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vious, but you should check). The slides are bowed slightly to compensate for sagging. To install the slides, you need to mark parallel lines that show where the inside edge and outside edge of each slide should go. Watch these lines as you position and screw down the slides. Now extend the slides so they are 50" long and position them between your lines. Whatever you do, don't extend the slides all the way when you install them because then the leaves cannot be removed. Screw the slides down through the predrilled holes. Finishing Touches With the top attached and the table slides working, flip the table-top onto its legs and begin cleaning up the top's edge with a belt sander to remove the saw-blade marks from your jigsaw. When that looks good, rout a V roundover on the top edge using your router. Finally, finish sand the top and edges up to 180 grit using a random-orbit sander. I dyed the table using a reddish water-based aniline dye that I mixed myself by blending several colors. A good place to find similar dyes is at Woodworker's Supply (800-645-9292 or www.woodworker.com). Then I followed that up with a couple coats of clear water-based lacquer. With this table complete, a lot of grown-ups in the Sexton family will now be able to graduate from the "kiddie" table when Thanksgiving rolls around again - maybe even me. PW With the leaves in place between the top pieces, place the small aprons in place over the leaves. Clamp everything down, then screw the pieces in place. Make sure your table slides are not fully extended when you screw them down. Otherwise, you'll be in for a rude shock:You won't be able to get your leaves out. 71 SUPPLIES You can buy table legs from a variety of excellent sources, including: Classic Designs by Matthew Burak, 800-843-7405 or www.tablelegs.com The legs and table slides for this project came from Classic Designs by Matthew Burak, which features a wide range of table legs in a variety of woods. The legs are the Queen Anne Pad Foot Dining legJ00-D, which cost $42.50 each at the time of publication.These legs also are available in mahogany, maple, oak and tiger maple. Check the company's web site for prices. Other styles of table legs available include: Federal, William & Mary and Hepplewhite. The table slides also came from the same company. The 26" slides are item # 5V0-26 and cost $26 for a pair. Other sources for good legs are: Adams Wood Products 423-587-2942 Osborne Wood Products 800-746-3233 |
