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shown in the diagram below and sand the edges smooth. Now is the time prepare your aprons to attach them to the top. It might be tempting to use commercial Z-shaped clips (also called tabletop fasteners). While I've used this hardware for all sorts of tables, it has been my experience that it isn't well-suited for use with extension tables. Here's why: When you install the clips, you need to leave a little expansion room between the tongue of the clip and the bottom of the groove you cut in the long aprons. This space allows the table to expand and contract with the seasons. What I've found is that these clips can also allow the top to shift or skew, especially if the top gets knocked. If this happens, you won't be able to get the holes in the extension leaves to line up with your dowels and the table won't go together unless you loosen the Z-shaped clips and realign all the top pieces. When I build tables, I prefer to instead use pocket screws every 6" that I ream out slightly using a drill bit to allow the top to move but not shift. Finish sand the aprons and move on to the legs. Mortising the Legs Cutting and shaping cabriole legs is a skill unto itself that will test your band saw, rasping and sanding skills. As a result, even professionals will outsource their legs for a job such as this because the price is quite reasonable and the legs are presanded. With some leg-making companies you can even pay a little more and they will mortise the legs for you. I have a mortiser, so I saved a few bucks and did it myself. The only tricky aspect of cutting the mortise in cabriole legs is clamping the leg so its curve fits against the fence of your mortising machine. I put the legs Plan r See detail below 13/4" ft =F 41/4" 3/4" Elevation 29" Apron details 69 |
