Woodworking Projects and Plans: Tables

Bottom shelf adds interest and utility to a classic design.

Asa Christiana builds an outdoor table that combines top and legs in a single assembly.

John Cameron builds a beautiful table, copied directly from a 400-year-old Ming Dynasty piece, with a wonderfully complex, interlocking system of joinery, accomplished without glue.

Complexity and serenity coexist in this exceptional Chinese piece

The gentle curves and sweeps in this table may be deceiving, because the square base makes it accessible to both new and experienced woodworkers.

This top design, dating back to the Federal period, pivots 90° and folds open to double the work area.

An elliptical top and crossed rails distinguish this contemporary piece

Thomas Throop has explored this furniture form in designs that range from traditional to completely contemporary.

Two templates ensure that this solid-wood edging will correctly fit to any outside curve.

Based on a vintage Danish Modern piece, Chris Gochnour's side table has legs that pierce the tabletop and battens that hold the top flat, stabilize the legs, and provide the runners for the side-hung drawer.