Inverted into the traditional
mode the table looks more
fixed in the environment and
the drawer opens easily in the
traditional way.
The book matched intermedi-
ate shelf and legs in Oregon
Big Leaf Maple compliment the
Black Walnut of the top and
side skirts. The top is made up
of four book matched panels floating in-
side a picture frame with intermedi-
ate cross members and is a real
knock out when seen in person.
The trick is to make it all work and
that is where the Domino machine
comes in. What is a bit tricky here
is the need for both an upper and a
lower platform made from maple
that separates the walnut side
skirts and the need for the drawer
box to be able to support both a
drawer that pulls from both direc-
tions and the hidden casters.
I wanted the upper and lower plat-
forms to be mated to the legs to
create a ma-
ple frame
around the
walnut skirts
and drawer
fronts when
the table was
in either
mode. That
meant that
the skirts
could not
simply be attached to the upper
and lower platform pieces or one
would not be able to assemble it
as the last edge would either not
fit or would have to be attached
without positive location by
something like pocket hole
screws.
The solution came in the form of
a unique platform frame to leg
joint that, as we will see in a
moment, involves a dado in the
upper and lower frame members
which holds the walnut skirts in
proper registration, a skirt-to-leg
Domino M&T joint to keep the
short skirts that flank the drawer openings
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