Tabletops

by Nick Offerman

This shopmade router jig, designed by NBC sitcom star Nick Offerman, levels thick slabs to create Nakashima-style tabletops and other unique pieces. The heart of ...

by Brian Sargent

How do you make a contemporary tabletop that's 3 to 4 in. thick that can still be lifted without the use of a crane? Simple ... use torsion-box construction. Not ...

by Christian Becksvoort

by Andrew Hunter

Andrew Hunter explains why he uses the sliding dovetail joint to secure tabletops to their bases. This construction method keeps a solid-board top flat and allows ...

by Bob Van Dyke

Part Three of Bob Van Dyke's series on creating a tabletop covers flattening, dimensioning, and smoothing. Follow along as he handplanes the surface smooth, cuts ...

by Bob Van Dyke

This second article in a three-part series on creating an attractive tabletop focuses on how to make joints that will stand the test of time, and how to keep the ...

by Bob Van Dyke

This first article in a three-part series on making a tabletop covers choosing the right boards, milling them, and arranging them in the proper sequence. These ...

by Anissa Kapsales

A scalloped, molded table top crafted from a single piece of mahogany

by Anissa Kapsales

The top of this tea table appears to have a mitered, scalloped frame but is actually a solid piece of carved mahogany. How does period furniture maker Allan Breed ...

with Gary Rogowski

Elongated holes allow the wide tabletop to shrink and expand without coming unglued

with Gary Rogowski

Flatten a glued-up panel with a hand plane and cut circles on the bandsaw in part two of this video workshop

with Mark Schofield

Furniture maker Mark Cwik talks about preparing a huge slab of bubinga for a tabletop at the 2006 Fine Furnishings Show

by Doug Stowe

Doug Stowe has an innovative solution to the problem of wood movement on large, solid-wood tabletops. While using the traditional breadboard ends to keep the top ...

by Peter Wallin

with Gary Rogowski

Essential tips for gluing up panels from narrow boards