My wife asked me to make a round end table for the nursery that would match the Cherry and African Mahogany crib that I made for our daughter http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=91289. So I decided to make a 22" round table with double tapered legs out of matching African Mahogany. The design and proportions were my own and I'm really pleased with the results, but more importantly so is the wife.
Couple of more firsts for me:
- First design of my own without any plans.
- First round table top (made a jig to cut on the BS)
- First use of floating tenons (stupid error on my part cutting the aprons to the final dimension without accounting for the tenon length required it).
- First double taper on legs (made a simple tapering jig for the TS)
- First use of figure-8 fasteners to attach the top
- First use of my (finally setup) Unisaw
Sanded to 220 and finished with 1 coat of Seal-a- Cell and 3 coats of Arm-r-Seal, buffed in between coats with 0000 steel wool.
Sorry for the bad lighting...the flash makes it appear a little redder and shinier than it is in person.
I'm really happy with the grain matching on the top with four 6"wide boards
Thanks for looking,
Michael