Woodworking for beginners; a manual for amateurs . Fig. 312. 1-^- to 2|- square, ac-cording to the size ofthe table. After beingsquared and cut to alength they should betapered toward the bot-tom by planing down twoopposite sides and then the other two. The tapering, however, should not extend to the tops of the legs, but to a point a little below the bottom of the rails, or cross-bars, which connect the legs. On the two inner sides of the legs mortises must be cut to receive tenons on the ends of the rails which connect the legs, as shown in Fig. 313 (see M o ? t i s i n g ). These rails can
Woodworking for beginners; a manual for amateurs . Fig. 312. 1-^- to 2|- square, ac-cording to the size ofthe table. After beingsquared and cut to alength they should betapered toward the bot-tom by planing down twoopposite sides and then the other two. The tapering, however, should not extend to the tops of the legs, but to a point a little below the bottom of the rails, or cross-bars, which connect the legs. On the two inner sides of the legs mortises must be cut to receive tenons on the ends of the rails which connect the legs, as shown in Fig. 313 (see M o ? t i s i n g ). These rails can be of I Slock, Fig. 313. the curves on the lower edge being cut with the turning-saw or compass and keyhole saw, and finished with spokeshave and chisel or file. The curves can be omitted, of course, if not try to put this table all together permanently at one. Furniture 205
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