Walnut plugs to cover the screws, glued in then ends sawed off
Assembling the Legs & Rails
Mortise & tenons on long and short rails glued together, then reinforced with screws
Coffee Table: Fitting the Mortise & Tenon of the Legs
Today was mostly spent joining the legs onto the short rails with mortise and tenons. The tenons were made on the tablesaw and bandsaw; mortise made on the mortiser.
Wooh!
Had to clean up the cheeks first with chisel and hammer
The rounding of the tenons were done with a file
At the right, you can see a template made from a spare piece of wood using the same settings on the mortiser. I used this to check the shape of the tenons as I filed.
Finally, after a grueling hour of filing and planing, the tenons fit the mortises! YAY
Pattern routed the outer edges of the legs
Chamfered the edges of tabletop
Current Project: Small Coffee Table
Making progress on my coffee table -- check out the legs and the underside rails! Lots of bandsawing and routering this week! (Please excuse the burns)
