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TABLE sa BUTLER'S TRAY TABLE sa CANDLESTAND sa CARD TABLE sa CHAIR TABLE sa COFFEE TABLE sa CONSOLE TABLE sa CORNER TABLE sa DINING TABLE sa DRAWING TABLE sa DRESSING TABLE sa DROP-LEAF TABLE sa END TABLE sa EXTENSION TABLE sa FOLDING TABLE sa GAME TABLE sa GATELEG TABLE sa HALL TABLE sa KITCHEN TABLE sa LIBRARY TABLE sa MODEL & MINIATURE TABLE sa NESTING TABLE sa NIGHT STAND sa OCCASIONAL TABLE sa OUTDOOR FURNITURE -- TABLE sa PEDESTAL TABLE sa PLANT STAND sa ROUND TABLE sa SERVING TABLE sa SMOKING STAND sa SOFA TABLE sa TABLE -- GLASS-TOP sa TABLE (CHILD'S) sa TABLETOP sa TILT TABLE sa TRESTLE TABLE sa UTILITY TABLE sa WRITING TABLE xx FURNITURE Matching table and lamp set is made almost entirely out of scrap wood. Tip on assembling a table in order to avoid an out-of-square condition. Wall-hung contemporary (sculptured frame) mirror (16"x20") and wall-hung half-table (8"x19") ensemble. Turning table legs. How to design a leg profile, then turn a prototype to use as a template for a set of four legs. Photo shows Pop-art table with a base of empty beer cans and a 2 ft. square plastic top. Est. cost: $19. How to build a simple table and coat rack. Photo shows wall-mounted cabinets with drop-down doors and a 3x5 ft. Parsons table. Est. cost: $83. Photo shows how to make a butcher block table from 2x8 fir and oak flooring. Est. cost: $36. Photo shows how to turn a 30" high unfinished wooden stool into a table. Est. cost: $5. Photo shows bunching cube made to look like a butcher block. Requires 40 pieces fo 2x2s each 14" long, and 11 pieces of 2x2s, each 16" long. Est. cost: $15. Photo shows how to make a sofa, chair and cube table from three sheets of plywood, foam padding and fabric to cover the cushions. Estimated cost for all three pieces: $91. Photo shows how to build a table that uses a cast iron register grill for the table top. Base is built from 3/4" plywood. Est. cost: $15. Photo shows how to make a butcher-block table using the metal base of an old treadle sewing machine and a top of 2x2 maple. Est. cost: $89. Photo shows how to make a cube table with a frame of 2" oak. A canvas sling suspended in the frame holds magazines. Top is a square of acrylic plastic. Est. cost: $18. How to build a ceramic tile-topped table. X-shaped legs and base for tiles are made from 1/2" plywood. Table is 17" square and 12" high. Photo shows a table built with plywood semicircles for the base. Two shelves are mounted between the semicircles. Table looks as though it would rock, but it doesn't. Est. cost: $45. Photo shows how to make a ceramic-tile topped hibachi table from 2x4 fir, plywood, and redwood. Est. cost: $94. Photo shows how plastic cubes and Parsons table can be covered with fabric and used for combination table/storage unit. Est. cost: $30. How to brighten a tabletop with a log-cabin patchwork design done with self-adhesive strips. Estimated cost: $15. Tip: Hanging table is made from plastic-laminate countertop. One end is supported at the wall. The other end is supported by chains from the ceiling. Estimated cost: $95. Clothless table. Photo shows a simple white table (26" square top; 29" tall) featuring a painted checkboard pattern tablecloth done in blue and white. Est. cost: $20. Furniture classics you build yourself. (1) Heritage hutch. 42"Wx78"Hx17"D. (2) Tavern table. 30"Wx70"Lx28"H. (3) Corner cabinet, circa 1780. 86"Hx46"W. (4) Coffee table and bench combination with a hidden storage compartment. Corrugated cardboard accent table with plywood top. Hegagon shaped top and base are covered with aluminum tiles and sheet aluminum. Four-leg Shaker style table with a 19"x33" top and two storage drawers. How to fix shaky tables and loose rungs and legs of chairs. Table built using Selbermachen dowel system. Drawings illustrate the important styling elements found in good Queen Anne tables. Parsons tables. Building and veneering them. Making 50 tables. Using jigs, fixtures, and production methods to build 50 identical tables. Conference tables. Upscale commissions from shop to boardroom. An overview of design, construction, and assembly techniques especially adapted for large tables. Tips on making tile-top tables look at substrate, adhesive and sealing. Engineering a table with drawers. A standardized system for constructing tables with both single and multiple