A live edge Bubinga slab Dining room table with 3 internally stored leaves, that pivot out in butterfly motion.
Table extends from 5' to 10'.
Ebonized Sapele trim, compound curve legs, custom design/made hardware, ML Campbell Leveler, Sealer, Magnamax Satin.
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That is superb. I did a table like this with one leaf and found it to be quite a challenge. I wish mine came out half as nice.
wow, this is a nice table. Thanks for sharing
Celebrate the success of others. This table is a true beauty. Be proud!
Thanks for the comments. It was a unique hardward/engineering challenge. Carl Johnson, the co owner of Franklin St. was the brains behind all of this. It turned out incredibly well.
Just plain perfect. Design is as beautiful as the execution. Bravo.
wow! i want that kind of talent!!
Absolutely beautiful in design and craftsmanship. Are the bottom section of the legs to the top of the stretcher curved or straight
Rusty, the bottom section of the leg, and the section between the legs is curved in the same line. A router sledge capturing each part was used to shape the compound curves.
now that is a table... nice work!!!
does the figure match up when closed and with the leaves? If so how did you do that?
Figure matches up since it's all cut from one massive slab correct? But how will you maintain flatness? Was this thing kiln dried by a jedi master? There has got to be some movement ... which is fine since the top appears to be attached floating ... any worries of cupping or twist, or bow? God, I'd love to do something like that, but I've seen too many slabs curl over time.
Figure matches up since it's all cut from one massive slab correct? But how will you maintain flatness? Was this thing kiln dried by a jedi master? There has got to be some movement ... which is fine since the top appears to be attached floating ... any worries of cupping or twist, or bow? God, I'd love to do something like that, but I've seen too many slabs curl over time.
Mark.yeah, it's all cut from one massive slab. We knew it would wriggle all over the place, so we let it. It cupped, but didn't bow. Once it had sorta stabilized we ran thru a wide belt sander.
We know it will continue to move and the floating mechanism allows it to do that, BUT the leaves will move out of alignment, so we facilitated that with a special pinning mechanism that will keep the top and the leaves in alignment to each other -not necessarily flat, but in alignment.
We briefed and briefed the clients about all the vagaries and things that will happen with this slab and they were totally up for it.
It was a totally awsome project to work on. As with most of our projects, we learnt so much.
Wow! I've been working on a Butterfly table for a while now but have had trouble finding the butterfly hardware. Did you design and make this hardware custom. My table has (2) 21" leaves with a skirt, at this time I have not butterflied the leaves. Where would I get this hardware.
Beautiful design and work! Nice to work for clients who understand that wood is not an exact science and are willing to pay for quality!
Beautiful table design and masterful work! I'm looking to purchase a table like this so how would I do that? What was the final cost on this table?
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