#trestle table

The dressing-table is a wallpaperer's trestle skirted in striped sari cotton.

Dreamland theatre is showing that play with snails!

Jiji telepathically plays the soundtrack, while aardvark wonders what all the fuss is about…

How to Make a Trestle Table

Corbels and staircase parts helped us craft a handsome table with plenty of room for a family crowd

Full details and step-by-step at the This Old House website

Last time - here’s what I made:

Here’s what got me here so far:

https://sultanofsawdust.tumblr.com/post/163071061409/knockdown-trestle-coffee-table-part-1-stock

https://sultanofsawdust.tumblr.com/post/163071433059/knockdown-trestle-coffee-table-part-2

https://sultanofsawdust.tumblr.com/post/163071955794/knockdown-trestle-coffee-table-part-3-tenons

https://sultanofsawdust.tumblr.com/post/163072570234/knockdown-trestle-coffee-table-part-4-shaping

https://sultanofsawdust.tumblr.com/post/163073146104/knockdown-trestle-coffee-table-part-5-the-top

Again, here is what I had in mind to attach the top to the base, so that wood movement wouldn’t ruin my lovely new table later:

So I made them.  I dug out some scrap from this project, cleaned it up, gave it the dimensions I wanted, and with a couple of passes on the tablesaw I had them.

I cut that into pieces and got out my counter-sink bit.

That’s it.  I was ready to start applying finish!

For assembly, I moved the pieces from my shop to their destination and started assembling.

I made sure it was sturdy (it was actually ridiculously sturdy, I could breakdance on this thing).

All that was left to do was enjoy!