Sofa Table

A nice design and clean lines. Good job.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

I like the tapered legs and color.

-- Jesus is Lord!

I’ve never done a taper leg before. Those are really nice. How did you cut the tapers? Bandsaw? Tablesaw?

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

I cut those on a table saw. I used a Rockler taper jig. It cost $15 and thats about what it is worth. It felt very dangerous. Since then i built a home made jig out of MDF and hold down clamps, much safer and easier to use.

-- Woodbutcher extraordinaire

very cool…hey…take some photos of the jig too—-and add that as a project—and some steps…great legs man!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...119 days to sanity...

I keep telling myself I’m going to do some tapered legs…. Nice job on this table!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Maybe Niki has a tapered jig he can show us?

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

I will keep the Rockler Taper Jig concern in mind. I purchased the same for $15 for my next project.

The table looks great, no other finish than the cherry stain?

-- WaywardHoosier - Behind schedule and over budget, but who's counting?

I really like the bowtie shelf, it really adds to the table. Nice finish also.

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

As others have said, great looking legs. I am not familiar with the Rockler jig. I ended up making a tapering jig that was featured in Fine Woodworking about 6 issues ago. It worked quite well and supported the timber well for the third and fourth cuts.

-- Bob

I did not use a jig when I built the tapered legs for a pub table I made. I just marked out the tapering, cut the legs on the bandsaw, and then used a sander to smooth them off. It worked well, but using a jig would probably be a good idea in the future.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

The jig i built is very simple. I use a piece of mdf about 1 foot wide & 3-4 feet long. i mounted 2 hold down clamps to it. slide the jig so it rest against the table saw fence. slide the jig & fence up against the saw blade. Now you mark out the taper on your leg. lay the leg on the jig with the waste side sticking off of the jig. clamp and cut. This jig will only work with 2 side tapers like the sofa table legs.

-- Woodbutcher extraordinaire