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Hall Table Project: A Lesson in Curves

Gina Eide, Executive Web Producer, Taunton Interactive

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Download the free plan for this curved-leg hall table by Don Kondra.

Photo: Grant Kernan

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It’s easy to cut joinery in stick straight pieces, but who wants clunky, boxy furniture? Adding curves takes more time, but it adds organic lines that people will want to reach out and touch.

Download the free plan for Don Kondra’s curved-leg hall table. In the text, he explains step-by-step how to make the elegant piece. He also gives tips on drawing smooth curves and shows how to make a simple jig for routing curves.

With this plan, you’ll find out how to make this exact piece. You can also find out how to take these straight-forward techniques and use them as a starting point for your own table design.

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jbax909 writes: I made a version of this beautiful table (square, not rectangular) for my sister in law in walnut and mahogany.
They were thrilled and kept looking at the top,like, how does it DO that? Very cool.

Posted: 2:08 pm on November 29th

GIwoodworker writes: Thanks for the plans, Don. I made my version of this table and replaced a hulking gate-leg table that my wife detested. This light, airy version of a table is a good fit for my dining room. I'm contemplating a coffee table-sized version of this and experimenting with adding a lower shelf to hold magazines. My mortise-and-tenon work could use some help so that's my challenge for the next version.
Posted: 10:36 am on April 25th

patrick78 writes: Ron Jeremy?
Posted: 7:10 pm on March 4th

gringoadal writes: excelente muy fino trabajo gracias
Posted: 11:54 am on October 22nd

Besa25md writes: Great design! Love the curves. The floating top seems to counteract gravity! Awesome!
Posted: 6:55 pm on September 24th

SamW writes: wish I had a piece of curly maple of that tightness for a full stock longrifle.
Posted: 7:03 pm on September 7th

baddraw writes: Pure simple elegance, b e a utiful. Love the curly maple, what is the top cherry, walnut, or ???
Posted: 11:01 am on November 11th

Brundo writes: Don Kondra, this is ELEGANCE!!!
Thank you!
Posted: 11:46 am on October 15th

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