Transformations

[Derek Cohen]

I had meant to mention the way I dealt with the dowels, the leg joinery, but there was not the opportunity.

Here are the legs, and you can see the ugly dowels. What I did was to turn them upside down, and remove the dowelled section in the taper cut ...



First, the legs were morticed ..



I built a simple fixture for my sliding table saw ...



The nail holes were filled with coloured epoxy, which disappeared after the finish was applied ...



And then smoothed ...



I was asked (when I posted this photo elsewhere) why I planed into the grain. The answer is ‘because I can with a closed chipbreaker’
No, the real answer is because it was easier to keep track of the mark demarcating the flat section.

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Tapper]

Very clever design and execution on the drawer, Derek! And exceptional work as usual - well done!

Doug

P.S. Did I see "metal" angle braces in the corners? - pure heresy!!! (Just kidding
)

[Ohio Mike]

Mike ...

Height: 29"
Top: 36" wide, 13 3/4" deep at centre and 12" deep at ends
Apron + legs: 31"
Apron: 27 1/2"

Regards from Perth

Derek

Thanks!

[Derek Cohen]

Rita's table at home ...



Regards from Perth

Derek

[Phil S.]

Looks like it was made for it.  
  So---was she pleased?

[Derek Cohen]

Regards from Perth

Derek