MLMartin Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Here are two tables I recently built. The short coffee table has generally the same construction as a fire screen I built for a client a month ago. I think it has just shy of 200 riveted tenons in the top. The bottom of the vertical bars are plug welded in place. It has a black guilders paste finish with gold guilders past on the 6 twisted frame bars. I have clear coated over the top. The wood is red oak. The second table is also black guilders paste coated. The middle ring pass through the legs and the top ring is welded to the legs. Just work I built to show to potential clients Mackenzie Martin Martin Forge Works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wroughton Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Great show MLM. These are speculative samples? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosox Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 They look good! Very well thought out. Amazing and impressive work! Must be proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLMartin Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 Great show MLM. These are speculative samples? I am hoping to sell them. But not really speculative samples. I just built them because it makes me happy to build such things, they were built in my down time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubbe Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Really nice glass table! Is the middle ring secured to the legs in any way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLMartin Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 Really nice glass table! Is the middle ring secured to the legs in any way? Yes. First the ring passes through a punched and drifted hole in the legs, then the legs have very small TIG welds from leg to ring on the inside. This prevents the ring from rotating and helps to keep the table steady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhettbarnhart Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 that looks great mac I especially like the glass topped table Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Mullins Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I really like the simplistic design of the glass table. Is the lower ring forge welded or the seam hidden withing one of the legs? The latter would be my only hope for anything similar currently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLMartin Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 The lower ring is electrically welded together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5starhobo (blake) Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 love those tables :D especially the one with red oak on top! Keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironman50 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 They look perfect, great design. Love the modern and elegant look of your tables. Impressive work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gundog48 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Okay, I'll bite, how did you join up the top ring so neatly? Is it butted togehter, welded and ground, forge welded or just butted really neatly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLMartin Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 For the round tall table with a glass top. The top ring is bent round hot and a small chamfer was hammered on the edges. The ends of the ring were chamferred then butted together and I electrically welded them together. After any electric welds I always grind the weld joint smooth then place the welded area in the forge and take a heat and lightly planish the surface. I am sure the joint could have been forge welded, or even half lapped and riveted. I chose to electrically weld because it was convenient at the time. The two oval rings for the wood topped table were also bent hot and electrically welded. I often use a gas forge when bending large parts, I do not try and forge weld in my gas forge so I use electricity. I did not think the over all appearance would be changed from one weld or another, so I did not bother to light the coal forge. I do prefer to make any type of branching scroll work with a forge weld. I am glad some people have enjoyed the tables. A client has been asking me about some muti use table/stands so I may be building more soon. Something that could hold a table top, or maybe potted plants. Sounds like I will be building the swiss army knife table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Frog Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I really like the lines of the glass table! May I ask the diameter of the top and middle hoops and height of the table? What stock size did you start with for the legs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLMartin Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 The glass on top is 24" round, I think the iron ring was 20" OCD The ring is made from 2" by 1/4" flat bar. The legs started at 1" by 1/2" they taper from the middle ring all the way out. The center ring is 3/4" octagon. I do not know the center ring diameter, I just started bending and comparing the rings until I was pleased with the ratio. I do not remember the height of the table, some where around 32" - 36" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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