Glass coffee table - finished

Niki Avrahami

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Good day

Yesterday, I posted the WIP of the glass table and today...the finished one...

But first, I would like to show you the original table that I made some 10 years ago in Japan

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After we moved to Israel "we" decided to strip it off and stain it...

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Two drawers, one from each side...

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A look under the table...you can see the bolts that are holding the top

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Another view without the drawers

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The original table is made of Lauan but the new top is made of oak.....
The base inside the frame is 1/4" plywood, on top, white cardboard...dried flowers and 1/4" glass.

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Regards
niki
 
Niki,
Interesting 'evolution' of the original table. The new glass-insert top looks really good.

Where's the carved chair next to the table from? It looks like some of the carving work I saw in New Delhi many years ago.
 
Thank you Jim

The chair and the mask on the wall are a present from the son from his visit in Africa....
Hand made........I cannot make it even with machines...:eek:

Regards
niki
 
I like the glass top idea, Niki. Is it relatively easy to open up and put different arrangements under the glass? I could see this being a neat "seasonal change" thing.
 
Thank you Vaughn

Oh yes, it's very easy...the glass is just "sitting" inside the frame (if you'll have a look on the WIP pics, you'll see that I made simple rabbet and the plywood, cardboard and glass are sitting on this rabbet) just a push from below and the glass comes out

You don't have to go, here is the pic

Regards
niki

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Beautiful work Niki, really like style. Have wanted to build glass top tables myself for a while now, but unfortunately they wouldn't have survived my teenagers, maybe in another year or two. :dunno:
 
Thank you Darren

You are correct...I learnt that you make glass tables only after the kids are leaving the home:)

Regards
niki
 
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