Mike,
Where the curve part of the “rake” joins the 45 degree Y stretchers:
Areyour joints meeting at 90 degrees because it is stronger? ( I like the look of a more oval shape rather than a strict circle).
Would an oval be too weak? Is there some problem with an oval shape that I’m not seeing?
This is a really fun project, and your videos on this are terrific.
Thanks,
Ruth Harriman
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While this is a good article on building a table, I have always had a problem with how the author refers to the Barnsley hayrake table as his inspiration. Someone building the table from the article may get the mistaken belief that they were re-creating the arts and craft classic. FWW published an excellent article by Victor Taylor on the Barnsley table in issue #48. The tables are very different, as are the magazines themselves. The 1984 magazine was noticeably larger and the paper was better quality and much heavier. Unlike Mr. Peckovitch's many photographs, which were very nice, there was only one photo on the title page of Victor's article. The other images were from his beautiful hand drawn plans; with measurements taken from the actual table built by Barnsley and displayed in the Cheltenham Museum and Art Gallery in England. I know that Mr. Peckovitch was not trying to mislead anyone intentionally, but there is a disconnect there that bothered me. It would have been a service to readers to somehow mention `the original table and its construction in a more meaningful and informative way, especially since it was covered so well in a previous issuwe of FWW. It would also have been interesting to me to hear some of Mike's thoughts on the design changes he made to the original table.
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