This week Rob and the crew invited me to share considered one of my previous favourite initiatives to proceed our celebration of National Woodworking Month.
I’m sharing this eating desk that I designed and constructed for my residence eight years in the past. I selected it as a result of it’s a uncommon instance of a venture that if I wouldn’t change in any respect if I have been to construct it once more (one thing I nearly by no means say about previous initiatives). After having fun with numerous meals and video games round it, I can say I’ve no regrets.
There are a number of issues I like about it. First, I just like the fashion — it’s impressed by the furnishings that got here out of the Danish Modern design motion. It’s clear and options a few easy particulars that make it distinctive, together with the marginally curved aspect edges on the highest, the undercut deep bevels on the ends and the legs that characteristic tapered inside faces and a 1” radius on the surface faces.
Second, I like the scale. The high dimensions are 30-1/2″ x 61″, which is smaller than most common eating tables. I wanted this desk to slot in a small house and but have sufficient room for my 4 relations. The measurement can also be in keeping with many Danish Modern eating tables.
This desk additionally options an extension mechanism, so it may be expanded to be 2 ft. longer to accommodate a couple friends. This is the third motive I loved this venture. It taught me a new talent. It was the primary time I put in such a mechanism, and that was an attention-grabbing problem.
Please maintain your venture images and descriptions coming in! We’re actually having fun with seeing them — and so will different readers once they’re posted to our web site quickly!
Dan Cary, Woodworker’s Journal
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