Wood Magazine 112 by Larry Clayton

Author:Larry Clayton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Wood, Home and hobby woodworker
Publisher: Meredith Corporation
Published: 1999-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

Wedge slots STRETCHER TENON DETAIL

WOOD MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 1999

Connect the leg assemblies with a stretcher

1 Cut two pieces of W stock to 4W wide by 29W long for the stretcher. Ghie and clamp the two pieces together face-to-face. Later, remove the clamps, and trim to finished size.

2 Layout and mark the tenon on each end of the stretcher. Cut the rabbets so the tenon fits snug inside the upright mortises.

3 Cut or sand a Vs" chamfer on the corners of each stretcher tenon where shown on the Stretcher Tenon detail accompanying the Exploded View drawing. (We formed ours using a disc sander.)

4 Using the full-size pattern for reference, cut four mahogany wedges (E) to shape.

5 Using one of the wedges as a template, mark a pair of wedge slots on each stretcher tenon where shown on the detail. Cut just inside the marked lines to form the wedge slots.

6 Glue and clamp the stretcher between the leg assemblies, checking for square.

7 Put a small amount of glue in each wedge slot, and then tap the wedges in place. After the glue has dried, use a fine-tooth saw to trim the ends of the wedges flush with the ends of the tenons. Sand the tenons smooth.

Edge-join pieces for a solid-stock top

1 Edge-join narrower stock to form a tabletop blank measuring 26" wide by 41" long. See our Tabletop Building technique on page 70 for reference when forming your tabletop.

2 Remove the clamps, and scrape off the excess glue. Carefully mark

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and bandsaw a radius on each end of the tabletop (F). See the Parts View drawing for reference. Sand the surfaces and bandsawn edges smooth. Sand a slight round-over along the top edges of the table-top to break the sharp edge.

And last, finish and final assemble your table

1 Finish-sand the base and table-top. Apply the finish (we applied several coats of satin polyure-thane, rubbing between coats with 320-grit sandpaper). Don't forget to finish the bottom side of the tabletop.

2 Place a blanket on your workbench top. Position the tabletop (F) upside down on the blanket. Now, center the base (also upside down) on the tabletop. Using the previously drilled holes and slots in the leg caps (C) as guides, drill pilot holes into the bottom side of the tabletop, and screw the assemblies together. Center the screws in the slots, tighten them, and then back them off about half a revolution. You want the screws to be able to move back and forth in the slots as the tabletop expands and contracts with seasonal humidity changes.*

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