Crafted Raven Table Designer

Overall size is the finished top. Type 72 or 6′.

Dining table

Leg and apron · Red oak · qty 1

72" × 36" × 30" · 6 seats

Seats 6 · apron 25 3/4" off the floor

Table name

Quantity

Table type

Apron

Legs

Size by

People

Seat the heads

6 people · 2 along each side plus the heads · 28" each

Overall size

Length

Width

Height

Floor to top

Shop notes

Seats 6 · 2 per side at 28" each, plus the heads
Apron bottom 25 3/4" from the floor (target 24½–25″)
Haunched tenon 1/4" × 3 1/8" × 1" · 3/8" haunch at the top of the rail · set back 1/8" · tenon flush with the apron face
Mortise 1/4" × 3 1/8" × 1 1/16" · 1/8" outer wall from the face of the leg · 1/4" groove for the haunch
14 cabinetmaker's buttons · let the top move with the seasons

Top

Top thickness

Glue-up boards

Solid glue-up · 7 boards across 36" · last ripped to 3"

Base

Overhang, ends

Overhang, sides

Leg size

Apron width

Apron thickness

Apron inset

Legs 29 1/4" under a 3/4" top. Long apron 63" between legs · short apron 27" · haunched tenon 1/4" × 3 1/8" × 1".

Joinery

Tenon

1/4" × 3 1/8" × 1"

Thickness × width × length · 3/8" haunch at the top · 1/4" stub into the leg

Flush with the outer face of the apron · 1/2" inner shoulder

Mortise

1/4" × 3 1/8" × 1 1/16"

Width × length × depth · 1/8" outer wall from the face of the leg · 2 1/8" remaining

1/4" groove for the haunch · tenons stop short of each other inside the leg

Tenon length

Mortise is 1 1/16" deep — 1/16″ past the tenon so it does not bottom out. Blank length is shoulder-to-shoulder plus two tenons. Long rails cut 65".

Lumber

Species

Cut list

New job

1 tables · 1 designs · finished sizes · 8' stock

42.33 bd ft

Lumber to buy

4/4 · 10 pcs 5 1/2" × 8'32.33 bd ft
12/4 · 2 pcs 2 1/2" × 8'10.00 bd ft

Dining table

$397.93

Red oak · qty 1 · 22.28 bd ft net · 4/4 32.33 bd ft · 12/4 10.00 bd ft

Seats 6 · 2 per side at 28" each, plus the heads

Top7 pcs 4/4 · 5 1/2" × 8'

Qty	Part	T	W	L	Stock	Comments
6	Top glue-up	3/4"	5 1/2"	72"	4/4	—
1	Top glue-up (rip)	3/4"	3"	72"	4/4	Rip to 3"

Cut A × 6 72" leftover 24"
Cut B × 1 72" leftover 24"

Legs2 pcs 12/4 · 2 1/2" × 8'

Qty	Part	T	W	L	Stock	Comments
4	Leg	2 1/2"	2 1/2"	29 1/4"	12/4	—

Cut A × 1 3×29 1/4" leftover 8"
Cut B × 1 29 1/4" leftover 66 3/4"

Aprons2 pcs 4/4 · 3 1/2" × 8'

Qty	Part	T	W	L	Stock	Comments
2	Long apron	3/4"	3 1/2"	65"	4/4	Shoulder 63" · Haunched tenon 1/4" × 3 1/8" × 1" both ends · 3/8" haunch at the top · ⅛″ setback from the face of the leg
2	Short apron	3/4"	3 1/2"	29"	4/4	Shoulder 27" · Haunched tenon 1/4" × 3 1/8" × 1" both ends · 3/8" haunch at the top · ⅛″ setback from the face of the leg

Cut A × 2 65" + 29" leftover 1 7/8"

Hardware1 pcs 4/4 · 3" × 8'

Qty	Part	T	W	L	Stock	Comments
14	Cabinetmaker's button	3/8"	1"	2"	4/4	Grain across the apron · tongue into a groove · ⅛″ gap at the shoulder
4	Corner block	3/4"	3"	3"	4/4	Triangle · glue and screw to both aprons · grain across the miter
8	Drawbore peg	5/16"	5/16"	2 3/8"	4/4	5/16″ pin · offset ⅛″ toward the shoulder and draw the joint up

Cut A × 1 4×3" + 8×2 3/8" + 14×2" leftover 33 7/8"