Floating Top

Floating-Top Table with Three-Way Corner Joint
December 31, 2020

“I designed this floating-top table and wasn’t sure I would ever build it,” Dean says. But then he was given some thick slabs of soft maple that were ideal for…
Floating-top inspiration
April 13, 2020

Inspired by David Welter's floating-top techniques, Anissa Kapsales assembled a gallery of a few more pieces that can inspire you.
Mahogany Float Top Table
October 11, 2018

Two articles helped inspire this table, Selser says. The inspiration for the floating top came from Tim Rousseau’s article “Float the Top,”. The L-tenons used in the mitered drawer box…
Hana’s coffee table
October 24, 2015

white oak, American walnut, finished with acrylic lacquer
Cherry bookcase with “floating” top
May 25, 2013

This is my first woodworking project I designed myself. Its cherry for the main carcase, pine ship lapped back, and an oak top dyed black. This was my first venture into…
Father and Son Walnut and Sycamore Tables
June 1, 2010

My friend found a very lovely piece of Sycamore at his sawmill and set it aside for me. As I looked at the board, it was obvious that it had…
Floating top coffee table
February 12, 2010

The challenge was to limit right angles as much as possible, and to give it a contrasting heavy/light feel. Hard to see in the photos, but the sycamore legs have the…

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