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Bonsai Doer
Join Date: Aug-2001
Location: Fresno, CA
Country: USA
Posts: 5,556
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A table for Will Heath
Will Heath has been wanting a stand for some time now. I had started it and then the huge storm blew thru the valley two weeks ago and made me put the stand on the back burner. I had the chance today to resume working on the table and get it ready for the finishing process. -MORE-
Will gave me the dimensions of the plant and pot he intends to place on this stand, and left it to me to come up with a design and dimensions for the stand. He gave me no idea what he wanted for a stand design, and left me to come up with something on my own. The tree is a ficus in the informal upright style. The tree on its own is very good and will be nice on whatever it is displayed. I hope this stand complements the tree. I have designed a very traditional stand, and softened the edges to make it more feminine while having enough angular edges to add stability to the composition.
This stand incorporates many new features for me, and I loved the opportunity to try them out while building this stand for Will. This stand was the first built useing all the new power tools I aquired during Christmas. The largest improvement on this stand, and a big improvement for all future stands, is the way the legs are attached to the table.
Tables from Japan have legs attached to the top with a very intricate compound miter. The leg is mitered on the face and the end of the stand. When looked at from a 3/4 view, the intersection looks like a pie all sliced up ready for serving. I hope the photo'swill show what I mean.
Prior to the storm I had all the componets for the top cut out and routed. All I had to do today was to join them. First pic shows the completed top. In thenext foto, I have glued together the beginnings of the substand. These have been glued together with 45 degree miters on the legs. When dry the will be cut at a 45 once again and glued together into the rectangle shape. The new bandsaw that was given to me was more than able to cut the small radius in the legs to achieve the look I was going for.
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