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"Paul Hastings"

17/12/2004 3:14 PM

Plans for a hidden leaf table??

I am looking for plans for a dining table with a hidden leaf, check out this
site for an example.

http://www.smithinteriors.com/dr5.html

I mainly need to see how the leaf tucks away, so any style table would
work. I will modify the plan to suit my tastes.

Paul


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LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to "Paul Hastings" on 17/12/2004 3:14 PM

18/12/2004 6:53 AM

On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 00:41:04 GMT, "Paul Hastings"
<p*nospam*[email protected]> calmly ranted:

>
>"Larry Jaques" <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 15:14:40 GMT, "Paul Hastings"
>> <p*nospam*[email protected]> calmly ranted:
>>
>>>I am looking for plans for a dining table with a hidden leaf, check out
>>>this
>>>site for an example.
>>>
>>>http://www.smithinteriors.com/dr5.html
>>>
>>>I mainly need to see how the leaf tucks away, so any style table would
>>>work. I will modify the plan to suit my tastes.
>>
>> Try spring-loading a pantry-style pullout slide or pocket door slides.
>> Hinge the leaf to that and float the other leaf (piano-hinged to the
>> 1st one)
>>
>> P.S: Watch the kids shred it the first time they see it opened. (Hey,
>> will this thing squish my sister's doll if I put it between the
>> leaves? How fast can we make it go down into the table? How much
>> weight will this thing handle?) <stomp, stomp, stomp> :(
>>

>Thanks for the idea, after blowing more than a couple of unproductive hours
>searching around the internet, I did what I should have done from the
>beginning.
>
>I called Rockler, Woodcraft, and Lee Valley, the two guys at the former
>stores couldn't remember ever having seen such a thing. Sue at Lee Valley
>knew right away what I was talking about. Here are links to their hardware
>for such a table.
>
>For legs or two pedestals
>http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.asp?SID=&page=46841&category=3%2C43586%2C43594%2C46849&ccurrency=2
>
>For single pedestal
>http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.asp?SID=&page=46847&category=3%2C43586%2C43594%2C46849&ccurrency=2

Yeah, that's a much saner idea than folding them up in the middle.

>Thanks again.

Jewelcome.


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david

in reply to "Paul Hastings" on 17/12/2004 3:14 PM

18/12/2004 2:15 PM

Paul,

I found this link while looking for stool plans:

http://store.yahoo.com/plansnow/dntable.html

david

Paul Hastings wrote:
> I am looking for plans for a dining table with a hidden leaf, check out this
> site for an example.
>
> http://www.smithinteriors.com/dr5.html
>
> I mainly need to see how the leaf tucks away, so any style table would
> work. I will modify the plan to suit my tastes.
>
> Paul
>
>

PH

"Paul Hastings"

in reply to "Paul Hastings" on 17/12/2004 3:14 PM

18/12/2004 12:41 AM


"Larry Jaques" <novalidaddress@di\/ersify.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 15:14:40 GMT, "Paul Hastings"
> <p*nospam*[email protected]> calmly ranted:
>
>>I am looking for plans for a dining table with a hidden leaf, check out
>>this
>>site for an example.
>>
>>http://www.smithinteriors.com/dr5.html
>>
>>I mainly need to see how the leaf tucks away, so any style table would
>>work. I will modify the plan to suit my tastes.
>
> Try spring-loading a pantry-style pullout slide or pocket door slides.
> Hinge the leaf to that and float the other leaf (piano-hinged to the
> 1st one)
>
> P.S: Watch the kids shred it the first time they see it opened. (Hey,
> will this thing squish my sister's doll if I put it between the
> leaves? How fast can we make it go down into the table? How much
> weight will this thing handle?) <stomp, stomp, stomp> :(
>
>
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>
Thanks for the idea, after blowing more than a couple of unproductive hours
searching around the internet, I did what I should have done from the
beginning.

I called Rockler, Woodcraft, and Lee Valley, the two guys at the former
stores couldn't remember ever having seen such a thing. Sue at Lee Valley
knew right away what I was talking about. Here are links to their hardware
for such a table.

For legs or two pedestals
http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.asp?SID=&page=46841&category=3%2C43586%2C43594%2C46849&ccurrency=2

For single pedestal
http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.asp?SID=&page=46847&category=3%2C43586%2C43594%2C46849&ccurrency=2

Thanks again.

Paul

KW

"Kevin Wilcox"

in reply to "Paul Hastings" on 17/12/2004 3:14 PM

18/12/2004 4:59 PM

Paul,
Tables and Chairs (The Best of Fine Woodworking), contains an article about
a "butterfly" extension table, which is what you've linked to. We bought
one years ago at oak express, and it works very well.
Good luck,
Kevin

"Paul Hastings" <p*nospam*[email protected]> wrote in message
news:ODCwd.8434$D%[email protected]...
>I am looking for plans for a dining table with a hidden leaf, check out
>this site for an example.
>
> http://www.smithinteriors.com/dr5.html
>
> I mainly need to see how the leaf tucks away, so any style table would
> work. I will modify the plan to suit my tastes.
>
> Paul
>

LJ

Larry Jaques

in reply to "Paul Hastings" on 17/12/2004 3:14 PM

17/12/2004 12:41 PM

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 15:14:40 GMT, "Paul Hastings"
<p*nospam*[email protected]> calmly ranted:

>I am looking for plans for a dining table with a hidden leaf, check out this
>site for an example.
>
>http://www.smithinteriors.com/dr5.html
>
>I mainly need to see how the leaf tucks away, so any style table would
>work. I will modify the plan to suit my tastes.

Try spring-loading a pantry-style pullout slide or pocket door slides.
Hinge the leaf to that and float the other leaf (piano-hinged to the
1st one)

P.S: Watch the kids shred it the first time they see it opened. (Hey,
will this thing squish my sister's doll if I put it between the
leaves? How fast can we make it go down into the table? How much
weight will this thing handle?) <stomp, stomp, stomp> :(


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