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   SgianDubh | Nov 17, 2009 03:35pm | #1

   First impression is the top looks a bit thick and heavy, and the legs look as though they are kicking inwards at the bottom giving a somewhat visually unstable appearance-- the toed in leg appearance may be due to lens distortion but I can't tell for sure.

   To visually lighten the top one option you might consider is working a low angled bevel (about 20º or 30º) on the underside of the edges so that a narrower edge presents itself to the viewer. However, that might mean straightening or otherwise altering the visible sapwood and inner bark-- I don't know if you plan to keep that. Slainte.

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   YesMaam27577 | Nov 17, 2009 05:03pm | #2

   (I am assuming that when you asked for constructive comments, you really wanted them. The following is not meant as pre-emptive complaints.......)

   I tend to agree with Slainte. The proportion 'anomalies' that I notice are: a heavy-looking top sitting on elegantly slender legs; and aprons that are wider than the slender legs seem to call for.

   Having said that, if this were my project, and if the aprons were not glued to the legs yet, I might try to mock up what it would look like with shorter aprons that are also not as wide. Because with the wider overhang, and the narrower aprons, it might look great.

   Aprons shorter by 2 or 3 inches, narrower by maybe a third -- try this from cardboard or scraps, and see what you think.

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   STEVEALBRECHT | Nov 17, 2009 06:26pm | #3

   Thanks for your help, I have glued the legs together, but can cut from the top of the aprons and reduce the height of the apron. In regards to shortening them, my only choice is to cut the legs off at the apron and go from there.

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   davcefai | Nov 17, 2009 08:41pm | #4

   Maybe, just maybe, you could cut a curve into the aprons to reduce their visual weight.

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   YesMaam27577 | Nov 18, 2009 03:52am | #5

   OOOOOOOOooooo! Cutting curves in the aprons!That's actually a great idea!And if done right, the curves in the aprons would work toward integrating the natural-edge informality of the top, with the formal-look of the apron and legs!

   I won't be laughing at the lies when I'm gone,
   And I can't question how or when or why when I'm gone;
   I can't live proud enough to die when I'm gone,
   So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here. (Phil Ochs)

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   YesMaam27577 | Nov 18, 2009 03:54am | #6

   (Just a note, in case you didn't see davcefai's suggestion. Cutting a curve into the bottom edge of the aprons is a great idea!

   I won't be laughing at the lies when I'm gone,
   And I can't question how or when or why when I'm gone;
   I can't live proud enough to die when I'm gone,
   So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here. (Phil Ochs)

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   STEVEALBRECHT | Nov 18, 2009 04:32am | #7

   I do like the idea of cutting a curve into the apron.........I tried this as well. I did not glue the strip in place and it's not the correct species, but I was just trying to give myself some ideas. I would make the strip under the apron the same wood as on the top (bubinga)