This how-to for trapezoid legs is exactly what I was looking for. My legs are going to be attached to a piece of garden furniture, but the idea is the same. Thanks.
Hey, I'm glad I could help! The trapezoid design definitely adds character to wooden legs! Hope your projects are going well.
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Hello my friend. nice idea and good technique. Creating table legs is a good feat. Congratulations. Thank you for sharing. See you. I wish you have a nice weekend. Big greetings. 1. Like :-)
This was a great video and I really want to make these legs for a desk I plan to build. I would love to see how you connected these to the table top…do we need to account for wood movement if you’re going to use 5 qtr thick boards for a 50 by 30 inches tabletop? Also will it need rails between legs for a table that size? For support and strength? I’m a very new woodworker and sort of nervous about building something this big…
Hey, it took me a second but I have posted videos showing how to connect the table top to the legs! Rails between the legs would add more support from side to side so that is a good idea!
@@_Shopfix Well, I never did start that project but do intend to do so soon. I watched the second video when it came out :) and thanks for the response. cheers!
I love these trapezoid legs. What would be the measurements incl degree for angle mitre cut for two legs for a tabletop @ 500 W x 880 L ?? Im wanting it to be 450 mm high, thank you
Just personal preference, I think it worked though but you can improvise the clamping anyway that works best for you. Honestly I think you could use a nail gun even to set up the pieces for the more sturdy dowel supports. Really whatever works best, but the way I did it made the legs come out very nice!
If I wanted to make a table with a depth of around 36 inches would I need to change the angles? As the plan mentions a depth of 24 inches or greater I figure it could be necessary(?)
Great thanks for this advice - would a larger angle be something like 10/11/12 degrees or much larger? Just starting out on building furniture so still not sure of these subtleties haha
Great thanks for this advice - would a larger angle be something like 10/11/12 degrees or much larger? Just starting out on building furniture so still not sure of these subtleties haha
@@sunking9625 yes I’d start out small with just a few degrees wider. Maybe draw it out, you’ll want some kind of protractor to draw the angles out. But drawing it out or testing on scrap wood would be a good first step. I always test things out before cutting into my project boards.
Nice table legs. I'm going to try this with reclaimed redwood. However, I will need an 18" top piece. It looks like you cut the top and sides to a set of dimensions and then eyeballed the base. If that's right, then I should still be able to use 10 degrees, right?
I recently made a set of plans which could help people with similar questions as you. Basically you just want to ensure that the bottom base is not wider than the table top and that’s purely aesthetic design purposes.
Hi, nice video. Just wondering what the thickness of your legs were. I noted the width was 3". I want to build a set of legs for a 19" x 25" side table and think for it perhaps 2" x 1" legs might be best. Any opinion? Thanks!!
Nvm i made the legs and they turned out amazing! Thank you so much for this video. The only thing different i did during the process was doing the glueing and dowelling at the same time.
I had to laugh at your title. Trapezoid legged tables were populat in Greece in with the first recorded use of the Greek word translated trapezoid was by Marinus Proclus (412 to 485 AD) in his Commentary on the first book of Euclid's Elements. This article uses the term trapezoid in the sense that is current in the United States and Canada. They were also popular in the 1950's in furniture of that era. Nice video though.
This how-to for trapezoid legs is exactly what I was looking for. My legs are going to be attached to a piece of garden furniture, but the idea is the same. Thanks.
Hey, I'm glad I could help! The trapezoid design definitely adds character to wooden legs! Hope your projects are going well.
Hello my friend.
nice idea and good technique. Creating table legs is a good feat. Congratulations. Thank you for sharing. See you. I wish you have a nice weekend. Big greetings. 1. Like :-)
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@@_Shopfix You should build a sauna
Nice design
Hey, thanks so much for the positive feedback on the project!
Thanks a lot for the input
Great video.
Thank you!
This is great! Thank you.
Thank you soooooooooooooooo much !
