I need a new coffee table and side tables. I am a Craftsman style guy. I have a bunch of 8/4 x 11-12" wide QS WO that I want to use so was looking for inspiration that could utilize the heavy timber I have available.
I am deriving my design from the Stickley Trestle Table designs and a bit from the Little Journey's tables(if you are familiar).
These will be some heavy suckers!!! Looking for comments on the design.
Inspiration:
http://www.sonomaproducts.com/images/stories/custom/gallery/inspire.jpg
Designs:
http://www.sonomaproducts.com/images/stories/custom/gallery/coffee.jpg
http://www.sonomaproducts.com/images/stories/custom/gallery/side.jpg
I believe I said in the "twenty twenty hindsight" comment that I would hav=
e doubled up, in thickness, on the "foot" were I to do it again. The pictur=
es you show above all seem to be mindful of that little detail to some exte=
nt. -- www.eWoodShop.com Last update: 4/15/2010 KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious=
) http://gplus.to/eWoodShop
Nice design and looks like a great outcome. It seems we both came to the sa=
me simplified undercut of the feet to a a linear horiz with circular arcs d=
own to the floor. You went more rectaliner on the over cut in the feet but =
I stayed with the curvey approach. Not really my style to scroll but I felt=
it would look cool in the width.
I didn't go thicker on the feet for structural reasons. I don't like mating=
faces like the leg and foot. I like to break the plane a little at the sea=
ms for easy of fit-up (no exact matching required) and to add some interest=
or mass. Did the same at the top, just less extreme so there is more weigh=
ting at the bottom. I reversed the weighting with the legs stepping down to=
a more narrow profile at the calf\ankle and a wider thigh.
On Thursday, November 8, 2012 2:26:03 PM UTC-8, tiredofspam wrote:
> On 11/8/2012 1:53 PM, SonomaProducts.com wrote: > I need a new coffee tab=
le and side tables. I am a Craftsman style guy. I have a bunch of 8/4 x 11-=
12" wide QS WO that I want to use so was looking for inspiration that could=
utilize the heavy timber I have available. > > I am deriving my design fro=
m the Stickley Trestle Table designs and a bit from the Little Journey's ta=
bles(if you are familiar). > > These will be some heavy suckers!!! Looking =
for comments on the design. > > Inspiration: > http://www.sonomaproducts.co=
m/images/stories/custom/gallery/inspire.jpg > > Designs: > http://www.sonom=
aproducts.com/images/stories/custom/gallery/coffee.jpg > http://www.sonomap=
roducts.com/images/stories/custom/gallery/side.jpg > From what you show it =
is nice. I see one problem though. Instead of the rail at the bottom having=
2 contact patches it looks like 4. That will cause the table to rock more =
than with 2, since most floors are not nearly level. Is what I am seeing re=
al, or an optical illusion. Nice wood can we see the top?
To clarify: The photos are of an antique full sized Stickley table. I did n=
ot build this. I used that design as an inspiration for my "squashed" coffe=
e table design. Then I also used some of the scale from a type of table cal=
led a Little Journey's for the end tables. My only work so far is the sketc=
hs.
The old tables did actually clear the floor at the center. I have pictures =
form other views and of other tables that validate that. I chnaged my desig=
n so it doesn't have that center drop anyway.
Note: I constantly harvest antique Stickley furniture images from eBay and =
have collected maybe 100 designs or so.
On 11/8/2012 1:22 PM, SonomaProducts.com wrote:
> I don't like mating faces like the leg and foot. I like to break the plane a little at the seams for easy of fit-up (no exact matching required) and to add some interest or mass. Did the same at the top, just less extreme so there is more weighting at the bottom. I reversed the weighting with the legs stepping down to a more narrow profile at the calf\ankle and a wider thigh.
I really do like what you came up with design-wise, much better than
mine, and with much more of a classical feel to it.
I totally lack the designer gene, plus I'm generally pretty rushed when
building for myself and therefore generally try to keep things
relatively simple as a result. (I kick myself at the end of almost every
personal project for not taking more time, and for using materials
leftover from other projects ... something I don't do on bespoke/custom
projects for others.)
--
www.eWoodShop.com
Last update: 4/15/2010
KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious)
http://gplus.to/eWoodShop
On 11/8/2012 12:53 PM, SonomaProducts.com wrote:
> I need a new coffee table and side tables. I am a Craftsman style guy. I have a bunch of 8/4 x 11-12" wide QS WO that I want to use so was looking for inspiration that could utilize the heavy timber I have available.
>
> I am deriving my design from the Stickley Trestle Table designs and a bit from the Little Journey's tables(if you are familiar).
>
> These will be some heavy suckers!!! Looking for comments on the design.
All are hard to beat. I went through the same process about 8 1/2 years
ago when designing a trestle table for our kitchen:
http://e-woodshop.net/Projects5.htm
<scroll to the second project on that page>.
I believe I said in the "twenty twenty hindsight" comment that I would
have doubled up, in thickness, on the "foot" were I to do it again.
The pictures you show above all seem to be mindful of that little detail
to some extent.
--
www.eWoodShop.com
Last update: 4/15/2010
KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious)
http://gplus.to/eWoodShop
(I kick myself at the end of almost every personal project for not taking m=
ore time, and for using materials leftover from other projects ... somethin=
g I don't do on bespoke/custom projects for others.) -- www.eWoodShop.com L=
ast update: 4/15/2010 KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious) http://gplus.to/eWoodSho=
p
I think the trestel table and the other stuff I saw of yours all looks very=
well concieved and executed. Part of my designing process includes cresati=
ng parts that will be cool to make. I can't wait to layout all the arcs for=
the feet on some MDF and cut it out using my little router on a trammel to=
make a pattern. I love making and using templates on my router or shaper. =
I may need to get a smaller diameter cutter for my shaper. I have a 2 1/4" =
straight cutter and followw bearing but I have some smaller inside arcs tha=
n that in the feet.
On 11/8/2012 1:53 PM, SonomaProducts.com wrote:
> I need a new coffee table and side tables. I am a Craftsman style guy. I have a bunch of 8/4 x 11-12" wide QS WO that I want to use so was looking for inspiration that could utilize the heavy timber I have available.
>
> I am deriving my design from the Stickley Trestle Table designs and a bit from the Little Journey's tables(if you are familiar).
>
> These will be some heavy suckers!!! Looking for comments on the design.
>
> Inspiration:
> http://www.sonomaproducts.com/images/stories/custom/gallery/inspire.jpg
>
> Designs:
> http://www.sonomaproducts.com/images/stories/custom/gallery/coffee.jpg
> http://www.sonomaproducts.com/images/stories/custom/gallery/side.jpg
>
From what you show it is nice.
I see one problem though. Instead of the rail at the bottom having 2
contact patches it looks like 4. That will cause the table to rock more
than with 2, since most floors are not nearly level.
Is what I am seeing real, or an optical illusion.
Nice wood can we see the top?