Tabletops

See how Gary Rogowski reinforces his breadboard ends on large panels and tabletops.

Curves are everywhere in this elegant table, and they make it fun to build while learning a variety of skills.

This clamping station by Alan McIvor helps make panel glue-ups foolproof.

Steve Latta details how to veneer and add a leather surface to a tabletop for an unparalleled writing surface.

This top design, dating back to the Federal period, pivots 90° and folds open to double the work area.

Two templates ensure that this solid-wood edging will correctly fit to any outside curve.

Bruce Eaton's adaptable method relies on fundamental veneering techniques.

Based on a vintage Danish Modern piece, Chris Gochnour's side table has legs that pierce the tabletop and battens that hold the top flat, stabilize the legs, and provide the runners for the side-hung drawer.

Copper wire and epoxy combine to keep a tile tabletop in place.

Simple and sturdy joinery allows the top of this table to float without overshadowing the rest of the design or blocking the flow of light between base and top.