Student's work.

Table looks great, and a ?

Dave (Arlington, VA)

>Hi Steve -

The table looks fantastic. My hat's off to the student -- AND his teacher. Great job!

I am considering a project that has a lower shelf much like your/his table. My legs will be a bit thinner, and there will be six legs total, with two legs in the middle of the front and back aprons.

I've been wondering how to attach this shelf to the legs. Mind sharing your/his technique, and was it done using handtools?

Thanks for letting us see the pics.

Regards -

Dave

Re: Table looks great, and a ?

Steve Wargo

>The table rests on 3/8" dowel pins. They set in small mortises on the underside of the shelf. The shelf is removable, but could have been mortised in. This just make assembly much easier.

Thanks, Steve.

Dave (Arlington, VA)

>That's very helpful. I've been thinking about mortising, but that seems pretty "challenging" - i.e. getting six smallish mortises to line up perfectly.

Again, thanks!

Dave

Re: Student's work.

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>Really nice job, Steve. But I have to ask why you call it a coffee table?

Pam

Re: Student's work.

Steve Wargo

>I'm not sure. That's just the tem his wife gave it. It's more like a short sofa table to me. His wife actually gave us design specifications and we embeleshed from there. In the end he was happy with the class and we just referred to it as a coffee table.

Re: Student's work.

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>I see, thanks. I was wondering if this was a change in language occuring right before our eyes, could see how a "coffee" table should be more like a "tea" table, maybe a low table in front of a sofa should be called a front sofa table.

Pam

by any name it's nice ...

Victor Parisian

>Nice job. Congradulations to both student and teacher.