Hi all,
I want to build a dining room table with a rustic spanish look. Wanting to stay away from trestle legs, I decided to turn legs for the table. After looking online and in books and magazines (I could find very few images), I have come up with the profile shown in the attachment. Many of the profiles I found had little taper to them and generally involved a square detail near the bottome that tied into a stretcher feature between the legs. I wanted to avoid stretchers as well. Any thoughts, comments, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. For reference, the leg is 6″ square at the top and the length is for a 30″ table. The 6″ may be too masive (I will do a 3D model of the table and incorporate the leg which should help make this decision).
take care,
andy
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Hi, Andy,
I built a table that must be similar to your idea. I am including a couple of photos for reference. There is an apron made from 5/4 stock under the decorative molding. It is about 5" high and is attached to the legs via M/T joints. The resulting structure is very strong, and I don't think it needs stretchers for reinforcement. The table top is 40" by 72 " and has an additional 18" leaf. The design is based on a design in one of the popular store catalogs, perhaps Pottery Barn.
I hope this helps. Good luck, Tom.
Hi Tom,
What a beautiful table! Nicely done.
Most of the Spanish antiques or period reproductions I have seen tend to be heavy looking and the turnings appear massive (someone mentioned that he didn't think turnings were a part of early Spanish furniture making...maybe someone can shed some light on this one). I was hoping there might be a traditional classic form for turned legs from early Spanish furniture design that someone could share.
Thanks
Andy
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