Videos in the Series

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  Introduction: Asian-Inspired Hall Table

  June 19, 2012

  Get an overview of furniture maker Timothy Rousseau's latest Video Workshop project, an Asian-Inspired Hall Table built of beautiful quartersawn walnut.

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  Tapered Legs

  June 19, 2012

  Begin the leg shaping process by creating a leg pattern and using it to construct a patterning sled for the router table that yields consistent tapers for all four legs.

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  Legs, Aprons, and Under Rails

  June 19, 2012

  Learn how to cut mortises with a plunge router and templates. Then watch as Timothy Rousseau adds the final taper to his hall table’s legs with an ingenious sled for…

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  Apron and Under-Rail Joinery

  June 19, 2012

  In this episode, learn how to accurate tenons quickly at the router table. Then watch Rousseau's technique using spacer blocks to cut perfectly aligned double mortise and tenon joints.

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  Shape the Aprons and Under-Rails

  June 19, 2012

  With ther joinery for the hall table's aprons and under-rails largely cut and fit, Tim Rousseau demonstrates techniques for adding beautiful curves with a combination of power and hand tools.

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  Lower Rails

  June 19, 2012

  Learn how to craft tight-fitting housed-mortise-and-tenon joints as Timothy Rousseau tackles his hall table's lower rails.

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  Shelf and Base Glue-Up

  June 19, 2012

  Learn how to precisely fit the hall table’s shelf to it’s housed through mortise. Then, tackle final fairing of all the table components with traditional hand tools before glue-up.

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  Tabletop

  June 19, 2012

  Wrap up construction of the Asian-Inspired Hall Table by shaping the tabletop. You'll learn how to add graceful curves with a bandsaw and a block plane, and how to tackle…

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  Apply the Finish

  June 19, 2012

  Learn how to pop the beautiful grain in quartersawn walnut with a safe, low VOC finish that wipes on easy and provides plenty of protection.