The Table Book

522 Pages·2016·24.65 MB·English

by  Editors of Popular Woodworking

The TABLE BOOK
FROM THE EDITORS OF POPULAR WOODWORKING
THE TABLE BOOK. Copyright © 2010 by Popular Woodworking. Printed and bound in China. All
rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or
mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in
writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review.
Published by Popular Woodworking Books, an imprint of F+W Media, Inc., 4700 East Galbraith
Road, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45236. [phone] First edition.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The table book / from the editors of Popular woodworking. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-4403-0427-9 (pbk. : alk. paper)
eISBN 13: 978-1-4403-1049-2
1. Tables. 2. Woodwork. I. Popular woodworking.
TT197.5.T3T332 2010
684′.08 — dc22
2010006834
ACQUISITIONS EDITOR: David Thiel
SENIOR EDITOR: Jim Stack
DESIGNER: Brian Roeth
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Mark Griffin
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Mark Griffin
PHOTOGRAPHERS: Staff of Popular Woodworking
ILLUSTRATORS: Staff of Popular Woodworking
Metric Conversion Chart
TO CONVERT TO MULTIPLY BY
Inches Centimeters 2.54
Centimeters Inches 0.4
Feet Centimeters 30.5
Centimeters Feet 0.03
Yards Meters 0.9
Meters Yards 1.1
Read This Important Safety Notice
To prevent accidents, keep safety in mind while you work. Use the safety
guards installed on power equipment; they are for your protection.
When working on power equipment, keep fingers away from saw blades,
wear safety goggles to prevent injuries from flying wood chips and
sawdust, wear hearing protection and consider installing a dust vacuum
to reduce the amount of airborne sawdust in your woodshop.
Don't wear loose clothing, such as neckties or shirts with loose sleeves,
or jewelry, such as rings, necklaces or bracelets, when working on power
equipment. Tie back long hair to prevent it from getting caught in your
equipment.
People who are sensitive to certain chemicals should check the chemical
content of any product before using it.
Due to the variability of local conditions, construction materials, skill
levels, etc., neither the author nor Popular Woodworking Books assumes
any responsibility for any accidents, injuries, damages or other losses
incurred resulting from the material presented in this book.
The authors and editors who compiled this book have tried to make the
contents as accurate and correct as possible. Plans, illustrations,
photographs and text have been carefully checked. All instructions, plans
and projects should be carefully read, studied and understood before
beginning construction.
Prices listed for supplies and equipment were current at the time of
publication and are subject to change.
About the Authors
STEVE SHANESY, publisher of Popular Woodworking Magazine, is a
native of Troy, Ohio, and has more than 20 years experience in cabinet
shops. Steve graduated from Ohio University with a BS in journalism and
from Los Angeles Trade Technical College with a certificate in
cabinetmaking and millwork. He worked as foreman at AE Furniture
Manufacturing in Los Angeles —the city's premier commercial and
residential furniture maker.
CHRISTOPHER SCHWARZ, executive editor for Popular Woodworking
Magazine, is a long-time amateur woodworker and professional
journalist. He built his first workbench at age 8 and spent weekends
helping his father build two houses on the family's farm outside Hackett,
Ark. — using mostly hand tools. He has journalism degrees from
Northwestern University and The Ohio State University and worked as a
magazine and newspaper journalist before joining Popular Woodworking
in 1996. Despite his early experience on the farm, Chris remains a hand-
tool enthusiast.
ROBERT W. LANG, senior editor for Popular Woodworking Magazine,
grew up in northeastern Ohio and has been a professional woodworker
since the early 1970s. He learned woodworking repairing wooden boats
on Lake Erie and in a large commercial shop in Cleveland. Along the way
he studied industrial design at The Ohio State University. His experience
includes building custom furniture and cabinets as well as managing and
engineering large architectural millwork projects. He is the author of
several “Shop Drawings” books about furniture and interiors of the Arts &
Crafts Movement of the early 1900s.
GLEN HUEY, senior editor for Popular Woodworking Magazine, is long-
time professional woodworker, author, DVD host and woodworking
teacher. Glen joined the staff of Popular Woodworking in 2006.
MALCOLM HUEY, father of Glen Huey. He taught Glen all he knows
about woodworking. Well, almost everything.
DAVID THIEL has been a woodworker (both professionally and for fun)
for more that 30 years. He spent 10 years as a senior editor for Popular
Woodworking Magazine and is now the executive editor for Popular
Woodworking books. David also appeared as the host of DIY Network's
Tools & Techniques series for more than 100 episodes.
JIM STACK, senior editor for Popular Woodworking books, is a flat-
lander derelict who grew up in south central Nebraska. He graduated
from the Berklee College of Music in Boston with a Bachelor's degree in
music composition. After moving to Cincinnati, he worked in local
cabinet-and furniture-making shops for almost 20 years. He now builds
guitars and other contraptions as the mood strikes him. Jim joined F+W
Media in 1999.
JOHN HUTCHINSON lives in Ohio and is an architect who loves to
design and build mildly eccentric furniture.
JIM STUARD is a former editor for Popular Woodworking Magazine. He
now hosts a website devoted to fly fishing and does woodworking when
he can.
Table of Contents
PORTABLE WRITING DESK
CLASSIC SHAKER CANDLE STAND
THORSEN HOUSE SIDE TABLE
ROUND TABORET
MARBLE-TOP ART DECO TABLE
GREENE & GREENE GARDEN TABLE