Table - Vineyard Table, Woodworking Plans
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Dining Tables
by Kim Carleton Graves
Copyright 2001 by The Taunton Press
www.taunton.com
VINEYARD TABLE
T
he vineyard table is almost as
taken up permanent residence in his
old a design as the trestle table,
living room.
dating back 300 years or more. Some
The vineyard table is similar to
sources claim these tables were used
the trestle table on p. 40 except that
by grape pickers in French vineyards
hinges have replaced the joints between
for working lunches, while others say
the legs and cleats, and the tabletop is
they were used in wineries for wine
held level by a beautiful harp-shaped
tastings. Both stories may be true, since
support.
the tables fold easily for storage and
I love the look of the figured white
transportation. The central “harp”
oak in this table, but the original tables
spins around on one set of dowels and
were made by carpenters from whatever
the tabletop flips on a second set of
woods were available locally.
dowels to create a remarkably compact
Like all trestle tables, this one is
package.
easily modified to suit the builder’s
Neal White of San Jose, California,
taste and talents. Vineyard tabletops are
designed and built this table as a
typically round or elliptical, but you can
second table for family gatherings at
make the top for this table in almost
his house. He found it too useful to
any size or shape as long as the width
stow away between occasions, and it’s
clears the feet when the table is flipped.
57
Vineyard Table
THE VINEYARD TABLE is similar to a trestle table in construction, except that the cleats are hinged instead of joined to
the legs, allowing the tabletop to flip down or be removed for storage and transportation. The harp-shaped structure
pivots outward to support the tabletop when the tabletop is set up for use.
To p
Cleat
Harp
Dowel
Leg
Stretcher
Foot
Footpad
58
V
INEYARD
T
ABLE
END VIEW
SIDE VIEW
32"
1"
1
7
/
8
"
16"
1
1
/
2
"
3
3
/
16
"
2
1
/
2
"
2"
3
/
4
" dia.
R 1
3
/
8
"
3
1
/
2
"
3
/
4
" dia.
1
1
/
4
"
3
3
/
16
"
2"
22
1
/
2
"
27"
27"
1
/
2
"
2
1
/
2
"
2"
2
3
/
4
"
3
3
/
4
"
2
3
/
4
"
1"
4
7
/
16
"
2
3
/
4
"
1"
1
/
2
"
1
1
/
2
"
25"
HARP
19
1
/
2
"
2"
22
15
/
16
"
4
1
/
2
"
V
INEYARD
T
ABLE
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