Tables completed

[ken werner]

Here is one of the pair of tables I posted some days ago whilst still underway. I'm happy to report that they're done. The tables are matched, but for now, will go in different places in my home.

[Mike Gabbay]

Ken - Very nice design. The DTs turned out great. Nice Job!

[tod evans]

ken, i liked `em before and still do! nice work......

[Steve Ash]

Ken, I like them, especially the dovetails....good work!

[Shawn Prentice]

Nice. How long to make?

[Frank Fusco]

Obviously well crafted and attractive.
Now, work on that photography. ;)

[Mike Wenzloff]

Very nicely done, Ken. Aside fom the overall shape, I like the shelf and tone of the wood. Nice.

Take care, Mike

[Jesse Cloud]

Great tables Ken! How is the shelf attached to the legs?

[Nancy Laird]

Ken, beautiful table! But I like the lamp even better! Did you make that too?

Nancy

[Steve Clardy]

Beautiful tables Ken :thumb:

[ken werner]

Took about a month of spare time. Can't estimate hours, as I don't keep track. Lots.

I didn't make the lamp, but I sure do like it. I designed the table to complement it.

The shelf has breadboard ends. Each end has a tenon let into a 1/2" square mortise in each leg. That way as the shelf moves across its grain, it won't damage the legs. The breadboards are only pinned and glued in the middle.

Thanks for your comments and questions.

Ken

[Ed Nelson]

Ken, very nice work!

[randy street]

Great looking tables Ken. Better keep Leo away from those.

Regards,

Randy

[Shawn Prentice]

[QUOTE=ken werner;15030]I didn't make the lamp, but I sure do like it. I designed the table to complement it.

Isn't custom stuff cool! It's all about deciding what you want for what you need, then making it.

[Shawn Prentice]

Or however you put quotes in the message. That didn't look like others I've seen.

[George Conklin]

Hi, Ken

That table is outstanding! Was it made from an available plan or is it your own design?

[ken werner]

Hi George,

I found a photo in an old Home Furniture magazine, and it had a brief description of the breadboard ended shelf with M & T joinery. I made a full scale drawing and adapted it to suit our needs. The original had partway turned legs, but I prefer the tapered squares.

Ken