Arts & Crafts Coffee Table: Shelf and Through-Tenons
Through-tenons are visible, so they must be perfect. Here's how to get it done.
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In this video workshop, Gregory Paolini shows you step-by-step, how to build a beautiful coffee table in the Arts & Crafts style. With its straight-forward mortise-and-tenon construction, and beautiful breadboard ends, the Arts & Crafts Coffee Table is an approachable project for any woodworker with intermediate skills.
The most visible joint in the table is the through tenon that connects the shelf to the sides. In this episode Paolini demonstrates how to cut the joinery without tearout.
Produced by: Ed Pirnik; Video by: Gary Junken; Editing by: Gary Junken
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Videos in the Series
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Make an Arts & Crafts Coffee TableAugust 6, 2012 -
Arts & Crafts Coffee Table: Leg ConstructionAugust 6, 2012 -
Arts & Crafts Coffee Table: Aprons, Stretchers, and SlatsAugust 6, 2012 -
Arts & Crafts Coffee Table: JoineryAugust 6, 2012 -
Arts & Crafts Coffee Table: Shelf and Through-TenonsAugust 6, 2012 -
Arts & Crafts Coffee Table: Breadboard EndsAugust 6, 2012 -
Arts & Crafts Coffee Table: Surface PrepAugust 6, 2012 -
Arts & Crafts Coffee Table: Assembly and FinishAugust 6, 2012
Comments
I'd like to get a closer look at that table saw sled.
That's a very wide through tenon. How does the tenon not split the shelf or rail with the mortis?
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