When I bought my first tool I decided to do my first piece of furniture. My father-in-law gave me two bits of oak, which he had for years. I decided to make a table. The main idea I had was maximum simplicity with minimal variety of materials. The combination of massive, solid oak legs and a thick, polished, tempered glass gave the expected effect. Deep jam legs attach the table top in a reliable and powerful way. There is no fear that the table will move or overturn. Fixing the jam does not require any adhesives or other mechanical joints. Total weight is quite hefty and two adults are required to move the table.
Dimensions: 1200 x 700 x 550mm. Tempered glass table top with a thickness of 10mm. This project is simple and easy to make – try it yourself!
Thank you so much for the idea. I have forwarded it to my daughter. She used to work part time for Pier 1. She bought a piece of glass two years ago with the hopes of building a table. She loves your design and is already planning to steal it. Which is great as it is currently in daddy storage. One less thing to worry about. Thanks again. Ken
I’m waiting for your version of this table ;)
great design i love it .. very creative !
just a thought but would rounded over legs
be more attractive considering the glass
is rounded at edges ?
what dimensions are your legs ?
looking forward to your reply .. keep up the good work
Shane
Jarek, as soon as my wife saw your table, she really liked it, and wanted to have one also. I think the challenge for me would be to find as nice a piece of glass as you used for the table. Also, glass is very expensive.
Dean, check with local furnishing and furnature stores. Many times they have broken items (tables etc) that they are happy to sell the glass out of. See above. K
Very nice. Simple design, but very attractive.
Very beautiful simple design. It really makes a statement!
Hi jarek,
Gorgeous design. Howard Roark himself would be jealous. :-)
So you have a 10mm glass piece. How thick are the cuts made to get that friction fit? Exactly 10mm? Undersized a couple .01mm?
I did cut on table saw, so… it was a bit more than 10mm. Just to fit tight.
Well done. Have you experimented with moving the legs to the side? Or even one leg on each side. Your design yields a nice flexibility when you get bored with the current configuration.
JGreasy: I have 2 super hi speed little boys (3 i 5y). So now it must be rock solid (and save for them) ;)))
Very simple design idea, but very cool and elegant looking. Is the glass adhered to the legs at all or is it all friction hold? Great looking table. Nice job!
Looks great!!!
What was it that Elaine Benis said about glass tables? Something about how they are invisible…you solved that with the big oak legs!!
Ahh Elaine…. what an amazing dancer!
You gotta love Elaines’ “little kicks” and “pointing thumbs”! LOL
Great table design Jarek! Look like it would equally serve as a great desk.
…. and it was my first furniture at my wooden house ;)
We decided with wife that we don’t buy any furniture to our house, so now… I have a lot of work to do ;)
It’s a nice design. I like the combination of the glass and the wood in a project.
Looks great, fairly simple yet still impressive. Nice piece of work, yet another persons work that makes me hesitant to enter anything.
I like it! Different.
Wow looks great. I love the simple design. It might be simple yet its a strong piece.
Very cool design!!!! Less is more, simple but very elegant!!!
Good way to re-purpose some old lumber. I think this would be a good first project for someone. I like the cracks in the legs also. It reminds of some of the stuff Nick Offerman does with huge slabs and salvaged tree stumps. Well done.
Very interesting combination of massive solidity and simple elegance.
Simply elegant!
Nice, I really like coffee tables with glass.
I love the way you mixed two different materials. It fits great in your traditional room while bring a touch of modern to the game.
I like the rustic feel of the table. It would be perfect for a mountain or farm community. I think I just found a reason to buy the oak beams that are for sale on CraigsList locally. Thanks for the inspiration, Jerek.
Great job on the table, I have nightmares of my 2 and 3 year old boys jumping on it, lol. It really looks fantastic and could fit into many interior designs!
Looks great. Nice simple project to start out. But really cool in the design. Sometimes simple is so perfect.
You did a good job building something with what you had that fits the style of the room. I like it, it is a good reminder that simplicity is often best.
I like it a lot. Simple yet elegant.
Very nice! Reminds me of something I’d see at 2modern.com or designmilk.com
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Very attractive. Creative. I love it’s simplicity.
The table looks great, but I’m curious about the strength of the wood above the glass. It’s a relatively thin finger of wood cantilevering out with glass jammed in the crack below it. To me there is potential for the finger to break off. How have you addressed this or are you not worried because you feel the finger is thick enough?
Before I cut all legs, I do a couple tests to find how deep I can cut it – to get stability and keep it strong.
Jerek…that is a beautiful table and it goes so well in your house. The design and execution are perfect.
Do I understand you correctly that the glass is just “jammed” into the oak legs?
Is there nothing else holding the legs in place. That seems a little scary to me!
Thanks,
george
George… it’s very stable. This cuts (in legs) are quite deep, so no chance to skew it. And all is very heavy, you need 2 ppl to move it ;)
sorry. 2 legs
So is one leg cut shorter to sit on the tile?
This table is really cool. It’s modern but also very rustic at the same time. This is not an easy task to blend the two so seamlessly. You did a fantastic job. This is such a great concept that could be taken in many directions.
… and no screws at all ;)
Great idea…Looks great in front of your fireplace. Nice job. I had recently had the opportunity to have all the re-claimed material out of an old barn that was damaged in tornado on March 2nd. I re-claimed a truck load of siding, but seeing your project, I wish I would have salvaged some of the large beams that still had the tapered pins. I could have made several tables or whatever.
The table is great! I also LOVE the fireplace. Good job Jarek!
I love the natural cracks in the wood. Totally adds character.