The legs are a bit wobbly but it makes for a nice plant stand!
I built this table in two days. That may seem like a long time to some but keep in mind that the major aspects of it were experimental. I had never built a jig to create curved wood nor had I used a wedged joint system such as this. The legs were not that difficult however they are not identically, perfectly curved. The wedged joints took some time because, well, I had to figure out how to do it!
If you would like to know a little more about how I built The Plant Stand and other reclaimed pieces please follow this link dilettante woodworks.
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The legs are a bit wobbly but it makes for a nice plant stand!
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Sanding off the top coat of the cherry cabinet door.
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I know there is a proper name for this type of joint but I can't seem to find it anywhere.
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My hurried actions throughout the project are evident in the final piece. It's not perfect but I think it has some character.
Comments
Nice work. Your plant stand is functional with a kinetic twist. A small grouping of your stands, combined with plants that move in a light breeze, would create an interesting effect. The choices you made for the legs strike a nice balance between the hard lines of a typical leg and those crafted to look like those of an animal. I’ll bet you’d enjoy a Michael Fortune design course.
True art,folk art or rustic art. What ever,I like it he has a good eye for design.BTW,read 'dilettante's blog.He writes as well as he crafts.
I really appreciate the comments gentlemen, thank you. I'll look into that design course Rick, thanks. I'll check out both of your profiles later, have to get back to work!
It seems as though the link didn't work in the description so here it is, dwworks.wordpress.com
I like the concept -- a table with organically-formed legs used as a plant stand. You seem to have used a combination of two types of joints: one to join the panel for the top (lap, bridal, ??) and a through-tenon joint to secure the legs. If the leg goes through a rail only, then it is a 'through-tenon joint'. If it goes through both a stile and a rail, then it could be a 'tenoned lap joint' or a 'tenoned bridal joint', following the general conventions of timber framing and Koizumi's "Traditional Japanese Furniture", & Joyce's "Encyclopedia of Furniture Making". You could be more precise and call it a 'wedged-tenon bridal joint'or even a 'cross-wedged-tenon bridal joint', for example -- no need to go overboard, though. BTW: two days for the first attempt at a design like this is good time. If you were to make additional stands like this, each one would take less time, I am sure. Nice design; nice work!
Very imaginative design. You almost have the feeling it might sneak out of the room when you aren't looking.
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