...its amazing what you can fit in a beetle!

To and from a friends workshop with the table top.

Redesigning my table...

The copper ball used to sit in the centre of the table and spin :) very effective and a real talking piece at dinner parties, however, not that practical if you want to lay a feast on the table, or place flowers in the middle. So, since the table needed repair I decided to change the design.

Positioning the ball underneath and visualising how to attach it.

The design process....

Designing in air with shapes!

For some new work to exhibit :)

Putting it right...

A new piece had to be fitted to the table top, grain matched as best as I could, using the same selection of wood I originally made the top from.

Planed by machine then by hand to butt up to the join.

Now to re-cut the curve to fit back into the celtic cross of the table top. Plane and finish bevel edge, biscuit joint and assemble!......