drawers is versatile enough to be applied to almost any style of furniture. Designing table legs. A short history of styles shows the elements of design. A general guide to table repairs. Stopping leg wobbles, securing a stretcher to a leg, tightening a pedestal table top, repairing a broken leg, repairing warped and split tops, repairing veneer, and refinishing a marred top. Triangular sectional tables. Colonial butterfly table. Early American lazy susan/table combination. Simple wall cabinet (7" deep) for displaying dishes features a table (30"x32") which slips in below the bottom shelf and is supported by two legs. Designed for a kitchen where space for a table was limited. 3-D gem tables. Cast plastic resin gem tables feature three layers of gem materials, instead of the usual one layer. How to make a rock slab inlaid table. A 16"x34" table built from basswood and Marlite weighs only 5 lbs., 6 oz. How to build a real butcher block table. Plexiglas cube tables and a tape recorder dust cover. How to cut, finish edges, drill, break, heat form and join Plexiglas. How to make a table from a door. Simple wooden legs attach to a hollow core door. Workshop heirlooms. Plank table features a top which is 72"x18", a large storage drawer, and four lathe-turned legs. Estimated cost: $50. Three great tables you can build. (1) A Queen Anne Porringer which is assembled from a kit. (2) An occasional table designed so you can take the shopping list to the lumberyard and purchase sized pieces. This, in effect, is an instant kit. Top measures 22"x30". It is made of common pine. (3) Shaker country work table has a varnished maple top and an antiqued painted undercarriage. It duplicates furniture found in restorations. Brazed metal table frame. Projects from Plexiglas. A terrarium, a wine rack, a telephone stand, a cube table, a cookbook holder, a circular table and a magazine rack. Do-it-yourself paper furniture. Table, chair and lampshade. Four simple and inexpensive recreation room tables built of plywood. Monk's refectory table is built in "knock-down" fashion. Triangular table provides storage space, display space and serves as the backup for a sofa. Built from 3/4" plywood. Make wrought iron furniture without welding. Pine, stool-shaped table features a storage drawer. Mondrian table is made from heavy Plexiglas. Single plywood furniture piece, designed by Lester Walker, can be rearranged to be a double bed, couch, two single beds or a table with built-in seating. Useful for a summer cottage or a room where space for furniture is limited. How to make a table from empty wooden cable reels. Modern-style chairs double as desks and tables when stood on different surfaces. Built mostly of pine, their smooth curves are achieved by using kerf bending method. Butcher block style Parsons table. The top and legs of the Parsons table are made of pine 1x3 and 1x4s laminated together. The legs are joined to the top using fingerlap joints reinforced with dowels. Building a simple biscuit-joined table with a 32"x36" top and four square legs. Human factors in project design. The importance of checking dimensions before cutting materials for any project. Important measurements to remember when designing a table or desk. A quick-to-build modern table features a plywood top (72"x30") and four tapered legs and apron made from premium grade 2x4's. Traditional Queen Anne side tables feature either a clover-shaped top (20"x30") or a porringer top, plus offset-turned legs. Octagon (8-sided) table is 4 ft. across. Tips on how to convert old cypress trunk sections into table legs for a dining table, and into "stump" tables. Wood triangular-shaped tables. Use separately, or combine to form a coffee table or a low dining table. Painted plywood table (34"x34") on an X-shaped base stores four padded-top stools underneath. Stool tops lift off, exposing storage. Est. cost: $135. Space and dollar streching ideas to make any room a multi-living space. Instructions for making a variety of tables, shelves, room dividers, light fixtures and seating platforms included. Woodworkers' standards. Seating and tables. A summary of the design and dimension standards established over the years by the furniture and wood industries, and by furniture designers. Router-table turning. Combine a variety of simple jigs with your router table to produce elegant table legs, including