Sofa Table - Cherry and Ash - bent lamination and curved miters

[Art Mann]

The joinery exhibits a level of precision, skill and creativity that is just excellent. What an interesting piece!

[NICK BARBOZA]

I want one.

Well, Jim. Today is your lucky day!!!! It's for sale

[NICK BARBOZA]

Nick - outstanding execution and I really like the material choice. Couple of questions on the design though.

1) That bottom shelf. It appears to have close to if not the same level of "overhang" (if I may use that word here) as the top shelf. Are you concerned at all about someone running into the sharp corner if they were to walk too close to it?

2) The inlay. Execution looks flawless but I think how you run it right up to the end of the vertical pieces and let it flow off the end of the board and run right into a horizontal(ish) element is a little abrupt. For my taste, it could have used something on the end to tie it off.

Please keep my thoughts in the right perspective - they are nitpicking (at best) and it's one of those deals where it is way easier to edit than to create as there is simply no way I would have been able to come up with such a cool design or professional execution on my own so kudos to you there.

Larry,
1) You raise a great question. One have not put much thought into. It doesn't quite stick out as far as the top; perhaps 1.5" less, but if you figure a standard tapered leg would have the same inset if not less.

2) If I understand this one correctly, you're talking about the how the inlay 'dies' into the exposed edge of the top? Or are you talking about the ash in the leg frames?

And no offense taken what-so-ever. I like comments like this.
THanks to everybody for your kind words!
Cheers,
NWB

[Jim Becker]

THAT...is very kewel!

[Tony Shea]

I absolutely love the look of this table, especially from a head on perspective. I'm a fan of Celtic designs and this table really has this, even if it was by accident. I'm not real sure I love the bottome shelf and where it lands but understand the need to tie the piece together. I personally would rather see some sort of simple rail to tie the front and back together structually opposed to having a bottom shelf at all. But like others have said, this is purely a nit pick at an icredible piece that I would love to have in my own home. Oh and the bridle joint is very cool and executed well. Nice work!!

[NICK BARBOZA]

Thanks for all of the kind words everyone! It was alot of fun to finally complete after moving it around my house from room to room for nearly 2.5 years. It truly was a case of letting the design marinade for some time and letting it refine itself.

Tony,
Originally I had only 3/8" aluminum rods running between the frames, but structurally it wasn't working. The way the frames were flexing I knew I needed to tie each of them together along their length. That where the shelf idea came in and I preferred to have some 'open' space with the glass rather than a solid wood shelf (similar to the top).


Cheers,
NWB

[NICK BARBOZA]

Hi all,
I recently found out that this piece was selected to be in a jurried exhibition at the Messer Gallery at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine. The show runs from 9/26/14 until sometime in January '15.

I've had it on display all summer in the Harbor Square Gallery in Rockland, Maine and it's gotten some pretty good feedback all around.

Thanks again for all of the encouragement and inspiration on the forum.
I can attribute a lot of my growth in woodworking to hours of reading here on the Creek.
NWB.

[Jay Jolliffe]

Congratulations Nick....I'll have to go see it. I try to stop in when there is a new show of work....

[william watts]

Thats a beautiful table and your workmanship is incredible. I like your use of asymmetry in the construction of the leg base, but when viewed from the front or side every thing appears symmetrical, very clever. Great design technique.

[joe valsi]

excellent job !! amazing work !

[Tony Shea]

Hi all,
I recently found out that this piece was selected to be in a jurried exhibition at the Messer Gallery at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, Maine. The show runs from 9/26/14 until sometime in January '15.

I've had it on display all summer in the Harbor Square Gallery in Rockland, Maine and it's gotten some pretty good feedback all around.

Thanks again for all of the encouragement and inspiration on the forum.
I can attribute a lot of my growth in woodworking to hours of reading here on the Creek.
NWB.

That is very cool Nick. I would love to go see in person. I will make a point in heading over there sometime after the end of September. I also stop in often to see what new work they have up on display and unfortunatly get sucked in to Lie Nielsen's gravitational pull. I visit that area a lot, my girlfriends brother is staying at the big house in Warren and we visit him a lot.