Stickley Poppy Table in Cherry

[cyclopentadiene]

This is another project completed over the holidays. The Stickley Poppy Table. I wanted to larn the jointery techniques. Made in Cherry with ammoniation then waterlox finish.

 

[Joe Scharle]

Nice piece...

 

[Mt. Gomer]

Beautiful!!!

 

[cptully]

Very nice!!!:eusa_clap

 

[Canuck]

Nice work!!!!!!!!!!:eusa_danc:eusa_danc:eusa_danc

Wayne

 

[sawman101]

That is darn kewl!:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[Trent Mason]

Beautiful work! I really like the design! :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

 

[LloydP]

Beautiful table!

 

[Larry Rose]

Good job.....:eusa_clap

 

[Shamrock]

Very interesting.....you got a closer up pic of that bottom shelf?

 

[Bill Clemmons]

Nice work! :icon_thum Any chance of seeing a few more pics from different angles? Are those inlays on that bottom shelf?

Bill

 

[cyclopentadiene]

The table is not unique, made from plans found here
http://www.woodworkersbookshop.com/product/download-project-stickley-poppy-table/

I take poor photos and the lighting in the gallery where I have the item is very poor for photos. This was the only pic that turned out well.

The top and the shelf are both shaped like a poppy flower with an irregular shape. The petals of the fllower are carved into both the top and shelf as the piece is solid cherry.

There were two items that I wanted to learn from this piece, the carving of the top and shelf as i recently took a carving class and also, the table has 5 legs. The structure of the table is unique as supporting the top is a small pentagon with a through dovetail on each side and a stringer that has a hidden dovetail into each leg. I cut each of these bu hand as opposed to using a dovetail jig. The lower shelf is irregular shape but each petal has a flat section that attaches the shelf using a dowel. I also screwed the leg to the shelf for added support and plugged with cherry.

The project was fun but if I were to make it again, I would scale up the size. This one was according to the plans and it is very small. I decided to place the piece in a gallery for sale.