Corner Table

[Mike Henderson]

Here's a three legged corner table that my wife asked for. It's made from one mahogany board that I had left from when I made her a coffee table.

It has a curved front and a "serving tray" type top.

I made the front curved piece by "brick laying" pieces of wood (not all mahogany), cutting the curve on the bandsaw, and then veneering the front with mahogany veneer.
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For me, projects that incorporate curves always wind up being fairly complex. Before I made this one, I made a prototype in ash - and I'm glad I did. It allowed me to work out some joinery and design issues. Here's the prototype:
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I decided to make the front two legs a bit more decorative by "fluting" them. The way I made them was to cut three pieces of mahogany, round one edge, and then glue them back together.
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The top was really nerve racking. I routed out the middle, always keeping in mind that I didn't have any more mahogany, and especially mahogany that would match the rest of the table.
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It took a fair amount of hand work with carving tools to get the top the way I wanted it.
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All I have on it now is a coat of dewaxed shellac. I'll complete the finishing in the next few days. I'm pleased with the way it came out.

Mike

[Jim Becker]

Beautiful table!

[Curtis Myers]

Very nice table. I particularly like the fluting on the legs. Excellent job!

[John Blazy]

Very Nice! I love machining mahogany. Outside the box on your fluting technique.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Very nice Mike!