I recently finished a splay legged table. It was actually practice for a coffee table I plan on making. And since I am a beginning carver I tried carving the aprons.

The purpose was to angle the ends of the aprons and get the legs to splay. So that was succesful. I also completed the carvings and used pins and drawbores for the first time.

But mostly I’m unhappy the top is so big and has so much overhang. It’s basically the same size as the footprint, it’s just the legs are angled so the apron is tucked up underneath.

I was under the impression I shouldn’t make the top smaller than the footprint, otherwise it might be a tripping or stumbling hazard. Does that sound right or am I making that up?

This top is chamfered and lacquered so I think it would be too much trouble to alter it. It would be easier to make a new top. But that doesn’t get high on my list of woodworking priorities, so I’ll let it sit for a while and see how I feel in the future.

blog posts:
https://jkmwoodworking.net/2024/02/2...-legged-table/
https://jkmwoodworking.net/2024/03/2...able-2-aprons/
https://jkmwoodworking.net/2024/03/2...ue-up-and-top/
https://jkmwoodworking.net/2024/03/2...le-4-finished/

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