Friday, October 7, 2016

Tilt Top Tea Table

Tilt Top Tea Table
Handmade by
Doucette and Wolfe Furniture Makers

This Tea Table is handmade of Solid South American Mahogany with a solid, Crotch Mahogany Top. The design is based on original Tea Tables that were made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and also Virginia.  Hand Carved Ball and Claw Feet on shaped legs with crisp details and a spectacular, rare solid, Crotch Mahogany Top with molded edge.  This Tilt Top Tea table is currently available for sale through our website.
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Turning the Post

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Tilt Top Table Post Detail




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Carving Ball and Claw Feet




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Ball and Claw Feet


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Ball and Claw foot  carving process



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 Process in the shop





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Ball and Claw Foot



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Hand Carved ball and claw
Carved Ball and Claw Foot





Wood carving
Tea Table Ball and Claw






Table Building Process
Two Tea Tables in process




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Through tenon joinery
Birdcages joined with Wedged Tenons





Mahogany and Crotch Mahogany Tea Table
Crotch Mahogany Tea Table




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Tea Table Process



Mahogany Wedged Tenons
Birdcage Wedged Tenons





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Preparing For Finish
Crotch Mahogany Table Top 




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Back side of Tilt Top Tea Table




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Carved Ball and Claw Foot




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Mahogany Tilt Top Table Top





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Monday, October 3, 2016

Piecrust Tea Table


Handmade of solid South American Mahogany 
with a Solid, One Piece Crotch Mahogany Top


Pennsylvania Virginia
Piecrust Tea Table


The Post for this table is turned on the lathe

turned tea table post
Tea Table Post Turning



The Legs are fit to the post with tapered sliding dovetail joinery. This is done before the legs are shaped

sliding dovetail
Tapered Sliding Dovetails


The Legs fit to the post. We made two different tea tables concurrently. 

mahogany table
Tea Table Process

Carving the Ball and Claw Feet and Shaping the Legs

round table legs
Tea Table Process

Carving and Shaping Process

Shaped table legs
Tea Table Leg Process

Each foot is individually carved with a meticulous attention to overall detail

Master wood carver
Carving The Ball and Claw Foot

Ball and Claw Foot Carving Process

carved feet
Ball and Claw Process

Carving the shell on the knees

Carved ball and claw
Carving Process

Making two Tilt Top Tea Tables

Handmade Furniture
Workshop 



Hand Carved furniture
Ball and Claw Foot



Wood Carving
Shell Carving

Both Tea Tables ready for tops. Both tables are setting in front of there respected tops. Both tops are carved from a solid piece of  crotch mahogany 30” wide. 

Crotch Mahogany
Making two tea tables

Shaping the underside of the top

Doucette and Wolfe
Tea Table process

Hand Carved Piecrust molded edge 

Carved piecrust edge
Carving the top

Carved Crotch Mahogany Top

Mahogany Piecrust Tea Table
Piecrust Tea Table Top

Both Tea Tables in the final stages of the build process

Handcrafted Tea Table
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Last step is fitting the tops to the birdcage mechanism with battens

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The Birdcage mechanism allows the top to tilt and turn. 

Handmade Tea Table
Tea Table


Birdcage mechanism with turned balusters

Mahogany Birdcage
Birdcage

Attaching the top to the birdcage mechanism after the table is finished and rubbed out. 

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Finished Piecrust Tea Table


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Piecrust Tea Table Top



Hand carved Feet
Carved Piecrust Top



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Piecrust Tea table



Hand Carved Feet
Ball and Claw Feet



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Carved Shell on Tea Table 



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Piecrust Tea Table Top




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Piecrust Tea Table



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Mahogany tea Table Detail



Tea Table Birdcage
Birdcage Mechanism




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Crotch Mahogany Top



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Carved Piecrust Detail




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