Woodworker: Nick BoyntonBoynton has made several variations of this hall table (16-in. deep by 30-in. wide by 29-in. tall), including dining tables and coffee tables, based on a Japanese Torii arch. This one is curly walnut veneer and solid wood, finished with oil and lacquer. Boynton says people often ask how he mortised the curved stretchers through the curved legs. He bandsawed the parts, laid the stretcher over the legs, and recorded the mortise angle with a bevel gauge. Then he marked how far the leg needed to slide onto the stretcher, and tapered the stretcher slightly so it would slide in tightly with no glue needed. The top is attached with a dowel at each leg.