Project Information
This side table (to a contemporary desk that I posted one to two months ago) represents a smaller-version of the desk - though, my wife thinks it's large enough to be a desk, in-and-of itself - it measures 48" x 20", x 30" high.
Similar to the desk, all joints are M&T (Domino) joints, and utilizes the same back leg form (repetition of form) as the desk - the front legs are a modified version to accommodate the shorter shelf support. The table top is supported both by the back legs and risers on the shelf. The front legs support the shelf, along with M&T joints in the back leg.
Mistakes:
Where do I start…
The most instructive mistake is that I should have used a precise template for the back legs (in my world, I use both rough and precise templates, depending on what I'm making: Rocking Chair templates are rough, as there is significant sanding and shaping that remains once the general outline is cut. Precise templates are used when I'll go to the router table to create exact copies). Using the rough template yields back legs that are not identical - I can see this when I see their rising arc splay-out from the decorative/functional spline, at the bottom of the back legs.
As with most of my work, Layout is at least 50% of the total build time: about 20 hours.
If I can address any questions, please let me know.
Everyone, Do Take Care.
MJCD
Similar to the desk, all joints are M&T (Domino) joints, and utilizes the same back leg form (repetition of form) as the desk - the front legs are a modified version to accommodate the shorter shelf support. The table top is supported both by the back legs and risers on the shelf. The front legs support the shelf, along with M&T joints in the back leg.
Mistakes:
Where do I start…
The most instructive mistake is that I should have used a precise template for the back legs (in my world, I use both rough and precise templates, depending on what I'm making: Rocking Chair templates are rough, as there is significant sanding and shaping that remains once the general outline is cut. Precise templates are used when I'll go to the router table to create exact copies). Using the rough template yields back legs that are not identical - I can see this when I see their rising arc splay-out from the decorative/functional spline, at the bottom of the back legs.
As with most of my work, Layout is at least 50% of the total build time: about 20 hours.
If I can address any questions, please let me know.
Everyone, Do Take Care.
MJCD