A Limbert-Style Side Table

Dave R · 20 Feb 2013, 00:22

Shortly before Christmas my brother asked me for ideas for a small, table to go between a couple of Morris chairs in his living room. I took Gregory Paolini's Limbert-style coffee table and made a few easy modifications to make a matching side table (on the right, below)

Here's an elevation view of the two tables together.

And here's the finished table.

And a detail image:

And to give some scale to the piece, he parked his Porsche on it. He said he needed to do some load testing on it.

I'm pretty proud of my brother's skill and workmanship. Not bad for a machinist, anyway.

pilou · 20 Feb 2013, 01:00

So very robust!

davidheim1 · 20 Feb 2013, 13:18

Dave,
Nice work all around. How about a few details on how you modified the original design: Scaling? Using the Move/Copy Tool to resize the legs and stretchers? Inquiring minds want to know.
Best,
dh

mitcorb · 20 Feb 2013, 13:20

Hi, Dave:
Could you show a view of the other side of those legs in the foreground? The camera angle seems to be causing an optical illusion. It appears as if the stretchers do not center on the legs?

Dave R · 20 Feb 2013, 14:10

Thanks David.

No scaling at all. I mostly used the Move tool with limited selections of edges but for the curve on the legs it was easiest to just draw a new curve. I also just drew a new top because that was so simple it wasn't worth trying to resize the existing one.

I wound up playing with a few different size changes to get proportions I liked but if I'd known exactly what dimensions I wanted, I'd have probably been able to make the modifications in about 5 minutes.

Tim, I can make another view of the drawing but trust me, the stretchers are perfectly centered on the legs. Or is it the legs are perfectly centered on the stretchers?

Rich O Brien · 20 Feb 2013, 14:15

Nice

What's the thing on the skirting board? A vent?

Dave R · 20 Feb 2013, 14:20

@rich o brien said:

Nice

What's the thing on the skirting board? A vent?

In the photo with Porsche? Yes, that's the hot air vent or "register" from the furnace. Forced air heat is common in much of the US.

I have no idea where the term "register" comes from but that's what they are called.

mitcorb · 20 Feb 2013, 15:59

Hi, Dave:
I see what I was missing. For some reason, I assumed the cross pieces/stretchers were in contact with the floor, or very near. And the carpeted floor sort of "helped" the illusion.

Dave R · 20 Feb 2013, 18:51

Ah, yes. I can see how that would cause that illusion. Chalk it up to smart phone camera technology.