sapele steve Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Hi All: OK, so I finished building a smaller version of the Shaker Table without a draw. It will be used to hold a Jewelry box that I made a few months back. Anyway, after gluing up, the legs do not sit even on a flat surface. Two of the legs are fine, however, the other two wobble a bit. They are about 1/8" from being even. I don't want to start trying to trim bits off of the longer legs at this point. I would rather slightly lengthen the shorter legs. So, how would you fix this problem? Funny thing is that all of the legs were cut together during construction & were the exact same length. The table is square at the top as well. So I am thinking that the Aprons were slightly out of line when I glued up the tenon joints. I am at a loss as to the best way to fix this without having to tear things apart. Any & all suggestions will be much appreciated. Thanks, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBear Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 If you're like me, and have to put pads on everything (hardwood floors), try and find different thicknesses of pads, and 'shim' it.. Don't ask me how I know this will work Ciao.. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 I would determine which leg was the longest place some peel n' stick sand paper on a flat suface like your table saw. Sand the offending leg checking for flatness, and repeating until you are satisfide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapele steve Posted July 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Thanks for those suggestions! Anyone else have any??? Thanks, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwood Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Level the top, while the legs are suspended or shimmed. Then mark each leg, cut on the line. There is a video Marc did about a Windsor chair a while back. Find that and he shows how to level the legs. I found the video. http://thewoodwhisperer.com/river-bend-windsor-chair-kit/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapele steve Posted July 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Thanks Southwood that was very helpful! Unfortunately, I don't have enough leg length to be able to cut the legs as Marc did with that chair. I am still mulling this over & will come up with a solution soon, I hope! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapele steve Posted July 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 DONE!! What I wound up doing was using my Ridgid stationary belt sander & little by little sanded off the bottom of both legs which were longer than the other two legs. Took about 15 min. and now the table is absolutely level. I did the same thing on the upper section where the table top will attach as it was not flat. That section took a little longer but when I was done everthing was nice & flat. Now it's on to attaching the top & finishing the project!! Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwood Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Good to see you found a way to fix the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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