Here is a terrible picture of a pretty nice table. The customer wanted a hall table in a Scandanavian style, and it had to fit the space seen, plus go around the heater underneath. After a consultation with the Mr and Mrs, we settled on the trapezoidal design, making the heavily travelled corner betwen the room and the hallway a little less constricted, as a square top would have done. It was easy enough to do the top, but I had no idea what I was letting myself in for when it came to gluing up the aprons. The front apron has a drawer with a lip on the underside acting as a pull. The front apron is also made from a single board to conceal the drawer's presence and preserve the flow of the grain. this picture is of suffciently poor quality that you'll have to take my word for it.
Here is a close up shot of the top and a walnut bowl I made for them. The table is constructed entirely of curly maple, with the exception of the drawer sides and bottom. Overall dimensions are 58" wide, 18" deep, and 30" high. Finish is Bartley's gel varnish.