Thank you, thank you, thank you...I thought my senility had taken a giant leap forward.Originally Posted by Jamie Buxton
Thank you, thank you, thank you...I thought my senility had taken a giant leap forward.Originally Posted by Jamie Buxton
Bill,
Another question about your table. How did you attach the lower shelf to the legs?
Rob
Rob,Originally Posted by Rob Russell
Thanks. My MIL really liked them. LOML said the coffee table and end tables I made for her mom doubled the value of the furniture in her house!
The tops are attached with screws through the corner braces. Since I had a long-grain to long-grain situation with the frame of the top and the aprons, I could have glued and clamped them but I wanted to have the option to replace the tops, if necessary.
Regards,
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Bill Arnold
NRA Life Member
Member of Mensa
Live every day like it's your last, but don't forget to stop and smell the roses.
Ah, here's where I'll get some grief for sure!Originally Posted by Rob Russell
The shelves are attached to the legs with dowels. Yeah, I know -- what about expansion/contraction? Since the shelves are not too wide and the legs will have a little 'give' to them, I thought I could get away with dowels. So far, so good.
The shelves were actually a late addition to the project, so that's why I opted for that approach. The tapered legs introduced a factor in the shelf milling -- I had to taper the notches to match, of course. In a saner moment, I would have designed in stretchers to support the shelves.
Ah, well.... MIL loves 'em...
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Bill Arnold
NRA Life Member
Member of Mensa
Live every day like it's your last, but don't forget to stop and smell the roses.
John,Originally Posted by John Hart
I don't think this would last. You will essentially have huge miters and after some expanding and contracting, they will open up (probably at the outer corner). I think this is why people make frame and panels where they want no end grain. Big wide mitered joints of solid wood are asking for trouble IMO.
Tom