First Table help

[Philip Merola]

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

[Mick Simon]

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.

[Prashun Patel]

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

[Mel Fulks]

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

[Stan Calow]

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.

[Tom Bender]

Make a practice leg.

[Matt Evans]

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


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.