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Build a Trestle Table

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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.

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