Tables Plans and Complete Instructions for Building 10 Classic Tables

180 Pages·2000·11.715 MB·English

by  Anthony Guidice

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CONTENTS
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TINTROADUCTIBON LE-BUILDING BASICS
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SHAKER CANDLE STAND
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END TABLE
48
HALLWAY TABLE
64
SHAKER SEWING TABLE
82
OVAL COFFEE TABLE
96
GLASS-TOP DISPLAY TABLE
110
ARTS AND CRAFTS COFFEE TABLE
124
CLASSIC CONSOLE TABLE
138
STURDY KITCHEN TABLE
152
DANISH FARMER'S TRESTLE TABLE
166
167
SOURCES
168
METRIC CONVERSION CHART
INDEX
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INTRODUCTION
he first time I reaslalwy? sNaow, aa ttaabbllee saw. Did you edge
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through a woodworkejro'isn te ytehse top? No, I used a jointer plane
was when my teacher showfeodr mteh aat -didn't have a jointer yet. What
cherry end table he had abbuouitl tt yhee ardso vetails in the drawers?
before. He explained howH antdh e cutotp, Im ustth ink. There were only a
be high enough for the lfaemwp ttoo dtoh.r oDwi d you mortise and tenon
light, but not too high;t het hlaetg st?h eH el engosd ded. They've got to be
have to be tapered or thset rponrgo potrot iloansst .
will look wrong; and how Iens sae nstiimapll ei tw eilsl -made end table,
to fit the drawer to thet hgeuried easr e acmycruiraadt el­essons in wood-
ly, or the drawer will bwionrdk ianngd. sTthiicsk .i s why tables are great
He also described the adpvraonjteacgtess foofr aann y furniture maker, expe­
oil finish: it's soft anrdi elnucsetdr oours ,b etghien netro.p They can be
won't stain if you set ac hgallalsesn goinn g itt,o maandk e, but without the
the wood still looks likeen gwioneoedr.i ng gymnastics necessary in,
As always, I asked quessatyi,o nbsu iwlidtihnogu ta chair. You can be flexible
trying to appear too stuwpiitdh. tDhie d tyeocuh niques you use to build
cut all this wood to sizteh ewmi,t hw iat hohuatn dt-aking undue risks.
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