Coffee Table: Episode 4
Posted 20 March 2013
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Paul showed how to cut mortises last week. This week it’s tenons! First though he shows how to shape the leg according to the template that. Paul shows one way to cut tenons. However, we will be showing many alternative methods in later episodes.
Nice job guys, thanks for this one
Thanks, looking forward to the experience of working with oak, having only worked with pine so far.
Ken, are you going for the record to be the person who has commented the first the most times! 🙂
Another great Video Paul 🙂
just realised the importance of having a square “square”
Spend my spare time shaping the legs this weekend and was all excited when late Saturday night I laid everything out and noticed that one of my four legs did not look the same as the others. instead of shaping the taper on the inside of all the legs I tapered the outside of one…NUTS!!!!!!!!!!
I guess I get more practice on cutting mortises now. 🙂 For those of you who do not want more practice, make sure you lay out your template properly and check twice.
Happy building
Dallas
More historical context please. Thanks for this great and inexpensive source material.
As always, well done!
hi there,
when i’m using the hand plane to finish the curves on my coffee table leg do i start from the front (lower end of the curve) and then move backwards on the curve or is it vice versa?
cheers
Rocky
Hello Rocky,
This depends on the grain direction, which you will have to establish to do the chisel cuts. For more information on that see the videos on stock preparation.
Best, Phil