Hall Table: Lower Rails
Learn how to cut stepped mortises in the lower rails to house the shelf's tenons.
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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.
The shelf for this table is connected to the lower rails via mortise and tenons. The mortises are stepped, or housed, creating a clean look. In this episode Rousseau shows how to make the lower rails and to cut the mortises for the shelf to create tight-fitting joints.
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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
Comments
I've never seen a plunge router setup like what you are using in the episode on the lower rails. Can you tell us what kind of plunge router you are using and what kind of twin rail system is? Thanks for a wonderful series.
Answered my own question when I got a good look at the label a bit later in the episode. It's a DeWalt DW621 2 HP EVS Plunge Router.
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