Woodworking Class with the Headley's in Clarke County

Philadelphia Card Table attributed to Thomas Affleck

I began with the legs which will have a rope twist carving

Leg Carving Setup

The rails are double tenoned into the legs

The case back is dovetailed into the side rails

The fly rail has a hand carved wooden hinge

The serpentine drawer front is dovetailed

The drawer is together

The drawer is fitted to the case

Foot mould pieces are added

Foot after carving

Leg recess is drawn

Most of the waste is routed out

Final cleanup

Side Rail attached to a box to cut the curved profile

Bandsaw cut complete

Side Rail is smoothed with a spokeshave

Side Rail after scraping

Cut in leg to set in gadroon mould

Assembled

The front edge of the Drawer Bottom is fitted with a Spoke Shave...

until it fits the serpentine curve of the drawer front

Fitting the Gadrooning on the front

Mitered corner

Gadrooning  in place (not glued) and ready for carving

Gadrooning practice carving

I used a router to establish the cove cuts

Carving is complete...still some sanding

Scraping the bead for the serpentine drawer

Detail of the corner miter

Gluing the cock bead in place using bench stops

Completed drawer in place

Laying out the hinge mortise

Test fit

First application of potassium dichromate

Another view

First application of Nutmeg Gel Stain

The table has 4 brackets

Brackets drawn in AutoCAD

CAD drawing imported into Bobcad for milling

Test cut in 5/16" poplar

Final cut in mahogany.  They will be hand-carved and then cut out of the blank.

Brackets are carved and ready to mount.

Decorated for Christmas 2016