Winter break afforded me the opportunity to work on several projects. I completed two tables and a wall hanging, and a Scrabble-type game for the Museum.
another Michigan Table - all in Maple
Table for owner of Castor Concepts
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Hi Andy.,
Got to love the mapple Michigan table –
Cheers
Z
Thanks, Zach!!
Man those are two awesome tables! What method of joinery did you use? Also, did you use Maple for both?
The foot is joined as two pieces with interlocking slot in the middle, the spindles are joined with Glue and countersunk screws, the top is typically a single piece, but if two, they are joined either as a butt joint with glue or, more often if the table is big, with biscuit joints. I have two, a “mini” and a full size. the size of biscuit depends on the scale and location of the biscuits.
the wood I use varies. For most MI tables I use four species; Chwerry, maple, 1/4 sawn oak, and maple. The State cutouts look best with figured wood, so the cherry and maple is often spalted, or figured. I try for straight grain for the Walnut spindles, and the quarter-sawn oak is figured as well.
I am glad you like my work.