Woodworker's Journal Trestle-Table-and-Benches, страница 5

5. Assemble the stretcher to the leg and install the peg.

6. Use a mallet to tap it in place.

7. Check the fit-up then trim any excess length on the table saw.

Step 6: Make the Table Top

1. Use dowel pins, edge-glue, and clamp the 1-3/4" stock to make the top.

2. Allow the glue to dry overnight.

3. Cut the tabletop to length and width.

Step 7: Sand, Assemble, and Finish the Table

1. Sand all table parts thoroughly, finishing with 220-grit sandpaper. NOTE: Take particular care to smooth the edges of the curves.

2. Assemble the leg to the foot and cleat with glue and clamps.

3. Allow the glue to dry.

4. Drill 1/4" diameter holes as shown.

5. Apply glue to the cleat pins (parts D) and the foot pins (parts E).

6. Drive the pins into the holes.

7. Allow the glue to dry.

8. Trim flush and sand smooth.

9. Stain and final finish all parts with two coats of Minwax's Early American Wood Finish followed by two coats of their Antique 0il Finish.

10. Insert one end of the tabletop fastener into the slot in part C for each tabletop fastener.

11. Attach the tabletop fasteners, and thus the table top, to the base with round-head wood screws.

Step 8: Make the Benches

1. Make the benches following basically the same procedures that you followed to make the table.

2. Cut the 1" thick x 9-1/2" wide x 1-1/4" long tenon on each end of the legs (parts AA).

3. Cut the corresponding mortise in the foot (parts BB) and the cleats (part CC).

4. Use standard 1" x 1" steel angle stock cut to a length of 10-1/4" and round-head wood screws to attach the top (part HH) to the base (parts AA, BB, and CC).

5. Final sand all surfaces.

6. Apply a stain and final finish to match the table. Step 9:Apply Wax

Apply a coat of paste wax to both the benches and the table to complete the project.

These plans were originally published in Volume 8 Issue 1 of The Woodworker's Journal (Jan./Feb. 1984, pages 56-58).