Looking for some help ... A designer friend has asked me about building a round pedestal table for one of her clients. The client has specific requests for the table to be 36" high, 66" in diameter with a base of around 24-30" in diameter. From what I've been able to find in books and online, the recommended base diameter should be at least 60% of the top's diameter to avoid tipping problems - in this case that would result in a base of ~40" diameter. She wants the table to be made of ash, top of 1-1-1/4 thickness, base will be reeded probably with a tambour glued over a hollow plywood column (not helpful in adding more weight closer to the ground).
I got strong pushback that the 40" was "way too big" so am looking for thoughts from the forum?
Thanks,
Mike