Small table with flower inlay
This is a small three legged table with a daffodil inlay on the top surface. The top measures 12" diameter and the table is approximately 23.5" total height. The top is walnut with maple inlays. The legs are maple plywood.
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Files Included (4)
leg-mount.svg
908 Bleg-top-detail.svg
10 kBleg.svg
2 kBtable-top.svg
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Materials
- 16" square piece of hardware 1" thick. Thickness can be anything with a minimum thickness of 3/4". Example shown is 1" thick walnut.
- 16" square piece of inlay material 1/8" thick. Example shown is maple.
- 2x4' piece of 3/4" material for legs and bottom shelf. Example shown is maple plywood.
- Wood glue.
- Example uses medium walnut Danish oil for top.
- Example uses dark walnut Danish oil for legs.
Tools
- Shaper Origin
- Bit for Shaper 1/4" diameter cut depth 1" minimum
- Shaper bit 1/8" diameter
- Hand router
- Rounding bit 1/8" radius
- Rounding bit 1/4" radius
- Bit with 45 degree cut or any decorative bit for leg top slot with 1/4" follower
- 3/8' router bit (optional)
- Kreg pocket tool with screws (optional)
Instructions
- Inlays. Cut the inlays, daffodil and circle, using the file table-top.svg with the Shaper 1/8" bit. Use any contrasting hardwood. - Table Top. Start with the 16" square piece of hardwood. This piece can be smaller but must be at least 12.75" x 12.75". Load table-top.svg and cut inlay shapes 1/8" deep with Shaper 1/8" cutter. Flip piece over and load leg-mount.svg. Using the same grid origin as the other side cut the three mount holes which are 3/4" diameter. I used a 3/8 router bit but you can also use the 1/4" bit in helix mode then pocket. Finally, cut the outside, which is 12" diameter using the 1/4" bit. Using the hand router with the 1/8" radius round-over bit, shape the table top on the top and bottom. - Legs. Using leg.svg cut the three legs using 3/4" material and the 1/4" bit. Mounting the leg vertically cut the round mounting tenons. Cut depth should be incrementally increased to a depth of 0.71". I used increments of 0.25". Use the 1/4" round-over bit shape the outside surfaces except for the top (where the round mounting tenons are located), the bottom, and the cutout for the shelf. Still using the round-over bit shape the inside surfaces of the bottom and middle leg cutouts. My roundover bit would not fit the top cutout so I approximated this with a 45 degree bit. - Shelf. Using the same 3/4" thick material as the legs, cut the shelf using table-top.svg and the 1/4" bit. Round the top and bottom edge using the 1/8" radius roundover bit. - Assembly. Install the inlays with a little bit of glue. Keeping the legs at 120 degrees from each other glue the shelf into place. Finally, glue the round tenons and mount the top. I did use a Kreg pocket tool to screw the legs into the shelf but I am not sure this was necessary.
