Supplies
The book Authentic Art Deco Interiors and Furniture, printed by Dover Publications, contains 1920's interior drawings by various French designers. I bought it unseen and was a bit disappointed when it arrived. Lots of the furniture wasn't particularly interesting at all, but in a drawing by Francis Jourdain I saw the basic design for this little table.
Supplies
1 mm (or 1/32") thick sheetwood
1x2 mm (or 1/32"x1/16") stripwood
4x4 mm (or 5/32"x5/32") stripwood
Tacky glue
Stain and Danish Oil, or paint
Scrap of brown paper bag
From sheetwood, cut:
one tabletop 13 mm (1/2") square
one base 10 mm (3/8") square
Cut four table legs from the thin piece of stripwood, each 2 mm (1/16") long.
Cut pillar from thick stripwood, 10 mm (13/32") long.
If you're planning to stain your table, stain all pieces now and let them dry thoroughly.
Glue the table legs to the four corners of the base, edges flush. Glue the pillar to the top side of the base (take care to center it and get it straight). Glue pillar to table top, centering it carefully. Check that your table looks straight and nice. Let the glue dry before you finish the table.
Paint the table, unless you've stained it - in that case, treat it with Danish Oil according to package instructions. Rub the surface lightly with brown paper when dry, and then apply a second coat of oil.
© Copyright Anna-Carin Betzén 2004.