Scroll Table

We have another order for a mahogany scroll table. 40x40. This one I am doing much like the one in an earlier post. The skins are 1/4 in. ply and the 1/2 in frame for top section is three sections filled with 1 1/2 in. blue construction foam board. The last one had 3/8 in. skins. I realise now the table was way over-engineered. I could have put a refrigerator on that first table.

I made the corner sections in the original radii 3.5 in -> 5 because I skinned it with 2 plys of 1/8 in bending poplar. Bending poplar will deform to almost 2 in. radius.

I'll use the BubbleFree ribbon mahogany veneer from Oakwood Products. Expensive, but worth it to have assurance of a nice surface. Two sheets delivered is $200.














Top and legs are screwed/glued to the curved shoulder. The resulting joint is routed to 1/4 inch and inlay of mahogany inserted.

Instead of buying more 1/8 bending poplar, I had some 3/8 'wiggle board' left over from an earlier project. I just planed it down to 1/4 inch-- worked great for finishing the inside curve. As a matter of fact, I think I'll do this whenever I need tight curves.



















Edge material applied and routed. I did a lye wash and then applied some alcohol-based dye -- 1 part red, 2 parts walnut. That created a warm reddish base for the mahogany stain.