![]() Let the glue up for the legs dry overnight, even if you use yellow glue which, in most situations, can be taken out of clamps after an hour. The number of clamps shown is a minimum for such a glue up. Use a lot of clamps with light pressure rather than a few with a lot of pressure. But, these clumps against the table saw fence make the first cut a pain, so at least smear the wet glue flat if you don’t bother to clean it all off. Cleaning the wet glue off this is less important because you can remove dried clumps with the table saw. Photo 2- This is the glue blank for the legs. This means that each leg will have a glue line in it, but if your stock color is consistent these will not be readily visible, and such a glue up is a more efficient use of stock than cutting 1″ thick legs out of 1-3/4″ stock. The thickness and width of the legs is 1″, which you could easily get from stock thicker than the common 3/4″, but if you don’t have thicker stock you can get all the legs by gluing up a blank from three pieces of 3/4″ stock (photo 2). Edge glue stock to make a single wide piece at least 15 x 48″ from which the three tops can be cut (photo 1). ![]() You will need following woodworking tools:īegin with two glue ups to get the necessary dimensions for tops and legs. It’s harder to clean off after it’s hard. Clean the wet glue off with hot water and a rag. Put thin rippings between the clamps and the wood so the clamp doesn’t dent the wood. If you use biscuits or dowels to align the edge joints, be sure you locate them where they won’t be exposed after you cut up the piece. Photo 1- Edge glue your stock to get the widths involved. Let’s Start Building Wooden Nesting Tables First use this cylinder to mark the center arc, then locate it appropriately for the other arcs and scribe them.Īll the above can be gotten by gluing together A second way to do this procedure is to replace your compass with a tin can or any other round object with approximately the same radius. Finally, locate the radius centers of the other two arcs as shown and strike them with the compass. With a compass, strike this middle arc as shown. Next locate the center point of the middle arc at 2-1/8 inches above the bottom line and along the center line. Then put a center line through it as shown. First draw the rectangular rail with the 4 x 9 inch dimensions. Use a similar procedure for other rails if you choose to make them curved too. Use this diagram to draw your own template for front rail. The veneer work here is some of the simplest and is a good way to cut your teeth with thin wood (so to speak!).ĭrawing 2- Making The Curve Rail Template. Veneering may seem like a very difficult process, but there are degrees of difficulty in veneering as with other woodworking skills. If you choose, you can add a beautiful touch by veneering the rails of the tables, as I did, though it isn’t necessary. These nesting tables Woodworking projects are relatively simple to make, requiring a minimum of tools. This set of nesting tables will go a long way to alleviate the first part of the problem, the rest is up to you. NOW WHAT DO YOU DO when all the relatives show up, plunck themselves down in the living room, and start putting their drinks down anywhere in sight? Sometimes you want to tell them to bring their own tables and chairs, not to mention their own drinks. I used cherry and bird’s eye maple veneer for the tables shown. So, you can make these tables with only a table saw, hand drill and dowel jig if you choose. The router is used only for edge details and veneering, these can be eliminated too, if you like. Make all the edges straight and you don’t need these tools. The scroll saw (or band or saber saw) and drill press are only for the curves. You can use a dowel jig instead of a biscuit joiner, or cut mortise and tenon joints if you like. The jointer is only a convenient way to taper the legs, the alternative is the simple table saw taper jig shown in a photo. I made the tables as they are shown using a table saw, router, scroll saw, drill press, jointer and biscuit joiner.
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