Popular Woodworking 2007-10 № 164, страница 64
No hardware needed. The stainless steel rail pierces the finished legs. The two halves were clamped together to drill the holes. Pierced Legs The legs are bent laminations. Each leg is made from thin strips cut from a single board and kept in order. To keep the pieces in the original order, I marked each stack with a triangle, using a white pencil. Normally one leg would be glued completely in the form, but I needed to do it differently to let the ring pass through the legs. I glued each leg in two halves, separating the halves with a piece of waxed paper. When the glue had dried, I clamped the halves together, and at the drill press, I made the holes for the ring. It was necessary to do a little carving to provide clearance for the ring inside each leg. A stainless steel foot completes the bottom of each leg, and I removed material before the final gluing to keep the face of the foot even with the face of the leg. The final assembly of the legs was done by gluing the halves together around the ring. No form was needed, the half legs were stiff enough to hold their shape during the final glue up. As you can see in the photo above right, it took a lot of clamps - some to hold the two halves together and some to keep the edges aligned. No turning back. The two leg halves are permanently glued around the steel ring. The Final Connection The legs connect to the tabletop directly under doubled 3/4"-plywood ribs. A 5/s" dowel fits in a hole at the top of each leg, and in a hole in the bottom of the tabletop assembly. My original plan was to glue the legs to the top after it was delivered. It is much easier to move something like this in two pieces than it is to carry the entire table - especially when it comes time to go through a door or up the stairs. Instead of gluing, however, I attached the legs to the top with two screws at the top of each leg. This was very sturdy with this connection so I decided not to glue it after all. If the table ever needs to be moved, it will be much easier to remove the top. Pw Donato Maselli is co-founder (along with Michael Brandes) of the New Jersey-based firm of Brandes Maselli Architects (brandesmaselli.com). Frank Klausz is a master cabinetmaker, author, teacher and owner of Frank's Cabinet Shop in Pluckemin, New Jersey. For more information visit frankklausz.com. 78 ■ Popular Woodworking October 2007 photo above right by paul Anthony |
