Popular Woodworking 2003-12 № 138, страница 44

Shaker

Drop-leaf Table

This unusual splayed-leg table will offer you new challenges (angled tenons) plus a lesson on rule joints.

ust about every woodworker I will agree that any project with angles other than 90° makes things more challenging. This handsome Shaker-style table with splayed, or angled, legs is no exception. But don't be put off, because it's not as difficult as it looks.

First, keep in mind that virtually all the angles are 4°. Simple enough. As for making the leg-to-apron mortise-and-tenon joint, breathe easy because it's almost as simple as making 90° joints.

Speaking of mortise-and-tenon joints, there's a pull-out advertising section in the middle of this issue that shows you how to make this sturdy and essential joint with a shopmade router jig and a dado stack.

by Steve Shanesy

Comments or questions? Contact Steve at 513-531-2690 ext. 1238 or steve.shanesy@fwpubs.com.