The Botanical Bay is a window-side table created for those with a love of plants. The table top is long enough to house two or more plant pots, with two drawers on each side to house any accessories you may need. An extra shelf at the bottom can house even more plants, or can be used for storage for everyday items.
Sketches and Plan
Process Work
My process of creating this table began with cutting each of the pieces of plywood out of the main sheet. Then, I began cutting the edges of the plywood at 45-degree angles using my Grandfather's 40-year-old table saw, with the help of my father. Once all the pieces were cut, either using the table saw, a jigsaw, or a circular saw, each of the pieces was then glued and nailed together.
Some challenges I overcame during this process would be the legs, and when the main top piece was glued. The legs, to be secured to the shelf piece, were glued, but then I realized that the nails I was planning to use to secure them would not work. Which is when I decided the inside of the legs and the bottom of the shelf could be connected by L-brackets. Then, when I was attaching the main top piece to the legs and shelf, there were gaps. It was then that I had to think, and I came up with adding small shims in between to further secure and close those unforeseen gaps.
