’s gnomin to show us the size of the thing? (OK, any ruler will do.)
Beautiful work, as always.
Bob,
Thanks! Before making *anything* else, I really must make a gnomin. Do you think a curved one will work? I am starting to see curves in everything.
Beautiful, and deeply inspiring. Thanks for the preview.
~Jeff
Jeff,
Thanks! I hope to have a full-scale version later this year.
Al,
VERY nice lines on that table. I look forward to seeing the real deal.
Chris
Thanks, Chris. I hope to get started on the real thing in late Summer, after two other (client) projects are done.