Teak Wood Side Table - Natural Finish with Three Bombe Drawers

A waisted case looks like one shape and is really three problems.

Because the front pulls in below the top and swells again at the base, every horizontal section through the piece is a different size. The carcass sides are not parallel at any height. And - the part that catches people out - the drawers cannot be identical, because each one sits at a different point on the curve.

So they are built individually. The top drawer is shallower front to back, since the case is drawn in where it sits. The middle drawer is the deepest, at the widest point of the swell. The bottom drawer follows the curve as it turns back inward. Each front is shaped to the case's profile at exactly that height, and each box is made to fit its own opening only.

That is why our craftsmen build the carcass first and complete its shaping before a single drawer is started. Working the other way round - making drawers to a drawing, then fitting them - would mean three boxes that are each slightly wrong in a different direction.

Every drawer is marked to its opening, and once fitted they are not interchangeable. Put the top drawer in the bottom opening and it will go in, sit loose, and never look right.

Material: Solid teak throughout - waisted carcass, all three drawer boxes and shaped fronts, top, carved pilasters and feet. No veneer over engineered board.

Construction: Waisted bombe carcass shaped from solid stock, each drawer built to its own opening on the curve, carved scroll pilasters running into splayed feet, carved handle mounts cut directly into the drawer fronts.

Storage: Three drawers, each a different depth by design. Counts, depths and internal fittings are configurable.

Finish: Clear over natural teak, as photographed. Any tone, stain or painted finish can be specified instead.

Dimensions: Custom sizes made to order - final measurements confirmed in writing before production.

Available: Singly or as a matched pair.

Made: Handcrafted Indian luxury, produced to order by master Indian artisans.

All three drawers are removed, wrapped individually and labelled to their openings. On a waisted case they are not interchangeable, so returning them to the right positions matters.

The carcass is wrapped in a soft non-abrasive layer laid straight onto the clear finish. A natural surface shows a scuff as a bright mark rather than hiding it in colour, so the wrap is chosen for that and applied without tension.

Contoured foam then follows the waisted profile continuously - a case that curves in two directions has no flat face anywhere on its front, so the padding wraps rather than sits.

The carved scroll pilasters project at the shoulders and the splayed feet reach beyond the footprint at floor level; both are guarded individually, the feet with rigid guards where a trolley edge would arrive.

The table then goes into a rigid outer carton braced internally. Ordered as a pair, each is crated separately. Dent-free arrival is guaranteed.

Free delivery is included anywhere in India, with no distance surcharge and nothing added at the end. Metros, tier-two cities and smaller towns are served on the same terms, and a pair ships on the same free terms as a single table.

Production begins once your dimensions, drawer layout, carving depth and finish are confirmed in writing. The carcass is shaped and completed before any drawer is started, so the sequence is fixed - we give you an honest timeline and keep you updated as it progresses.

We dispatch through carriers experienced with solid wood furniture, and send tracking details as soon as it leaves us.

On arrival our team brings the table in, sets each drawer into its marked opening, checks they run cleanly and removes all packaging. Dent-free arrival is guaranteed - if anything is not right, tell us and we will resolve it.

The solid teak frame and joinery carry a 20-year warranty - the carcass, all three drawer boxes and their shaped fronts, the carved pilasters and the feet.

On a clear-finished piece, the joinery is visible for its whole life, which is a useful discipline. Every joint here is cut to be looked at rather than filled and painted over, and each drawer is fitted to its own opening on the curve rather than made to a drawing and forced in.

The scroll pilasters run continuously from the shoulder of the case into the splayed feet as single carved members, which ties the front of the table together and puts unbroken fibre in the path the load actually takes.

The teak carries a lifetime warranty against termite damage for as long as you own the piece, from the oils naturally in the timber - which on a clear finish you can see for yourself.

If anything covered needs attention, send us your order details and photographs and our artisans will handle the repair or replacement.