A Totally Turned Table
A while ago I was asked to create a totally turned hall table. Turning an elliptical top was a challenge which could only be solved safely by adding sacrificial material to create a circular blank to avoid spinning a propeller shaped piece of wood, which is not a safe method of working. This presented what seemed like a golden opportunity for making the top for another table at the same time.
On either side of some blackwood (used for the first table) I added feature grade mountain ash (), a timber native to the south-east of Australia. This was filled with nature’s footprints – gum vein, knots and insect contributions. The table would celebrate these hidden features, even though extra effort would be required to fill voids, secure cracks or simply re-think the layout of components.
