Dining Table
My wife and I moved into our new home and needed a larger kitchen table. My wife fell in love with an 18th century farm table in a gallery on Canyon Road but it was $7,000 and way beyond our means. We asked the gallery owner if we could take pictures and measurements to build our own.They were very gracious and allowed us to do so. From there I made drawings and slight adjustments due to the wood I had on hand and I made the table.
The top is made from 4 pieces of eastern pine assembled with splines between the pieces, glued together, attached and held flat to the base via a sliding dovetail. The leg’s and cross pieces are made from Port Orford cedar and assembled with through-wedged tenon’s and square pegs. Four lag bolts attach the cross pieces to leg end pieces.
In traditional Japanese carpentry bolts are rarely used and when used are hidden from view. All of the wood is hand-plane finished - sandpaper is never used. I applied a Danish oil finish followed by wax to the table top.
Port Orford Cedar,
6'3" x 2'5" x 2'5"
NFS
This piece is no longer available, however a similar but unique piece can be commissioned. Contact the artist.