Oak pedestal table (pictures)

[Dave Shively]

I just completed this 10 inch red oak pedestal table with a 48 inch top. I did
cheat just a tad though and should be ashamed, I bought the pedestal.
I just can't make them for what I can buy them for. My time is better spent
doing other things in the shop.

To make the apron I resawed some oak into 3/16 inch by 3 1/2 inch strips and
then bent them around a form I made. I had pictures of the form but the file
got corrupted some how and lost them. Anyway I ended up with two pieces
each half a circle and a solid piece of oak.

The legs were rough cut on 2 inch oak within a 1/16 and a pattern with double
stick tape was used to hold it on. Then they were routed with a solid carbide spiral bit.

The top was glued up in two 24 inch panels then run through the WBS before
being glued together. The they were rough cut to within a 1/16 or so and then
hand routed with a trammel and a solid carbide spiral bit.

All parts were sprayed with Pre-Cat before being assembled.

All and all these tables are fun to make. I have another to do now but it will
have a slider in it for a few leafs.

Dave

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[Lars Thomas]

Nice work on the apron.

[Jim Becker]

Outstanding job! There is a lot to like about this table!

It's too bad your "form" pictures went bye-bye as I would have liked to see that setup. I have this idea bouncing around in my brain (uninhibited by real brain matter probably...) for a project that may best be suited to bending an apron on a form as you have done.

[John Fry]

Very nice Dave.

For the aprons, did you use a one sided form and clamp the bent lam to it, or did you use a two sided form and squeeze the lam between them, or did you use a one sided form and vac bag it?

How did you tie the two joints of the two half circles together?

[Dave Shively]

John, I made a one piece form and bent the strips around it. It work pretty good although an extra pair of hands would have helped.

The two halves are held together with a small metal strap with 3 screws
on each side.

I'll take some pictures tonight of the form and of the apron closeup.

Dave

[Larry Crim]

Nice job I am also interested in the forms for the apron please post pics.
Larry

[Keel McDonald]

Very nice table, Dave! It reminds me of one that sat in my grandmother's kitchen for as long as I can remember.