Woodworking Projects
Arts & Crafts End Table
Inspired by a picture in a catalog. The proportions were adjusted for its intended use and destination in our family room.
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Table in its home in family room.
Table in its home in family room.
Top is 4/4 QSWO to give it a heftier look and feel. I didn't want the chamfers to go all the way around, so they're stopped.
Side panel is a 1/2" QSWO plywood insert. Rails and stiles are 3/4" QSWO with traditional mortise and tenon joinery at the corners.
Thru-mortise at all four corners.
Inner compartment with an ajustable shelf. Stop in upper left of the door opening is custom made with a rare earth magnet to hold the door closed.
Rear storage for magazines, or whatever.
Rear storage for magazines, or whatever.
Pull-out shelf. Black laminate insert framed in QSWO. I couldn't decide which color I liked best, so I made it reversible.
Pull-out shelf. Green laminate insert framed in QSWO.
The front is supposed to look like three drawers when it's actually one door to the internal compartment. Eventually a twin unit will be built that will incorporate three separate drawers.
Side storage area.
All joinery is traditional mortise and tenon. The only mechanical fasteners are pocket-hole screws holding the bottom in place, and the screws for the hinges and pulls.
This Arts & Crafts table is made entirely from quartersawn white oak, with the exception of the left side panel insert and the dividers that form the interior, recessed back, and bottom, which are all quartersawn white oak plywood.