Tiger Table!!

[WoodChuckWoods]

So after many months of working on it here and there its finally done. Its the nicest thing i've ever made so don't be to hard on me, but I must say I think it turned out pretty dang nice. As always comments, questions are appreciated. The center of the table is Tigerwood, the frame around that is Canary, the legs and outer frame is Padduk. I used a spray on Minwax satin poly to finish it, and will put a few coats of wax on top of that i think.

 

[mouppe]

Good job!

But after the tiger wood and canary wood, weren't you tempted to use zebra wood?!

 

[PaulMarcel]

Nice table!  Especially like the legs and apron; they compliment each other very well.

You'll find it interesting to see these photos a year or so from now; the Canarywood will take on a nice rich coffee tone that will go well with the others.

Besides, by then the tiger will need caffeine to chase the zebra  (good line, Richard!)

 

[mopowers]

Cool looking table and nice work. I have a few questions for you or anyone in the know. Will a wide slab in the middle force open the miters with expansion? I can see how dominoes on the end grain could help stabilize it by connecting to the long grain of the adjoining piece. Also are dominoes even necessary on the edge of the center slab?

 

[tiralie]

I like the look of the table and contrasting wood. Very nice.

Will a wide slab in the middle force open the miters with expansion?

Assuming that the Tigerwood is a solid panel then yes. In a controlled environment (very little change in temperature and humidity) it may be Ok for a while, but the hygroscopic nature of wood makes the miters susceptible to being forced open by the expansion and contraction of the solid panel of zebra wood in the middle. The panel will expand and contract in width (shorter length).
Tigerwood Veneer over a more stable substrate such as MDF would have lessened the chance of the miters opening up due to expansion and contraction.
Tim

 

[WoodChuckWoods]

Cool looking table and nice work. I have a few questions for you or anyone in the know. Will a wide slab in the middle force open the miters with expansion? I can see how dominoes on the end grain could help stabilize it by connecting to the long grain of the adjoining piece. Also are dominoes even necessary on the edge of the center slab?

That is something that I heard could happen, I talked to a friend who makes furniture full time and he looked at it and told me that the middle piece is probably small enough not to move to much, and since I put 8 coats of poly on every piece before final assembly it should be sealed, and the padduk around the edge would help keep it in place ( force it in place). But this is all new to me so the table is already sold and gone so we will see what happens.

 

[tiralie]

I talked to a friend who makes furniture full time and he looked at it and told me that the middle piece is probably small enough not to move to much

I hope he's right.
It would be a shame to see those beautiful miters open up.
Keep us posted, would love to see pictures of this in a year or so.
Thanks for sharing.
Tim

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

I would like to see one with a glue up pf just tigerwood in the middle.

It is done well, the top is just too busy for my tastes.

On a side note, I am getting ready to install a Tigerwood deck, 5/4.

legs are cool. [cool]

 

[woodguy7]

Afraid i am going to be the exception.  I am not keen on the legs but love the top.  It is all down to personal taste & the zig zag thing just does not do it for me.  That tiger wood looks like it could be a right mare to hand plane !

Everything looks well executed, nice one.

Woodguy.

 

[Ken Nagrod]

Afraid i am going to be the exception.  I am not keen on the legs but love the top.  It is all down to personal taste & the zig zag thing just does not do it for me.  That tiger wood looks like it could be a right mare to hand plane !

Everything looks well executed, nice one.

Woodguy.

I agree with you.  Cool design including the legs, but they kind of creep me out.