You're welcome!
Excellent project 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
I love your video
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This was a great video and I really want to make these legs for a desk I plan to build. I would love to see how you connected these to the table top…do we need to account for wood movement if you’re going to use 5 qtr thick boards for a 50 by 30 inches tabletop? Also will it need rails between legs for a table that size? For support and strength? I’m a very new woodworker and sort of nervous about building something this big…
Hey, it took me a second but I have posted videos showing how to connect the table top to the legs! Rails between the legs would add more support from side to side so that is a good idea!
@@_Shopfix Well, I never did start that project but do intend to do so soon. I watched the second video when it came out :) and thanks for the response. cheers!
I wanted to confirm something, i am currently making my legs. Did you cut all ends of the boards a 10° or did you only cut the inside boards a 10°?
To match the angle and to make sure the legs sit flush to the floor, the inside board and outside board both have to be cut at an angle at the ends.
I love these trapezoid legs. What would be the measurements incl degree for angle mitre cut for two legs for a tabletop @ 500 W x 880 L ?? Im wanting it to be 450 mm high, thank you
Neat but I wanted to see how you installed it with the top too. :(
Honestly I haven’t finished it but that’s coming, my bad.
Hi William- Can you explain why you use the board jig with the clamps on it instead of just using the fence on the table saw?
Just personal preference, I think it worked though but you can improvise the clamping anyway that works best for you. Honestly I think you could use a nail gun even to set up the pieces for the more sturdy dowel supports. Really whatever works best, but the way I did it made the legs come out very nice!
If I wanted to make a table with a depth of around 36 inches would I need to change the angles? As the plan mentions a depth of 24 inches or greater I figure it could be necessary(?)
Yes I’d increase the angle for about 32 inches or greater especially if the legs are going to be the same height as my example. Good call my friend 👍
Great thanks for this advice - would a larger angle be something like 10/11/12 degrees or much larger? Just starting out on building furniture so still not sure of these subtleties haha
Great thanks for this advice - would a larger angle be something like 10/11/12 degrees or much larger? Just starting out on building furniture so still not sure of these subtleties haha
@@sunking9625 yes I’d start out small with just a few degrees wider. Maybe draw it out, you’ll want some kind of protractor to draw the angles out. But drawing it out or testing on scrap wood would be a good first step. I always test things out before cutting into my project boards.
Nice table legs. I'm going to try this with reclaimed redwood. However, I will need an 18" top piece. It looks like you cut the top and sides to a set of dimensions and then eyeballed the base. If that's right, then I should still be able to use 10 degrees, right?
I recently made a set of plans which could help people with similar questions as you. Basically you just want to ensure that the bottom base is not wider than the table top and that’s purely aesthetic design purposes.
Hi, nice video. Just wondering what the thickness of your legs were. I noted the width was 3". I want to build a set of legs for a 19" x 25" side table and think for it perhaps 2" x 1" legs might be best. Any opinion? Thanks!!
The legs were a little bit bigger than 3/4 thick
At 4:51 you said lock it in at 29 degrees. Did you mean inches?
Nvm i made the legs and they turned out amazing! Thank you so much for this video. The only thing different i did during the process was doing the glueing and dowelling at the same time.
Oh yes, 29 inches for the miter saw crosscut!
Omg.. use metric..😮
I had to laugh at your title. Trapezoid legged tables were populat in Greece in with the first recorded use of the Greek word translated trapezoid was by Marinus Proclus (412 to 485 AD) in his Commentary on the first book of Euclid's Elements. This article uses the term trapezoid in the sense that is current in the United States and Canada. They were also popular in the 1950's in furniture of that era. Nice video though.
I guess we are bringing back old trends. Nice bit of history there, thanks for sharing!
holy audio quality
My first career was audio engineering so I can't help it haha
These table legs are cheap looking and add no style at all
Sorry they didn’t meet your expectations!