Hall Table: Mortises for Aprons and Rails
Learn how to cut mortises using a plunge router and templates.
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In this video workshop, Timothy Rousseau offers detailed instruction on a variety of woodworking techniques while building this beautiful hall table made of quartersawn walnut. In this series you will learn the basics of pattern routing, how to create a floating tabletop, and discover an ingenious method for tapering curved legs with a thickness planer.
In this episode Rousseau shows how to cut mortises with a plunge router and templates. The joinery will connect the legs to the aprons and under rails of the table.
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Produced by: Ed Pirnik; Video by: Gary Junken; Editing by: Mike Dobsevage
Videos in the Series
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Make an Asian-Inspired Hall TableJune 19, 2012 -
Hall table: Tapered legsJune 19, 2012 -
Hall Table: Mortises for Aprons and RailsJune 19, 2012 -
Hall Table: Tenons and Double TenonsJune 19, 2012 -
Hall Table: Shaping PartsJune 19, 2012 -
Hall Table: Lower RailsJune 19, 2012 -
Hall Table: Shelf and Base Glue-UpJune 19, 2012 -
Hall Table: The TabletopJune 19, 2012 -
Hall Table: The FinishJune 19, 2012
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