Comments

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   John_Schaalje | Nov 17, 2011 01:05pm | #1

   Great looking piece. How stable is it? It looks like there might be some hidden joinery on the bottom that gives it some nice stability. The top looks really good also.

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   newbie22 | Nov 17, 2011 04:22pm | #2

   Thanks, just a simple tight lap joint on the top and bottom with a deck screw to add strength. The top is connected by alignment dowels and doweled purple heart pins. It is stable for its size overall length is 70" at the top. Its not going to fall over if you sit on the end but I don't recommend it.

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   Peter_rcf | Nov 17, 2011 05:12pm | #3

   I agree with John, ut does look great, but I do have a little friendly criticism, which is that in my opinion furniture needs to be more than just beautiful, but solid as well. You never know where your piece may end up in the future, and if a child were to sit on the end or a clumsy adult were to fall across it, the balancing screw act will never hold. Think about possibly inserting a couple of 1/2 x 6" dowels through the bottom, or in future projects, two legs closely spaced (which may not detract from the design). Id hate to see your beautiful piece ruined by a preventable accident!

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   newbie22 | Nov 18, 2011 01:50am | #4

   Fair enough, thanks for the insight. It is my first piece of furniture that I have ever done, the finishing was definitely a learning curve but I got it down. I plan on giving it to my parents as a Christmas gift, keep it in the family. I did give it a thought about a few things dealing with the integrity of the table but It should hold up fine as long as nothing as stated above happens to it!

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   jroth33139 | Dec 03, 2011 09:59am | #5

   Nice piece. I think people should judge studio furniture on slightly different criteria than everyday furniture. That being said, perhaps some of the issue is whether the top may be out of proportion to the base -- that is "seems"/looks unbalanced, which leads to the criticism that it is insufficiently stable.

   I love the elegant design of the base, particularly the subtle concave shape of the bottom runner. Just wonder whether coupling it with a 70" slab gives it the right proportions.

   For what it is worth....

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   jdelmon | Jan 12, 2019 12:05pm | #6

   I love the table and design! How has it held up? Anything you would change in the design? I am thinking of making a dining table like that.

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   paulaemma2 | Apr 15, 2020 09:10am | #7

   Hi there,
   I just stumbled across your beautiful work and was wondering if it was available for sale? I'd love to hear from you! :-)