First Table help

Good Morning,

i am making my first table. Its a small end table: My question is this:

I want to use 2x2 boards for the legs: I was thinking of rounding over all 4 sides of the the 2x2 or maybe just taper them: If i decide to taper should i cut the tapers first and then round over or round over and then taper:

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Thank you
Phil

I think you'd have to taper first, then round over unless I'm misunderstanding your question. If you round over then taper you'll be removing the roundover by cutting the taper.

1. Square up
2. Cut joinery
3. Taper
4. Round over

Tapered legs usually look best turned or with square edges . A small rounding might help ,"be sure you are right ,then go ahead"

Take care that in rounding, you don't end up with legs too skinny.

When I taper, I just soften the edges a bit by sanding, not a round over. It depends on the style you're going for, however.

Make a practice leg.

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Originally Posted by Prashun Patel

1. Square up
2. Cut joinery
3. Taper
4. Round over

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Like this, but I typically chamfer the legs, not round over. A chamfer maintains a precise look, a round over makes things look a bit less crisp.