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As with all of our projects, crafting our furniture is not only about completing the piece as the drawing describes.
It becomes a carefully considered journey. One that allows both the craftsman and the client to feel a great sense of satisfaction through the process of making.

Reading and understanding your material is key to success and no drawing is going to contain every split, blemish and grain variation as the timber itself.
From initial selecting of the English olive ash through all the machining and hand fettling and down to the final stage detailing, this piece of furniture has had every MM of it scrutinised in a visual and tactile exercise.
It’s a full on, hands on experience of skill, balance, proportion and composition and it is why we as furniture makers do what we do. It keeps the mind sharp and the hands tuned, striving for a perfection that can never be attained.
It’s the thrill of the chase for perfection that keeps Me the craftsman tuned in and sharp, ready for the next challenge.
Big up to all the makers. 👊🏽 .
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As we were making the table surface from 5 meter long 500mm wide boards we were inevitably going to have some splits and cracks along the length. So a little surface treatment was required and arguably there is no better method than the classic #nakashima butterfly joint or more commonly known the dovetail key. Many a furniture fan has gone wild with delight for this detail and it was with no exception that our table was to include it also. Functional and aesthetically pleasing who’s to deny it’s splendour.
As much a delight for the maker to cut in as it is for the proud owner to fascinate in whilst wining and dining their guests. .
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Once the top has been shaped and legs turned its time to assemble the components. Keeping the joinery simple we have opted for a clean through tenon dowel, pegged with a smaller dowel to lock everything in place. A little nod to the tables 10 degree edge profile we have also used for the dowel ends. Alongside the large modular table we also made some round tables with similar detailing. The top hats seen upon the legs have been designed to allow the table tops to seasonally ‘breathe’ by way of slotted screw access. You can also just see in the drawing how the large table follows the buildings profile and sits as three individual pieces. .
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Plastic fantastic.
Final assembly of all components producing a reassuringly sturdy three legged table over three Varying sizes in chic black. The black charcoal surface is recycled PET plastic packaging which although black in appearance, has a translucency when seen up close. The material also has a white speckled appearance, giving a cosmic feel to the surface. Versions of this material have come from recycled black plant pots alongside more typical plastic bottles. We have segmented the plastic into three sections to allow us to get the diameters we require. Recycled plastic never looked so good! .
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Sub structure assembly. To join the legs with the table top we need two crucial components discreetly tucked below the table. The sub assembly consists of a ‘fidget spinner’ which locks the three legs into position and allows us to fix into them. The circular sub structure supports the recycled plastic surface. All the parts are designed to be bolted together becoming one and allow the plastic surface room to expand and contract. We experimented with laminated timber for these sections but cost and time didn’t allow, so we used the next best sustainable alternative, valchromat. A perfect material for when your project is as much a feat of engineering as it is furniture making. Although the end result looks simple, rest assured, this is one technical table. .
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