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Thread: Joinery Question from a Newbie--3-way intersection

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brad Root View Post
    May I ask where you got those images (I would like to see the whole table in that mock-up to see how the top joints are done as well)?
    I drew that on SketchUp. I can sketch the rest of the table if you like. Give me a few minutes. Right now it looks like this:

    Table Leg Joint [3] 2-21-16.jpg

    Quote Originally Posted by Brad Root View Post

    how would I go about making Jerry's joint? I assume that I would glue the half lapped boards together before cutting the mortises. Is that correct?
    There are options. If it were me, I would make the half-laps on the table saw, and cut the mortises into the center stretcher first, before glue-up, then use the mortises in that piece to lay out the mortises for the bottom foot. I'd probably cut them all while everything was still in individual parts, to make it easier to handle (and to fit into a mortise if that's the method---or fit into a vise if mortising by hand)

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    There's probably a zillion ways to handle the joinery at the top. Here's one approach:

    Table Leg Joint [3.5] 2-21-16.jpg Table Leg Joint [4] 2-21-16.jpgTable Leg Joint [5] 2-21-16.jpg

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    Thanks for taking the time to make that Sketchup rendering! I am still getting used to the program.

    The order you suggested makes a lot of sense, so I will try it that way (no mortiser here, just a drill press and a chisel). Should be a fun joint to make.

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    I did a Sketchup study of it, but gave the post the Nakashima tilt.

    I am not a fan of this three-way joint. One needs to do it with more massive parts than otherwise in order to get sufficient joint surface. I put the model up on the 3D Warehouse. You can see how I stepped the tenons where the post joins into the half lapped feet members.
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    Thanks! I just downloaded it from the warehouse. Always good to have alternative designs to consider.

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    I Hope it's not bad form for me to resurrect such an old thread, but I promised to share the results when I finally got the base together.

    Family medical issues forced me to put woodworking on hold for about a year, but I have been able to get back to it in 2017. Here is a picture of the dry fit I did this weekend and a picture of the top joint after it was glued together. I generally went with Jerry's design, but I used a sliding dovetail instead of a M/T for the top stretcher. Also, I am taking Fred's advice and wedging the tenons at the bottom (that will probably get glued up next weekend).

    The base is poplar because I'm painting it white, but the table top is going to be black walnut.

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    Thanks again to everybody for the help!

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    It looks good. When you get if finished, post some photos over on the Projects board.
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  8. #23
    Hey, thanks for this follow up. I was thinking about this thread recently and wondered how it all worked out. Glad it came together for you. Look forward to more pictures.
    Fred

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