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   nazard | Nov 24, 2007 05:39am | #1

   Larry,

   Scroll down the left side of your screen.  At the bottom use the Search box to find previous threads on benches/Frid/bench construction, etc.  I built a new bench last year and found lots of good stuff.  Welcome to Knots!

   -Nazard

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   Larry25 | Nov 24, 2007 06:08am | #2

   Thanks, that did bring up some interesting replies.  But the bench I want to  make is not a workbench.  One needs to see the picture in the issue 52 of the magazine to be able to give me some advice.

   Thanks anyway.

   Larry

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   Pippins | Nov 24, 2007 05:26pm | #3

   Larry25, I had to dig out the issue 52 to see the bench. Good questions.

   Without a closer look, I will have to venture a guess that the legs are attached to the crossmenbers with a bridle joint or perhaps even a dovetail. At the intersection, the crossmembers would be attached with a half lap.

   Without crossmembers, the legs would have to be attached with a tenon into the bench. A through tenon would have been visible from the top. This may not have been the look the Tage wanted.

   There are probably other explanations out there. 

   Steve Pippins      

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   Larry25 | Nov 24, 2007 10:03pm | #4

   Steve,

   Thanks for the time and the thoughts.  I agree with your assessment, I guess that makes the most sense.  The part that bothers me is how narrow the bench slab is and how that will affect the overall stability.  I have the slab almost finished being sanded.  Then I will start on the legs.  Thanks again

   Larry

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   DanG | Nov 24, 2007 11:17pm | #5

   Larry,Unless it's been revised since the April 1986 printing, you will find what appears to be the very same picture, but in black and white, on Page 230 in the Gallery section of "Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking, Book 3." Curiously, however, in that case the picture is captioned, "Coffee table; walnut with rose=metal inlay; 1983." Maybe what you're actually making is a "bench" for coffee cups to sit on instead of a bench for people to sit on, in which case the stability factor is not as critical. Too bad Tage isn't still around to ask which it actually is; I doubt if anyone at Taunton would know.Dan

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   Larry25 | Nov 25, 2007 05:33am | #6

   Thanks, I am interested in sitting on it and m walnut slab is also fairly narrow.  I will try to find the book.

   Larry

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   DanG | Nov 25, 2007 07:42am | #7

   I wouldn't bother with the book if you're thinking just in terms of your current project. I don't believe there's anything in it on your bench/coffee table aside from the one picture. You already have that, and in color to boot. But for general edification, yes, definitely. It's part of a set of three volumes that are on just about everybody's list of woodworking classics. The set comes from Taunton with a bonus DVD:http://store.taunton.com/onlinestore/item/070880.html It's also available elsewhere, but I don't think with the DVD. The set I have predates DVD's, so I can't really comment on that. In any case, since the set is a classic your local library or bookstore may have something you can look at. I think you'll find it's worth the effort.Dan