Here’s a quick shot of the No. 516 side table after glue up but before sanding. (The quality of the photo is abysmal; I’m trying to get some time to do a proper job photographing our products.)
Despite the poor quality, I wanted you to see how the grain flows in the legs.
In a prior post, I talked about the problem I ran into when cutting the tapers on these legs. I came up with a solution that worked beautifully. You can see in this photo how both the front and rear faces of the legs have matching grain.
While I was at it, I also modified the rail to square off the ends and I cut a rabbet in the top of the legs so that the rail was positioned more towards the front face of the legs. Now everything is where I want it, and I’m happy with the piece.
Just an FYI: For some reason, the photo minimizes the taper of the legs. It’s actually tapered a little more top-to-bottom than the photo is letting on.
Your Correspondent: thinking that a photography backdrop with accessories would make a wonderful birthday present.
