I picked up some boards of curly pine in Topeka about a year ago. I made a box with some of it and the rest has been sitting on a shelf. Kristy’s dad has been wanting an overbed table like the one we have in our living room, so I thought this would be a good project to use the curly pine boards.
They are very dynamic.
While I waited for the casters that I ordered. I ripped the vertical pieces and clamped them.
The board inside slides pretty good at this point without any sanding.
After I routed the inside slit for the bolt, I did I dry fit with the thumb screw to make sure it would tighten secure enough to hold the top surface. I think I put 100 lbs of down pressure on it and it didn’t move. That should be enough.
If you know me, the top surface has to be loud, especially to match the curly pine. I joined together some walnut, purple heart, oak, cherry, mahogany, and 2 ply woods.
I joined them symmetrically. Here it is right after the last glue up.
After a lot of sanding and trimming the edges, I clamped some curly pine around the border. The idea is to cover the surface with epoxy, but i’m not totally sold on that yet.
For the inside vertical board to attach to the top surface, I wanted a secure fit. I started with a hand router and that was a mistake. So I got out the chisel and got to work. It was definitely more rewarding to do it by hand.
It fits pretty well. I’m going to work on my chisel work, though.
The base of the table needs to balance the weight of the top, so I cut the boards a little wide. Kristy was concerned with the aesthetic because of the width, but I declared function and that’s how it stands. Regardless, I reinforced the 45s with some more pine, which will also provide more purchase for the caster screws.
Speaking of which, the casters came in the mail. Here they are setting on the base.
Next I will sand everything liberally to make the curly pine stand out. I am nervous about the epoxy, but I think it will work out.
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