Dining table in stained white oak

[Falch]

Hello good people.
Just thougt i would post first of many projects done, and on the horizon. I took the step and started my own little furniture bizniz in my basement workshop, and this table, among other stuff (will post this also), was the first to be delivered to my first customer.
It is made of white oak, stained with Osmo walnut poly-x oil.
The dimensions are, 180x90x75cm, and with the extension wings it becomes 280x90x75cm.
The legs are curved a bit, and the edges are curved from the edge, 80mm inwards undeneath. This gives the impression of a table with a curved, and impossibly thin tabletop. The tabletop is realy 45mm solid oak, reinforced with 25x15 aluminium profiles (see picture), the legs are initialy 90x90mm but curved down to 45mm where the legs touch the floor, fastened with Zipbolt connectors. The extension slides are also aluminium.

And also this design was inspired by another persons design, i am not claiming it mine. I only made it, with some tweaks.

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so yeah.. Cheers

 

[noob]

Beautiful!

Do you have pics of the table you were inspired by?

 

[Falch]

It is a danish design page, it is hard to link to the page, but here, this is the picture one the site. ( witch is http://snedkergaardenthem.cloud9.tangora.com )

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I saw it in a design furniture shop and was blown away by the genius in curving away the tabletop.

 

[cliffp]

That is a beautiful design and execution. I like the way the table extends - it looks a lot easier to do than mine!

 

[Falch]

Thanks Because of the tabs on the "wings", and the 45 degree angles on the extension bars that mates to the slots on the "wings" they are rock solid and can only slide in and out one way. Gravity baby!

 

[honeydoman]

Very well done !!  Chow time !! Well how do they say it in Norway when it's time to eat??

Thanks for sharing !!!  Great job again

 

[jeep jake]

How did you cut the sides of the table.

 

[Falch]

Very well done !!  Chow time !! Well how do they say it in Norway when it's time to eat??

Thanks for sharing !!!  Great job again

Thanks allot! We say "Nå er det mat" or "spise tid" or maybe just "mat"

How did you cut the sides of the table.

You mean the curves? If so, i drew the curves out on both sides (the bottom and side of the table), used my dozuki saw and cut almost to the lines, and then using a mallet and a chisel i chopped out all the pieces and started to sand with 40grit paper in my bosch random orbit sander...i was sooooo close going out to get a rotex 90..next time

 

[Falch]

The hardest part was actualy making the strongest possbile connection between the legs and tabletop. since i did not have any skirting i was unsure how the legs would hold up to sideways motion, especially since the tabletop, being solid oak, 45mm thick, weighed around 100kg.

This is was i came up with:

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Pared with 2x dominoes and 2x zipbolts, (8mmx90 half newel connectors) pr leg, the result was solid.

 

[jmbfestool]

Thanks for posting joint construction.

I was looking at how did you join the legs to the top.

I could see the zip bolt holes just wondered about the angle joint.

Nice!

 

[Falch]

I am working on some caps for the holes, just have to find a way to make some removable caps that are thin enough, and solid enough for removal.

 

[jmbfestool]

I am working on some caps for the holes, just have to find a way to make some removable caps that are thin enough, and solid enough for removal.

Oh so u have not glued the legs then.

You are making it so the table comes apart.  

I thought you would of glued it like.

I'm not sure what you can make which would look discreet but yet removable to cover the holes.

 

[Falch]

yeah, i had to make it come apart, was dificult to move with the legs on, especialy out of my shop which is in my basement, through a couple of narrow doors and a shody narrow staircase..

I am working on a jig, so that i can use the router with some guide bushings to first rout a 30mm dia disk, and then route a lip 1,5mm on that disk leaving a "plug" 27mm dia with a lip around it. And then just running it through the tablesaw or bandsaw to cut the plug out.

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Edit: The hole for the zip bolt in the leg is 27

Oh yeah, and the leg curves slightly so it has to either bend, or have a slight curve on the lip...

 

[Old School Carpenter]

SWEET! [thumbs up]

Mike

 

[Rob-GB]

I really like the style of this table and the leg joint system is both well thought out and looks great. [smile]
Thanks for posting it.
Rob.

 

[honeydoman]

Wow great job. Love the design

 

[deepcreek]

I'm impressed with the design.  Nice job!

 

[doc4som]

This is a remarkably elegant table. Congratulations on the build. I  bought a  similar table 30 years ago and still love it.  Now that I have started to hobby woodwork  I was considering to copy and make one slightly larger. But this design is much more elegant. The undercut curves & the narrowing legs define it. Could you send more pictures ,diagrams & explanations on the leg to tabletop joints?

 

[tbellemare]

I love it!

Tom

EDIT:
So does my wife!

 

[Falch]

Doc4som: sure, i will post some more pics, i can even post the sketchup file if you want will do it later today

Tom: Thanks! And sorry (?  [tongue] ) i know the feeling/what happens when the wife likes some furniture and knows i can make it  :