I'm designing a custom console table to fit perfectly into a bay window, and I'm a bit stuck on how to join the apron to the legs at the acute angles. I envision a mortised frame with six legs: four along the rectangle of the bay window and two forming triangles on the outside edges. The angles of the triangles are roughly 30/60/90 degrees. I'd love to hear any suggestions for the apron-to-leg joinery for those outer legs, or if anyone has experience creating a piece for a bay window like this!
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Check out the quick CAD drawing I made for inspiration. It shows my thought process for the joinery on those tricky angles. I’m really focusing on the acute angle areas. Any thoughts on that? It's helping me visualize how the whole piece will look once it’s together!
It sounds like you're asking about the joinery at the 30° angle, right? For the legs, if you're aiming for around 1.5" x 1.5", you'll have to consider the depth for attaching the apron. A blind half-lap joint could allow the apron to rest nicely on the leg, but you might need to connect the aprons themselves too. Also, have you thought about the placement of the legs? If they're too far out, it might not look balanced. Adding cleats to the walls could really help with stability. What design style are you going for? That might influence how everything fits together visually!
Yeah, I agree! Flush edges can look cheap. Giving the table some depth can really enhance the design, especially if it juts out a bit.