This 60" round dining table is cut with a router attached to an arm that helps the artisan cut a perfectly round shape. We do not use C&C routers or lasers to cut material. Everything in this factory is done by hand relying on the skills of our master craftsmen.
After initial cutting and shaping,
flame mahogany veneer is placed onto the table's components. These oddly shaped components, shown below, are a part of a
60 round dining table with perimeter leaves. These leaves are shaped like bananas because they go around the outside of a
round table to make it an
extra large round dining table.
Once the flame mahogany veneers are positioned correctly, they are marked down with special masking table. This tape has many pierced holes to allow the veneer glues to pass through easily. Look carefully along the outside edge of this table leaf and you'll notice numerous smaller pieces of this special masking tape positioned every few inches. This line of tape is holding the mahogany banding in place. Even though the banding looks continuous around the table, it actually consists of many small sections.
Banding looks seamless on a finished table.
Round mahogany dining room table components stacked in our warehouse are shown below. The photos show perimeter skirt aprons on the left and table faces on the right.
Mahogany dining table components are lined up on a work bench as they get ready for pressing. Here, veneers are laid down with a heat sensitive glue and pressed under heat and extreme pressure. Glue is applied to faces with a roller.
Mahogany accent tables, smaller tables, drawers faces and other components are done the same way.
The following two pictures are from the design phase of our King Demure collection, which is a high end transitional design. These pictures are 3D renderings which lead to the final stage of factory drawings.