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One of the Altar Servers knowing that I play with wood asked me a year ago to build a table for him. I told him sure, give me a rough drawing with some dimensions. A few weeks ago I got a VERY rough drawing with the all important measurements. I had to ask him if indeed he wanted a 40" high table with a fairly narrow footprint. He assured me, so I was off and trotting. I used dowels instead of mortise and tenons just to get a little practice. It all went together without a hitch and was rock solid. The actual shelves are 3/4" melamine. I wrapped the top shelf with some cherry glued and pin nailed. He is a struggling college student and as I did not have to purchase any of the material the build was done gratis.
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Nice table. That's 3 well done projects for others. Very smart to practice before you do something for yourself!
 

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Jumbo, I like your thinking here. You have kept the design neat and clean yet sturdy and well constructed. Great job of planning and executing a design. Everything about this is practical and straight forward. Nice job of planning and nice craftsmanship.
 

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Nicely done using dowels.
 

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Good one, JJ.
 

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That is a really nice table. Great job.
 

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Do those legs all slant inward (or is that an optical 'delusion?). Dowel joinery looks much more accurate than I can achieve.
 

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gfadvm must be the optics on my finely tuned iphone. They are square. One of the cool functions of the Shopsmith is horizontal boring. It makes Dowling a snap. Set up a couple of stops keep all the faces the same and run them. It really could not be easier.
 

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That is a nice simple design with clean lines. Well done!
 

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Thanks JJ. That's kinda what I thought.
 

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Nice and clean. I am sure your friend will appreciate it for years to come.
 

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Nice and simple, nice way to remember the basics again.
 

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Nice table, Jack. I love dowel assembly!!
 
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