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Solid-sawn aprons and trim. All of the solid-wood parts of the apron were band sawn and fit into place before final shaping.

into a channel where it meets the wood. The client didn't want that so I glued the le ather to a piece of V4"-thick veneered MDF and trimmed the leather flush to the edge of the circle.

The drawers are made with extended sides so that they don't tip when pulled out. The drawer fronts are curved on both the inside and outside faces. The fronts and sides connect with half-blind dovetails and the back fits between the sides with sliding dovetails.

The drawer fronts and the apron trim in between were cut from big chunks of walnut and kept in sequence so the grain would match continuously end to end around the table.

The solid-walnut trim pieces in between the drawers are curved on the outside faces only. All of these curves were all cut on the band saw, cutting just outside the line.

Taking the Table for a Spin

After making all the drawers and attaching the trim, I wanted to bring all the parts of the apron into a perfect circle with all the faces lined up.

I made a trammel jig for my disc sander to smooth and shape the apron edge as well as the

Round and round. Klausz and Douglas Bloom shape the drawer fronts and apron to a perfect circle with a trammel set up on the disc sander. 76 ■ Popular Woodworking October 2007

BOTTOM PHOTO BY PAUL ANTHONY