Hi Dave:
The only investment I'm thinking about here is the amazing time it took to
polish the brass protectors on the feet. Me poor flippers is wore out with all
the rubbing. (Does that make me an expert in brass rubbing?)
For those who are interested, I copy a reply I sent to Andy. Thanks to the
list members (Dave, Andy, John, Robert, Gary) who took the time to investigate
their dining rooms.
Hi Andy:
I think there is no standard. I've been getting about 50/50 on responses from
the list. I've checked out the web, some catalogues and even visited a big-box
furniture store (that was a waste of time, everything is too modern for
reference). Basically I think my table is a "toes-in" type since that leaves
the table with a foot under each corner whereas when I turned the pedestals
around the single feet were sticking out beyond the table's edge. That really
didn't look right. It's one of those tables that can stretch out over 4 feet
in the middle and leave room for several leaves. That would mean the single
feet would support the table from bending in the middle when extended. That
seems right for this unit. However, as I said, I've seen several pictures of
both orientations.
Cheers and thanks for the input!
Mark
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From: Dave1massey@cs.com [mailto:Dave1massey@cs.com]
Sent: Sun 22/10/2006 9:23 PM
To: Mark Hooper; Triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] Non-BLC; Toes in or out?
In a message dated 10/21/2006 4:05:10 PM Central Standard Time,
mhooper@digiscreen.ca writes:
Sorry for the non-LBC post, but this list is quite knowlegable on
obscure
affairs so I thought I'd give it a go. I seized hold of a mahogany
dining
room
set when an aged relative was fumbling with her oxygen bottle and not
looking.
It's got a nice double-pedestal table. Having disassembled the table in
the
dark and scuttled out quickly I wasn't looking at the before-side for
long.
Now that re-assembly time comes, I'm left wondering. This is the type
with 3
feet on each pedestal. Do the toes point out or together? i.e do you
have a
single foot pointing out from each end, or toward each other in the
middle?
I'm pretty certain they point together, but this table (type that
stretches
out to half a block long with slip in leaves in the middle) seems to
permit
either configuration.
Mark, it's your table and you are the one who has to live with it. It is no
business of ours how you put the legs on. Just so long as you are happy with
it, it doesn't matter if it is as the factory produced it or not. And if all
you are concerned about is the resell value then you have picked a poor
investment vehicle. In the end it's your table so do your own thing and enjoy
it.
Dave
PS: <G>
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