Table - Bedside Table with Breadboard Ends, Woodworking Plans
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ChristopherSwingley
1Introduction
Here’sasimpleprojectwithsomenicedetailsthatcanbebuiltinafewhours.Myversionof
thistablewasmadefromAlaskanbirchandfinishedwithPaddy’s(
)
de-waxedorangeshellac.
2Plan
16"
16"
B
A
B
3"
Side View
Top View
C
11 1/2"
A
D
D
16"
A
24"
Legs are 1 1/4" x 1 1/4" at the top,
pinned joint
with an inside taper of 1/4"
B
A
B
1 1/4"
13 1/2"
3/4"
E
Clip
Clips are screwed into the underside of the
top and fit into grooves cut in the stretchers
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2000,ChristopherSwingley
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Close up of
BedsideTable
3CutList
KeyQtyDescription T W LNotes
A
3Tabletop 3/4
51/4 15
Totallengthofthesepiecesshouldbe
16inches.Longedgeofthegluedtop
panelhasa1/4”thickx3/4”deep
groovecutalongit’slength(shownas
adottedlineontheTopView).
B
2Breadboardends 3/4 11/4 16
1/4”x3/4”tonguecutoutofoneedge
thatmatchesthegrooveinthetop.
C
4Stretchers 3/4 3111/2
Stretchershavea1/4”groovecutalong
thebackforthetongueontheclips.
D
4Legs 11/4 11/4 24
Legshaveaninsidetaperof1/4”start-
ing6-8inchesfromthetoponboth
insidefaces.
E
6Clips 3/4 1 2
Clipsarescrewedintothetabletop
suchthatthetonguefitsintothe
groovescutinthestretchers.
(Alldimensionsareininches)
Toconstructthetable,firstjointtheedgesofthethree(orfewerifyouhavewiderboardsfor
thetop)toppieces(
A
)andgluethemtogether.Tomakeplaningthetopeasier,chooseboards
whosepatternsmatchwiththegrainorientedinthesamedirection.Oncethegluedries,cuta
groove1/4”wideand3/4”deepintothetwolongsidesofthetop.
Next,sizethebreadboardends(
B
)andcutthetonguetomatchthegrooveinthetop.The
tongueshouldslipintothegroovebyhand,buthaveaniceeven,tightfit.
Toattachthebreadboardendstothetabletop,clampthethreepiecestogetheranddrillsix
holesthroughthemiddleofthetopsuchthattheygothroughthemiddleoftheedgegrooves
andthetongue(shownassmallcirclesontheTopView).Yourholesshouldbethesamesizeas
whateverdowelorsquarepegyouplantousetoholdtheendsonthetable.Removethetop
fromtheclampsandelongatethefourouterholesinthetonguesothatthemiddleboardscan
expandandcontractwhilekeepingthebreadboardendsattached(Seetheenlargedsectionin
thefigureabove).Iusedaholesawtoextendthedrillholes,butajigsaworaroundfilewould
alsowork.Themiddleholesineachtongueshouldbeleftalone.
Putadabofglueinthemiddleofeachtongueandintheinsidesofthedowelholesontheglued-
upmiddlesection.Usegluesparingly,aswewantthemiddlesectionofthetoptoexpandand
contractwithchangesinhumidity.Slipthepiecestogetherandputthembackintheclamps.
Finally,drivethedowelsintotheholesandletthegluedry.
Whilethegluedries,cutthestretchers(
C
)andlegs(
D
)tosize.Besuretomarkwhichfacesget
tapersoneachlegbeforecuttingthemsoyou’llhaveaninsidetaperonallfourlegs.Alsocut
thegroovesinthetopofeachstretcher.Thegroovesareabout1/4”wide,1/4”to1/2”deep
andbeginabout1/2”downfromthetopedgeofeachstretcher.
Planeandsmoothallthepiecesandthetop(oncethegluedries).Ialsoroundedtheedgesof
thetabletopusingaround-overbitinmyrouter,butyoucouldusesandpaperorahandplane
toacheivethesameeect.
TojointhestretchersandthelegsIuseddowelpins,butyoucoulduseamortiseandtenon
jointifyoulike.Thetablewon’tcarrymuchweight,sodowelsaresucient.
Finally,cutsomeclips(
E
)sothattheirtonguewillfitintothegroovesinthestretcherswhen
theclipisfastenedtothetabletopfromunderneath.Afterallthegluehasdried,connectthe
topusingtheclips.Besuretoplanforthemovementofthetopwhenattachingtheclips.
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