Anothe Hall Table -WIP

**Peter36** · 15th May 2011, 11:43 AM

Finally shaped some legs

Then cut mortises for the stretchers between the end pairs of legs and then cut the taper on the inside of the legs

and glued the stretchers

Cut the rails and used the Domino to join it all together and then cut out the drawer front with my japanese saw

They are abolutely brilliant and leave a finish as smooth as a B'B

I was tossing up between using the domino to join the stretcher to the intermediate rails or being traditional with a dovetail join.In the end I used the domino but there is a very slight amount of sag with the drawer front cut out and I wonder whether this would have happened with a dovetail join. Guess I will have to make another one to find out
Next step is to make the drawer and I thought I would use the method described in FWW 219

**Woodwould** · 15th May 2011, 11:55 AM

That's a much more pleasing design.

**Sawdust Maker** · 15th May 2011, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by Woodwould

That's a much more pleasing design.

I agree

looking good

**rhancock** · 15th May 2011, 10:10 PM

Looking beautiful, can't wait to see the finished piece.

**artme** · 16th May 2011, 10:20 AM

Nice curve, beautiful proportions.

Just what I had visualised!!

**Peter36** · 18th May 2011, 11:33 PM

Well on the way to completion with drawer and the top finished .
I am trying to decide whether a slight curve on the ends would look better than the square ends . Something like the second picture .
I have the opinion of the LOML and a friend who was here today , but I would appreciate somke more opinions before cut the curve .

Cheers

**Woodwould** · 18th May 2011, 11:35 PM

Square; less is more!

**rhancock** · 18th May 2011, 11:40 PM

My wife says you should, as that will give it a 1950's Danish look. Not sure how much she knows about furniture styles, but my opinion is that the rounded ends sit better with the curves underneath than the square ends. And I usually agree with WW...

**Sawdust Maker** · 19th May 2011, 10:08 AM

I'd vote for a slight curve probably about half what you have sketched in

**AlexS** · 19th May 2011, 10:32 AM

I'm with WW. Can't say why, but my gut feeling is that the square ends look better.

**NCArcher** · 19th May 2011, 11:42 AM

Of those two choices I vote square as well. What about a very slight curve the other way? Just thinking outside the square

**Waldo** · 19th May 2011, 11:42 AM

Without reservation I'd go square.

**Peter36** · 19th May 2011, 01:43 PM

Thanks for those opinions guys. NC Archer has stirred up my memory with his suggestion to put a slight curve on the front. I remembered that my DIL said she did not like a curved front which probably means she would not like the curve on the end either.
So the end will be square .

**rhancock** · 19th May 2011, 06:25 PM

The customer is always right!

**artme** · 19th May 2011, 07:39 PM

Personal opinion is square!

If the customer wants curved, then the smaller the curve the better.

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