Demilune Table - FINISHED!

[Bill Arnold]

This is a project Bobbie and I have talked about for a while. A few weeks ago, we decided it was time, so here's the start.



Solid wood is cherry (imported from the great north, of course). Top panel field and apron/drawer front is rotary cut bubinga.

Updates will be shown as available.

 

[Bill Arnold]

Oh, yeah. Here's what we hope it looks like when done!


Yep, it'll be mounted to the wall at the end of a hallway!

 

[larry merlau]

french cleat? bent plys with vacumn bag?

 

[Bill Arnold]

french cleat? bent plys with vacumn bag?

Yep, on both counts. Six layers of bendee ply for the apron/drawer-front pieces; four layers for the front of the drawer box.

 

[Bill Arnold]

I thought I'd do an interim post to show that I'm making some real progress on this project.

Among the initial work was using my vacuum press to adhere the veneers to the top and bottom of the top panel, and to form the bentwood for the apron and drawer front. After making the bentwood, we decided the proportions needed an adjustment, so I cut the pieces down to shorten the apron.


The first phases of glue-up: three legs and table-side French cleat. I added a half circle section to the bottom of the legs to complete them. I still need to tweak the cove profiles to blend them. The 'badge' I made is a 1/4" domed piece of cherry, not glued on yet, so we'll see how we like it.


This morning, I glued the strips I cut to make the front trim for the top panel, using the top panel and its mating piece from the CNC cut. I'll leave this to cure overnight before pulling it.


The next step will be milling the internal pieces to tie everything together.

 

[Bill Arnold]

Well, I didn't do any photos of interim steps on this project because it's all routine construction.

Here are a few photos of the finished product. After a coat of EM1000 sealer and some sanding, I applied three coats of EM6000 gloss, light sanding between coats.

This replaced a small, four-legged entry type table at the end of the corridor to two of our guest rooms.



It's nice to have another item completed!

 

[Tom Niemi]

That’s fantastic Bill, fits the given spot perfectly wasn’t familiar with a demilune till this piece, I like it

 

[Don Baer]

very nicely done. I especially like the little drawer.

 

[fred hargis]

Very cool....love the look.

 

[Ryan Mooney]

Very nicely done Bill, fits the space quite nicely and looks super nice as well!

 

[Rennie Heuer]

Very impressive! Curves scare me but it looks like you've got them mastered!

 

[Jim DeLaney]

Nice! Really like the drawer, and the lower shelf. Fits its location perfectly, too.

 

[larry merlau]

well bill maybe my delume table will get made just because i saw yours.. had been convinced it wasnt a desired piece anymore so had scraped the idea of making one.. simpler than yours though, nice fit and figure for sure on yours.. maybe we can get down your way to see it in person

 

[Vaughn McMillan]

That looks beautiful, Bill. I like the continuous figure across the front...and what nice figure it is!

 

[David Johnson]

Gorgeous !!!!!! The grain is very well done and the scale is great for the space.
David

 

[Ted Calver]

Very elegant! Great piece, Bill!

 

[Bob Gibson]

Wow, that is impressive !!!!!

 

[Bill Arnold]

Thank you for all the great comments, folks!

That’s fantastic Bill, fits the given spot perfectly wasn’t familiar with a demilune till this piece, I like it

A demilune is defined as a crescent-shaped table with three or four legs. I wanted to eliminate the legs for the location of this one, so it becomes more of a shelf, I guess.

Very impressive! Curves scare me but it looks like you've got them mastered!

Curves like these scare me a bit, also. I can't tell you how many times I modified my SU drawing, tweaking the curves. After all that, it was a simple matter of setting it up for running on my CNC, although the 'legs' could have been printed as a pattern to cut on a bandsaw.

Nice! Really like the drawer, and the lower shelf. Fits its location perfectly, too.

I debated about a drawer, but I hate to have unused space in a piece, if possible. LOML wanted one, so . . .

well bill maybe my delume table will get made just because i saw yours.. had been convinced it wasnt a desired piece anymore so had scraped the idea of making one.. simpler than yours though, nice fit and figure for sure on yours.. maybe we can get down your way to see it in person

You know you're welcome anytime you're in the area!

That looks beautiful, Bill. I like the continuous figure across the front...and what nice figure it is!

Thanks, Vaughn! Bobbie has wanted me to use this veneer on something since we bought it at a Woodworking Show years ago. It seems to lend itself well to a piece like this. Nice figures are always fun!

 

[Brent Dowell]

Spectacular. Excellent job on the finish.

 

[Dan Noren]

good work young man!