Mollie Peery
01-18-2012, 2:16 PM
Hi everyone,
I'm working on my first slab project that will be a coffee table. One side will have a slab leg that is already mortised in (dry fit). There will be a "bar" on the floor parallel to the tabletop. A turned leg is to be angled from the other end of the table and attached to the bar similar to http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=79359 The distance between my slab and turned leg is longer however.
I want the front turned leg to be as tight and sturdy as possible. I read somewhere that you can insert a turned leg with some type of mesh, insert glued leg and when the glue dries, cut the mesh flush. Has anyone heard of this? I am curious how others secure similar legs.
I'm working on my first slab project that will be a coffee table. One side will have a slab leg that is already mortised in (dry fit). There will be a "bar" on the floor parallel to the tabletop. A turned leg is to be angled from the other end of the table and attached to the bar similar to http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=79359 The distance between my slab and turned leg is longer however.
I want the front turned leg to be as tight and sturdy as possible. I read somewhere that you can insert a turned leg with some type of mesh, insert glued leg and when the glue dries, cut the mesh flush. Has anyone heard of this? I am curious how others secure similar legs.