Octogonal Table
Horseshoe shape
Last year I built a cross for our Church and this year I decided to build a table. I took a modular approach and built 8 octogonal sections that can be put together in many ways (circle, straight line, U-shape, S-shape, horseshoe, etc.)
The top and bottom are a lamination of maple plywood/MDF/maple plywood (2.25 inches) that I glued together in a vacuum press. The top has ¼ inch walnut banding and the bottom has ¾ inch walnut banding. The bottom walnut overhangs 4 inches to make a curtain that hides the 4 wheels that make each section mobile.
Underneath on the tops I put two footlocker clasps that clamp the sections together. By staggering the orientation I can put the sections together on an angle or a straight section.
On the shorter side of each section I put a door stop to help keep the table from moving due to the wheels.
The columns are made of maple plywood mitered together. They came out OK, but if I had to do it again I would veneer the columns instead. The veneer in commercial plywood is so darn thin it was just about impossible to get the corners looking as good as I would have liked.
What is nice about the modular approach is our Church can use it for many purposes (information booth, wedding centerpiece, etc.)
Happy Holidays to you all – make you make lots of sawdust!
Paul
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Horseshoe shape
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clasps
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closeup
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single module
Comments
I love the modular approach - to build things for many uses some of which may be discovered over time.
Merry Christmas to you !
Thanks Pezzi,
I am amazed at the shapes you can make with this:
straight line
S-shaped curve
U-shaped curve
V-shaped curve
Omega shaped curve
circle
horsehoe
I think you get the idea. And that's if you keep it in one shape. You can make two double semi-circles against a wall too. Endless varieties really. You can take just one and use it for a sermon .
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