Tables and chairs

178 Pages·2014·24.15 MB·English

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Acknowledgments
special thanks to the authors, editors,
art directors, copy editors, and other
staff members of Fine Woodworking who
contributed to the development of the
chapters in this book.
contents
Introduction 3
Part One
Coffee tables
• Make a Limbert-style coffee Table 4
• coffee Table in Mahogany 12
• coffee Table Puts Joinery on display 20
Part twO
Side tables
• shaker classic Two Ways 32
• Porringer-Top Tea Table 42
• Arts and crafts side Table 52
Part three
hall tables
• shaker-Inspired hall Table 60
• A Graceful hall Table 70
• Build a Bow-Front hall Table 82
Part FOur
Dining tables
• Build a hayrake Table 92
• dining Table with Two-Way drawers 103
• The versatile Trestle Table 110
• shaker dining Table 117
Part Five
Chairs
• A revolution in chair Making 126
• Build a classic corner chair 139
• Arts and crafts side chair 149
• A Bench That Fits every room 159
contributors 167
credits 168
Index 169
2
Introduction
there is no more useful and seating to this special collection of favorite
ubiquitous piece of furniture furniture projects from the pages of Fine
than the table. Whether in front, Woodworking magazine.
behind, or beside a sofa, whether tucked Imagine a gorgeous dining table, like Mike
into a hallway or dominating a dining area, Pekovich’s classic Arts and crafts hayrake
the table is where life happens. Therefore, design. now surround it with kevin rodel’s
there is no better place to show off your stately chairs in a similar style. That’s the
woodworking skills. dream. now go make it happen.
Maybe the most useful piece of all is a
dining table. Trouble is, once you’ve built —Asa christiana
a beautiful one, your old chairs will look editor, Fine Woodworking
shabby in comparison. That’s why we added
3
Make a
Limbert-Style
GreGory Paolini
Coffee Table
There are many well-known
designers of Arts and Crafts
furniture, such as the Stickleys and
the Greenes. But a lesser-known designer,
Charles Limbert, has always held a special
appeal for me. I’m especially fond of his oval
library table. That’s why I jumped at the
chance to design and make a scaled-down
version, to be used as a coffee table.
I’ve preserved the elliptical top and
shelf, the gently curved legs, the decorative
piercings in the stretchers, and Limbert’s
choice of wood—quartersawn white oak. I
kept the overall proportions as well, so the
parts come together just as harmoniously as
they do in the original table.
A variety of joints are used. Bridle joints
hold the legs and aprons together, and a
half-lap joint is used where the stretchers
and aprons intersect. The legs and shelf are
Front View side View 3 in.
363⁄4 in. 275⁄8 in.
3⁄4 in.
3⁄4 in. 2 in. 5⁄8 in.
2 in.
11⁄2 in. 2 in.
193⁄4 in.
3 in.
7 in. 9 in.
2 in. 4 in.
2 in.
203⁄4 in. 123⁄4 in.
283⁄4 in. 203⁄4 in.
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notched where they meet, and slip tenons full-size patterns for them. You’ll need to
join the stretchers to the legs. Some of those draw two ellipses, which is easy to do with
joints can be tricky, but I’ll show you some string, a pencil, and two small nails. To
techniques to help you get fl awless results. I’ll begin, draw the ellipse’s axes on a piece of
also show you how to draw an accurate ellipse plywood 1 in. longer and wider than the
to take the mystery out of the top and shelf. ellipse and mark its length and width. Next,
locate the foci, drive a nail into each focus,
Pattern-rout the top
and tie a loop of string around the nails.
and shelf
When you stretch out the loop, it should just
Begin by gluing up panels for the top and reach the side of the ellipse (see the drawing
shelf and milling all of the parts. Th en make on p. 6). Put a pencil inside the loop and
draw, keeping the string taut.
top, 3⁄4 in. thick by 275⁄8 in. wide
Strength and Beauty by 363⁄4 in. long Apron, 5⁄8 in. thick by 21⁄4 in.
wide by 351⁄2 in. long
An elliptical top, arched legs,
and decorative piercings
add grace and beauty.
slip tenons and bridle
joints ensure decades
of service. slot, 5⁄8 in. wide by 11⁄8 in. tall
Apron, 5⁄8 in. thick
by 21⁄4 in. wide by
263⁄8 in. long
notch, 11⁄8 in. wide
by 1⁄2 in. deep
shelf, 5⁄8 in. thick
by 143⁄4 in. wide by slot,
223⁄4 in. long 5⁄8 in. wide by
21⁄4 in. deep
slip tenon, 1⁄4 in. shallow dado,
thick by 3 in. wide 1⁄16 in. deep
by 11⁄2 in. long
slot, 5⁄8 in. wide
by 31⁄2 in. tall
stretcher, 5⁄8 in.
thick by 7 in. wide
by 123⁄4 in. long
Leg, 11⁄2 in. thick
by 4 in. wide by
19 in. tall slot, 1⁄2 in. wide
by 31⁄2 in. tall
slip tenon, 1⁄4 in. thick by stretcher, 5⁄8 in. thick by
13⁄4 in. wide by 11⁄2 in. long 7 in. wide by 203⁄4 in. long
make a limbert-style coffee table 5