During the making of the latticework for the legs of the Buzzard console table, I happened to have them lying on their sides, and I thought to myself that with a top they would make a nice coffee table. And that's the origin of the "Birdcage" Coffee Table.
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Making the Buzzard
A friend saw my Buzzard console table and asked "How did you come up with the idea?". My answer was simply, and not very helpfully, "Just sketching shapes". However, the construction of the buzzard was not simple and proved to be quite a challenge.
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The “Buzzard” Console Table
This is my "Buzzard" console table. Another project using veneer, this time with an added layer of complexity because the surfaces to be veneered were curved. The shape evokes the buzzards so common in East Lothian.