Design advice required - coffee table top


Afro Boy

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Hi everyone,

 

I've been asked to make a coffee table for someone based on the following idea. Thing is, they don't want a glass top. I was thinking of replacing the glass with a timber top but it poses a number of issues:

  • wood movement of the top may blow out the frame
  • can't make the top too small as it will have a gap around it then
  • if the top covers the entire base, then I lose the "top of the leg" feature

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Any ideas or approaches that I might consider?

 

Thanks,

Af.

 

 

 

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There is a recent project post here, in which the builder used an overlay top, but notched out the corners so that the legs could protrude above the aprons, flush with the top. The notch was large enough to leave about 3/4" of reveal around the leg.

Wish I could remeber who built it so I could provide the link ....

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  • 2 months later...

So, this is from a few months back now, but I've finished the table and delivered it to the client just after Christmas.

 

I opted to go for a veneer on a substrate to limit movement of the main table top piece. The wood is US Walnut with Walnut veneer. It's difficult to get here in Australia so not all that cheap. The client wanted a piece which was relatively child safe, so rounded corners and softened edges.

 

Here are a few pics.

 

 

Cheers,

Af.

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