Build a Trestle Table
Video Workshop Series
Build a Trestle Table
with Gary Rogowski
Gary Rogowski
Portland, Oregon
This guy wrote the book on joinery, so there's no better expert to turn to for a workshop on sturdy wedged-tenon construction. Rogwoski is a long-time Fine Woodworking author. The is also the author of Complete Illustrated Guide to Joinery. In 1997, he opened his own woodworking school, the Northwest Woodworking Studio where he's offered to teach this exact same project as a class. He's also starred in numerous videos including a DVD on router joinery, the dovetail and sharpening doctor series, and a video workshop on building a small round table.
Produced by: Gina Eide Video by Gary Junken, Editing by: Tom Olivares
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Videos in the Series
Introduction: Build a Trestle Table
Catch every step of the action as Gary Rogowski crafts a versatile trestle table in front of our cameras. Lessons include: how to make sturdy wedged joinery, a smart method for routing mortises, and building a handy jig for angled drilling.
1. Smart Router-Cut Mortises
Gary Rogowski demonstrates a smart method for cutting mortises using a plunge router, guide bushings, and template. It's the first episode in his series on building a trestle table.
2. Trouble-Free Tenons
Gary Rogowski demonstrates a smart method for cutting tenons using a tablesaw, bandsaw, and hand tools. It's the second episode in his series on building a trestle table.
3. Trestle Glue Up
Glue up the trestle ends in part three of this series on building a trestle table with Gary Rogowski.
4. The Stretcher
See how to create an elegant stretcher and drill out an angled mortise for a wedge in part of our video workshop on building a trestle table.
5. The Wedge
How to make a tight-fitting wedge in part five of our video series on building a trestle table.
6. Tabletop Construction
See how to build a flat and sturdy tabletop in the last episode of our series on building a trestle table.Post your work in The Gallery
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