08/26/2021
Finished a custom table for a friend. Main table is African Mahogany the edge banding is genuine mahogany and the inlay is Ceylon Satinwood.
“ONE table!”, you say, “but I see TWO tables!”
That because my friend had a special idea in mind for this project. She wanted a single 12’ table that could be split into 2 - 12’ tables for parties.
It took awhile, a lonnnggg while, but we got it figured out. Each table has a wide main section and a narrow leaf. Put the two main sections together and you get a 40” wide x 12’ long single table. Separate the two main sections and add a leaf to each and you get two - 30” wide x 12’ long tables.
She wanted Duncan Phyfe style legs and I used the version with 3 legs so that they could “nest” together when in its single configuration.
I had to rebuild the structure on the bottom of the top several times to get the support arms to slide together correctly.