Geoff Siemering
02-09-2004, 12:29 PM
I am beginning to design and build a single pedestal kitchen table vaguely in the Maloof style. It will be out of mahogany.
NOTE: The table will be have a round top.
Maloof does all his stuff out of 8/4 and I have plenty of 8/4 stock for the base.
However, I would like to use 4/4 for the top because I already have plenty of it on hand and I can't buy more wood because my landlord is selling the house I'm living in in about 6 months and it is almost certain I will have to move (and probably lose most of my shop capability in the process). I don't want to transport more lumber.
Does anyone have hints on how to make a 4/4 top look thicker? I was thinking that heavily rounding the bottom edge of the top would confuse the eye and possibly make the edge look larger. If there is no defined lower edge the overall thickness would be somewhat indeterminate and would lead the eye to the 8/4 support arms and base.
Any opinions?
Geoff
NOTE: The table will be have a round top.
Maloof does all his stuff out of 8/4 and I have plenty of 8/4 stock for the base.
However, I would like to use 4/4 for the top because I already have plenty of it on hand and I can't buy more wood because my landlord is selling the house I'm living in in about 6 months and it is almost certain I will have to move (and probably lose most of my shop capability in the process). I don't want to transport more lumber.
Does anyone have hints on how to make a 4/4 top look thicker? I was thinking that heavily rounding the bottom edge of the top would confuse the eye and possibly make the edge look larger. If there is no defined lower edge the overall thickness would be somewhat indeterminate and would lead the eye to the 8/4 support arms and base.
Any opinions?
Geoff