After inlaying some butterly keys and building in a sweet haunched dovetail for the left leg, all I had left to do was cut some tenons and mortises to fit the other two legs.
Nice tenon, poor vocab
I originally was going to cut through tenons, which would show through the top of the table. I decided to do a haunched tenon after a solid weed of negative temps and subsequent finger arthritis. Getting old sucks.
Then I did a dry fit:
Not too shabby. I shaved the corners of the tenons a bit so they didn’t bind or crack with seasonal humidity changes.
Glue up
The last major task was to fill in the large cracks that the butterfly keys were bridging. PC Clear Epoxy was the brand of 2-part epoxy I used, mixed 50/50 with crushed turqouise rock.
Pretttty
Now it’s all over but the crying. I spent about 4 hours sanding and finish-planing the piece. Anything rushed in this stage will show forever. Three coats of Tried and True varnish oil completed the piece. It’s important to note that I sanded up to 1200 grit before applying the finish. Satin smoothness was the result:
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