Table Plans/Help

[Jerry Thompson]

In the upcoming months I am to build a dining table. I would like to have sliding end extensions to accomodate more people as the occasion warrents. I have seen plans in several books for extension tables that have center leafs but none for what I would like to do.
Thank you.

[Chris Barton]

Hi Jerry,

Could you be a bit more specific as to what you're looking for here?

[Mike Henderson]

In the upcoming months I am to build a dining table. I would like to have sliding end extensions to accomodate more people as the occasion warrents. I have seen plans in several books for extension tables that have center leafs but none for what I would like to do.
Thank you.

What do you want to do?

Mike

[Jerry Thompson]

I want to find out how to make retractable ends for a table. I have no idea how to make slides to pull out the ends when needed and slide them back under the table top when done with them.

[Roy Harding]

I want to find out how to make retractable ends for a table. I have no idea how to make slides to pull out the ends when needed and slide them back under the table top when done with them.

Check these out:

http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.aspx?c=1&p=46841&cat=3,43586,43594,46849

http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.aspx?c=1&p=46847&cat=3,43586,43594,46849

They're not EXACTLY what you're looking for, but would certainly fill the bill, I think.

Roy

[Geoff Harris]

Take a look at http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=24617

or search for "Draw Leaf Table".

[Gary Keedwell]

Be aware that the hardware could cost as much as the wood to make the table.:(
Gary K.

[Rik Rickerson]

Jerry,

Special hardware is not needed. Check out the Dining Table plans in Woodsmith #64 p.4. It describes what you are looking for and should give you a starting point.

Take care,
Rik


In the upcoming months I am to build a dining table. I would like to have sliding end extensions to accomodate more people as the occasion warrents. I have seen plans in several books for extension tables that have center leafs but none for what I would like to do.
Thank you.

[Justin Bukoski]

Here is a link to some plans that give you an idea of how to build something like what you are looking for http://plansnow.com/dntable.html

[glenn bradley]

I want to find out how to make retractable ends for a table. I have no idea how to make slides to pull out the ends when needed and slide them back under the table top when done with them.

Woodsmith Vol.29 #171 has plans for a sliding top table that sounds like what you describe.

[Charlie Schultz]

New Yankee Workshop also has a plan for dr table with sliding ends.

[Don Bullock]

Years ago I made a trestle table with breadboard ends. Instead of attaching the ends to the table top, I fabricated a slide so that they could be pulled out to extend the table. Many of the current table slides like the one that Rockler has will work much batter than the one I made.
See: http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=764&filter=table%20slide
I wish that I had the funds in those days to buy something like this, but something like it can be made in the shop.