a curly maple pedestal table

we just finished a nice curly maple pedestal table.  

it's heading to Connecticut next week.

it's based on a design we've done a number of times now, usually before in walnut.

we started with nice wood from our favorite supplier, irion lumber.

myron sent us a matched set of boards, all from the same log.

before the angled apron and the finish. this is the first time

for the angled apron, which we feel gives the top a lighter look.

the base support pieces are mitered and dominoed and then glued up a pair at a time.

then the halves are glued together.  they are secured to the base by timberlock screws that engage

the cross grain 3/4" dowels inserted in the pieces before they are glued together.  we usually add a little glue between the horizontals and the verticals, but  it's mostly the timberlocks the give the base its rigidity.

we now include two dowels in each base section.  this blog post contains the most information

on the construction and assembly of this type of table.

here's a smallish oval version from last december.  

that one went to an isalnd in the carribbean.

 and here's the original from 2010 with a
link to the original table design and blog post from august 2010