Videos in This Series

	Introduction (Now Playing) Get an overview of how Hack constructs this elegant side table of fir and cherry.
	Tapered Legs Learn how to shape tapered legs using a pattern, a bandsaw, and handplanes.
	Ebony Leg Cuffs Jazz up your table's legs with subtle cuffs of Macassar ebony.
	Cut the Aprons Cut aprons for splayed table legs and learn a great trick for matching the grain of drawer fronts and aprons.
	Apron Joinery Cut and fine-tune the fit of your mortise-and-tenon joinery.
	Glue-Up Prepare your table for glue-up with tips on tabletop buttons. Then assemble the base of your table and trim the legs to their final length.
	Laminated Drawer Side Layout the curve of the drawer and learn how to handle tricky laminations.
	Dovetailed Drawer Front Use halfblind dovetail joinery to join a curved drawer side to a splayed drawer front.
	Elegant Inlay Turn a knob and mount it over a beautiful checkered inlay.
	Hardwood Drawer Bottom Finish the drawer joinery and add a curved, underbeveled bottom.
	Add a Tabletop Finish off your side table with a graceful top.

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Purchase the DVD and expand your woodworking skills with step-by-step instruction for every stage of this project, including: handling tricky leg and apron splay angles, bent laminations, decorative inlay, and more.

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Garrett Hack

Thetford Center, Vermont

Garrett Hack is a Fine Woodworking contributor, teacher, and professional furniture maker best known for his modern interpretations of Federal-style furniture. Author of The Handplane Book and Classic Hand Tools, Hack spends much of his time traveling the country teaching at woodworking schools. Hack is known to push design boundaries, and much of his latest work plays with asymmetrical forms and rich materials, such as gold, ivory, and burls. When he's not in the shop or on the road, hes on his farm in Vermont, tending to his familys garden, orchard, Belgian workhorse (Jazz), a handful of cows, and small flock of chickens.

In this video workshop, Hack takes you through the entire process of building an elegant side table with a hallmark drawer that actually spins on a single pivot point. With splayed legs that are surfaced by hand, and subtle details like ebony leg cuffs and cockbeading, it's the perfect project for more advanced woodworkers.