round, square, octagonal, tapered, fluted, beaded, ... etc. Contemporary table (34"x46"x30" high) for dining, work or accent features a laminated top and tapered, splined legs. Contemporary oak table. Top is 35" square. Legs are almost 3" square. Top is fabricated from 2.5" wide boards that have been glued and splined. Est. cost: $70. How to turn table legs. The do's and don'ts of spindle or between centers turning. Part 1. Simple table legs. How to turn table legs. The do's and don'ts of spindle or between centers turning. Part 2. Coffee table legs and tool handles. Tips on dismantling and restoring an antique table. English furniture. Evolution of English furniture from the Middle Ages until recent times. Part 1. Tables (circa 1000-1500). English furniture. Part 2. Tables for the middle class (circa 1500-1600). English furniture. Part 3. Smaller tables, draw-leaf tables, and gate-leg tables (circa 1600). English furniture. Part 4. Time for tea. Occasional tables of the 1700-1750 period. Table d'haute. Some construction details for a large conference table (54"x192") made of cocobolo wood set into a geometric frame of sycamore. Square cherry table for a Quaker Meeting House features an X-shaped base and a top with a mitered frame surrounding 8 boards. Overall dimensions: 1100mm x 1560mm x 700mm tall (43"x61"x28"). Tips on restoring a small octagonal table with a badly warped top and then restoring the color to simulate mahogany. Joint for connecting three table rails (stretchers) together at the center when constructing a three-legged table. An eight-sided problem. Jig facilitates the cutting of octagonal table legs using a router table. Bunching tables. These multi-purpose tables can be "bunched together" as a cocktail table, used separately as snack or end tables, or serve as stools (when equipped with a cushion). They measure 22"x18"x18" tall. Shaker table features a 32"x19" top, turned legs, and a storage drawer. Table stands 27" tall and may be used as a sewing table, small dining table, end table, etc. Built using pine for the top and hardwood for the legs and rails. Tips on restoring an antique primitive table which had been grease soaked and battered. 19th century (circa 1850) cherry table features four elegant turned legs and a single storage drawer. Top measures 22"x17". Table stands about 29" tall. Shaker tripod side table. Top measures 21"x51". Each of the "tripod" legs attach to the tapered legs with a special locking dovetail joint. Based on a design found at Hancock (Mass.) Shaker Village. Colonial tea table with cabriole legs and Dutch feet. Rectangular top is supported by a rabbeted apron. Swing-top table has adjustable height and can be pivoted 360 degrees around column. Specially designed furniture for a nautical-theme attic bedroom includes a barrel table with low block stools. Three basic modular furniture units, a seat, table and chest, that can be combined for many uses. Cape Cod table has single drawer and turned legs. Measures 14" deep, 26" wide and 28" high. Small convenience table is 17" high and 12" across the octagonal top. Legs are 3" wide and are tied together with an X-shaped stretcher. How to build barrel furniture by making your own barrels. Includes instructions for making the staves and building a table, a chair, a bucket, and two styles of planters. Colonial tavern table. Features an elliptical top, turned legs, aprons and stretchers. Dimensions: 32"x22" top. 26" tall. Duplicate of one found in Metropolitan Museum of Art. Detailed drawings for a Louis XIV painted console table (circa 1700). Copied from the original in Museum of Decorative Arts of the Louvre (Paris, France). Contemporary style table has graceful laminated legs. Top measures 48"x26". Legs are a pair of laminated "U" shapes joined with stretchers. Peninsula-style table is attached to the wall at one end and supported by a circular pedestal leg at the other end. Top is a combination of plastic laminate and mosaic tile. Wooden keg or small barrel is converted into a small table/magazine rack combination. Build a Southwestern or New Mexican style table. Constructed from ponderosa pine and decorated with geometric cutouts. Hand-painted tiles are used on the top. Reproduction of an Early American lacemaker's table is finished to simulate an antique. | |||||||||
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