Cafe Table Part 6 - Base Compete

The Cafe Table base is now complete and ready for the top. You can see some of the finer detail work in the center bracing connections.

Cafe Table Part 5

At this stage the Cafe Table's cross members are shaped and integrated with the legs. Chelsie heats the bars until they are glowing red and then bends and hammers, wrapping them around the legs. It happens quite quickly, using the short time the steel is malleable while red hot.

Cafe Table Part 4

The legs for the cafe table have all now been formed. They are now tacked in place ready to receive the next pieces - the forged cross members.

Cafe Table Part 2

Cafe Table. Here we have the lower sections with the segmented design element and one complete leg. The lower section and upper sections are completed separately and then joined together. Here is a pic of Chelsie on the Fairbanks power hammer drawing the material out into shape.

Custom Metal Cafe Table

Here is an interesting project going on in the metal shop. This is the design sketch Chelsie handed me. The organic looking legs are forged pipe necked and upset into shape. This will be an interesting project to follow.