This piece was made for an American client who wanted a round table for regular family use that could extend to seat 10 for Thanksgiving. The leaves are stored inside the table frame, under the 1350mm diameter top. It is made in ash. The clustered leg pedestal format is popular as people can sit all round …
The workshop has seen many changes over recent years and has now got a light and airy feel with a selection of small high quality machines perfectly suited to the one-off pieces I make. I am finding myself returning to a more hand tool orientated approach as the work itself has become smaller and more refined and technological developments …
This has been an interesting project with a fair amount of geometry involved. It is essentially very simple, an octagonal top on an octagonal pedestal. The base was made from 8 tapered slabs, bevelled and jointed together. To make sure of tight fits, the whole thing was clamped together using clamping blocks with three trial runs …
This has been a summer of tables. I have just delivered a sweet little extending table in ash to a delighted owner. Earlier I made a an extending round table in Ash and am currently working on an Octagonal piece. It is intended to add a set of chairs at a later date and a …