Pedestal Dining Table: Arm and Foot Joinery

Furniture maker and instructor Timothy Rousseau shows you how to build a pedestal dining table with modern flare. By crafting a system of interlocking half-lap and mortise-and-tenon joinery, Rousseau demonstrates how to build a rock-solid central column that is as stylish as it is strong.

In this episode of the video workshop, Timothy Rousseau begins construction of the column assembly with tips on how to cut mortises and rock-solid half-lapped joinery for the pedestal’s arm and foot components.