Thread: Table for wedding present

Hi Pagie,

To me, it looks like they have just turned the legs round to make a 45 degree joint with the rails, which is strengthened by the use of dowels, or perhaps screws with dowel plugs. The tops of the legs have been cut at an angle as well to splay the legs.

Regards,

Rob

The table looks to be made from construction pine with a stain.

The joint looks like a 45 degree butt joint reinforced with through dowels or possibly screws (which are plugged). What I'd describe as a quick and nasty construction joint.

Depending on your skill level, you could use angled tenons into the legs.

I suggest you draw the joint to scale before cutting any wood.

thanks guys, the table top looks like blackwood to me.IMG_3644.jpgbut who knows.

I had a go at making the skirt to leg joint mortise in a piece of blackwood. The mortise has to go into the leg at a 45deg angle plus a 10deg angle for the rake. How can I do that 45deg mortise? I even tried to drill it out by tilting the drill table. couldn't get it to work. I will try again tomorrow.

Looks more like silver wattle to me. Acacia dealbarta. A close but softer, lighter (in both colour & mass) but prettier close relative of blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon).

In addition to the suggestion of angled tenons, you could also use secret-screwed "internal" profiled blocks that could provide much needed additional reinforcement & rigidity.

Being newly married, who knows what sort of use/misuse/abuse the table will be subjected to. I can recall giving much of my own assorted furniture a jolly good "tryout", if you know what I mean, when newly wed!

Originally Posted by Pagie

I had a go at making the skirt to leg joint mortise in a piece of blackwood. The mortise has to go into the leg at a 45deg angle plus a 10deg angle for the rake. How can I do that 45deg mortise? I even tried to drill it out by tilting the drill table. couldn't get it to work. I will try again tomorrow.

Have you drawn up the joint at full or half scale?

this is what I get if you plan on using a angled tenon


and this is what I get when pinning the joint with a dowel

That angled tenon looks a lot easier than the way I drew it. I had the tenon straight and the mortise angled. I might try that way today. The pins through the lot looks ok too.
I know what you mean Ratbag.

Originally Posted by Pagie

That angled tenon looks a lot easier than the way I drew it. I had the tenon straight and the mortise angled.
The pins through the lot looks ok too.

There is a third option ...

use a dovetail to join the front and side aprons and then attach the leg using a bridle joint

I can see I have a few options. Thanks everyone. I will keep you posted.