The Stables - chunky solid oak table and benches

These solid chunky oak table and benches are an engaging use of traditional joinery. They are a smaller and more manageable version of a similar table we build for manor houses and public gardens that weighs in at well over 1/4 of a ton. With this stripped back version you get the same chunky look and feel, from a piece of furniture thats built to last a long time, but with a lot more ease of use.
The table is entirely constructed from 200mm x 60mm planks of green oak which are planed smooth before the joinery begins. The leg sections are joined with traditional mortice and tenon joints which are secured together using a dried oak dowel to draw the joint together. This is the same way oak building, like stables and barns, have been built for hundreds of year giving an extremely stable joint. The top planks are then shaped and doweled in place either from below so not to break up the solid look of the oak from above, or straight through the top and held in place with Iroko wedges. The choice is yours depending on the look you want. The Benches are made in exactly the same way but using slightly smaller timbers for the legs.
Everything is joined using nothing but Oak and Iroko in different stages in the drying process, so as the green oak seasons the joinery gets tighter and the furniture gets more and more solid and stable.

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