Arm Chair Table

[HarveyWildes]

I'm making a table for my wife's book reading, overstuffed arm chair.  The table will sit to the side of the at chair, tucking over the arm and under the chair.  The top is 14 x 20 more or less.  It's made from a beautiful piece of quarter-sawn sycamore that I found at the local Woodcraft.

The top is a glue up of two pieces.  You'll see the dominos that I used for alignment, but the key to the structure are the supports that fit in the sliding dovetails in the top.  The supports had to allow for a tight fit over the arm chair's arm, keep the table top from torqueing, and allow for movement of the top.  The supports will be glued to the top at the last half inch of the dovetail only, just behind that saddle joint that fits onto the legs.

I used dominos to get as flush a glue joint as possible.  Since I have to glue the top with the bottom supports in place, I can't plane the bottom flat.  I'll have to use a sander on the bottom.  So the more flush I can get the table top joint, the better.

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I'll post more pictures as I finish up the legs and glue the whole thing together.

 

[HarveyWildes]

Here's the finished piece:

 

[travisj]

Nicely done

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[clark_fork]

Thanks for sharing. Nice details. I built a similar table last summer.

My version was created for a wheel chair bound person. I set it on casters and the middle section tips to allow a comfortable slanted desk for reading. Based on your version, I would likely add more detail.

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[HarveyWildes]

Thanks for sharing. Nice details. I built a similar table last summer.

My version was created for a wheel chair bound person. I set it on casters and the middle section tips to allow a comfortable slanted desk for reading. Based on your version, I would likely add more detail.

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I like the idea of the tilting middle section.

Once I started on the detail, I discovered that it was pretty hand tool intensive - esp. the inside angled corners.  I got a lot of experience sharpening and using chisels on this one.

 

[ear3]

Really like the small stepped details.

 

[Gr8trim4u]

Really nice. Has a nice cloud lift detail. Very indicative of Greene and Greene.

Great job!!