Tapered legs add lightness and spring to tables designs.
By Glen D. Huey
Pages: 26-27
Issue #181, February 2010.
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Small tables are useful just about anywhere in the home. They can be easy to build, but a good design is important. Tapered legs, which are often found in Shaker, Federal and country furniture, can make this design more interesting.
Tapering begins below the apron and continues down a slope to the floor. Tapering reduces the appearance and ensures that the legs are thick enough at the top for adequate joinery strength.
Additionally, this tables base is slightly wider than it is deep, and the top overhangs the ends more than at the front or back the increased work surface adds to the overall design.
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Issue #181, February 2010.
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