woodwork question  

Unlike
my table, yours has the same structural parti as a certain DA table project we all "helped" with a while back: three identical parts that "piggy-back" on each other. (Maybe it should be called the Leapfrog Table ?)

just to clarify the 3 legged ...
just to clarify the 3 legged cast aluminium table is not mine, much as I wish it was.
You must mean this thread, I wonder if James ever progressed it? I read through it, saved the image and put in a few modifications in paint but won't post it as its not my image unless James gives the ok, is he still about?
http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/th...

I wonder
too. That was fun.
Well, dowels would be nice. Turned, maybe with a taper ?
I think it's time for Heath to get a lathe. . .

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I've just been on the bloody thing (my fathers metal lathe) trying to do similar, but smaller, drilling holes on angle bit of a pain, come up to have a look at this Hans Bellamn tripod table.

That's
yummy.
Here's the last sketch -- complete with eraser crumbs.

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Dear Heath: I can,t help with woodworks problem...
Dear SDR: I love that table!, I like very much the ,,,trapezoid,,,shaped, (not rectangular nor square).
Me too, can,t wait to see it the real one!

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trying to emulate that Danish cast aluminium table was a bitch, I made this little thing out of frustration instead, it could be a table base, or something 🙂
All those angles, my head hurts, I prefer curves.

I like it !
It will find its purpose. . .
If the short struts were made of tubing, with a bolt passing through and drawing the wood together, this could take a lot of loading, I think.

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its a strong little thing as it is, I thought slip/bridle joints would be good. I clamped some thicker boards to it at dining table size and stood it up, it was interesting but very sharp looking.
I knew there was something similar about, this 'spyder' table is from Heals and is about $2000.00 +, very expensive for what it is, I think it might be a copy of an earlier table.
This is where knock-offs don't bother me too much, someone in their back shed with an old saw and some chisels could enjoy themselves with this at very little cost.

Certain
universal geometric forms are beyond "ownership," I think. The above table is certainly of that class. We can only remark on the previous use of them by other designers and craftsmen. The form you made reminds me a bit of some of Josef Albers's graphic works.

Oh yes;
why "baroque" ?
To me, objects from the Baroque period often exhibit a strong sculptural presence that joyfully and confidently overrides matters of material and technique. The form drives all else; a way is found to present a highly-developed form with the chosen material.
That quality is exhibited, in a limited and refined way, in the table at the top of this thread, in the radiused leg which "grows" from the top rail (or apron). Or that is the way I read it. . .

Well,
I threatened to show the finished prototype of the folding table above. Here it is. I managed to get a single elbow catch to latch the table in both the open and folded positions.

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folded:
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very nice and tidy work,...
very nice and tidy work, what is the timber and the finish?
Is the top slatted because its for outdoor use? I'd enjoy seeing a single piece top for inddors use and the little wedges at the feet I'm not too sure about that, but its really clever.
Is the hole for hanging? Will there be a complimentary stool or chair ?