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COFFEE TABLE

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MATERIALS LISTCOFFEE TABLE

Key No.Size and description (use)

A 1 3/4 x 22 x 34" maple (lid)

B 4 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 16 1/8" maple (leg)

C 2 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 31" maple (apron)

D 2 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 19" maple (apron)

E 1 1/4 x 19 3/4 x 31 3/4" lauan plywood (bottom)

F 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 19 3/4" maple (stiffener)

Misc: Curved friction lid supports, Part Nos. 25619 and 25627, brass 1 1/2-in.-

wide x 48-in.-long piano hinge,

e Top And Legs

The panel for the tabletop is assembled byedge gluing five boards. Beginconstruction by ripping and crosscutting

the stock slightly oversize, 4 1/2 in. wide x35 in. long.

If you have a plate joiner, use it to cut theslots for six joining plates for each edge

joint. Arrange the boards to produce themost attractive grain pattern. And makesure the endgrain growth ring directionsalternate between the boards.

Mark centerlines for the slot positions

along each joint line, then clamp eachboard to a flat benchtop while the slots arecut (Photo 1).

Inserting the plates and applying andevenly spreading the glue on eight edgescan be difficult to do before the glue beginsto set. To make the job easier, preglue theplates in each board. Use a small-nozzlesqueeze bottle to apply glue in the slotswithout getting any on the edges (Photo 2).

To assemble the panel, you'll need four orfive long clamps, six smaller clamps andsix cauls. This arrangement will apply evenpressure across the panel to prevent itfrom cupping. Rub paste wax on eachcaul's contact surface to prevent it fromsticking to the boards.

Apply glue to the edges and plates, slidethe boards together, then apply pressure

to the cauls and the long clamps (Photo 3).

1--Joint the edges of the boards for thetabletop and cut the slots in them toreceive the joining plates.

2--Save glue application time by pregluing



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mooth the inner leg surfaces using ander, but sand the mortised faces gentlyhand to avoid distorting the surface

rrounding the mortise. The mortiserface has to remain flat and square.

complete the legs, set up a 1/16-in.-rad.unding-over bit in a router table andund the corners (Photo 6).

prons And Assembly

p and crosscut the aprons, then set up ado blade on the table saw to cut theron tenons. Clamp a stop-block to theter gauge fence, elevate the blade for a2-in.-deep cut, and cut the tenon in foursses (Photo 7). Next, cut the rabbets for

e bottom panel on the inside edges ofe four aprons.

ter using a chisel to round the ends ofe tenons to match the mortises, the tableready for assembly. Use four clampsd four cauls to assemble the legs androns (Photo 8). Apply glue sparingly to

e tenons, and draw the assemblygether. Check the assembly for square.necessary, adjust the clamps to makee assembly square.

ter the glue has set, use the router with aaight bit to cut the hinge rabbet. To dos, clamp two pieces of scrap flush withe apron's top edge to provide a stablerface for the router. Set the router toake a 5/32-in.-deep cut (Photo 9). Noteat the rabbet's 1/2-in. width is critical. Itsitions the hinge so the top can tiltthout striking the leg's corner.

ext, crosscut the piano hinge to fit the

bbet and install it temporarily. Do this byacing the lid on the workbench with thettom facing up. Then place the table,ttom up, onto the lid and mark thesition of the hinge on the lid. Remove

e hinge, mark the screw centers, andre the screw pilot holes. Attach the

nge to the table first, then to the lid.

nce the hinge is installed, mark and boree screw pilot holes for lid supports.

tach the supports to the aprons first,

6--Round the bottom of the leg corners onthe router table. Don't round the top of theleg where it abuts the apron.

7--Use a stopblock clamped to the mitergauge and a dado blade in the table sawto cut the apron tenons.

8--Glue and clamp the aprons and legs.Heavy cauls distribute clamping pressure

across each apron.



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en the lid (Photo 10).

ut the plywood bottom to size and installwith glue and nails. Also, glue theffener strip to the bottom. Remove the lidallow finishing.

e finished the table with three coats oflyurethane lightly tinted with a few drops

yellow ochre to give it a warm honeylor.

9--Clamp scrap to the rear apron toprovide a base for the router, then cut thehinge rabbet using a straight bit.

10--Sequence is important when attachingthe top's support hardware. Attach it tothe apron first, then the top.


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