Auxiliary table top

[MauleSkinner]

I posted a while back during the glue-up, but here's the finished product...

Our dining table is fairly small. If we have guests, it's too small. The route I chose is to make an auxiliary tabletop that attaches to the table. Edge-glued Borg 1x8s with a routed edge. If you look closely, you can see the plane marks from leveling it up.



Here's how I attached it...simple blocks/toggles screwed into the tabletop that catch the edge of the original tabletop.

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Thanks for looking!

David

[JimReed@Tallahassee]

Good job. Clever attachment idea.

I was in an Asian restaurant in Vancouver many years ago. It was highly recommended by locals even though it was in a very plain storefront. There were 12-15 of us. The waiters motioned us to the rear while two others put two small tables in an unused area. Then two busboys wheeled a huge plywood disc from the kitchen. The diameter was so large that one of them disappeared behind it. Four of them put the disc on top of the tables and covered it with several heavy tablecloths. Chairs appeared and we proceeded to have one of the best meals ever. When the tabletop is large enough to accommodate the crowd, magic ensues.

[Window Guy]

Nice job, looks great and a good idea.


Steve