The following illustrations give a design for a pedestal for a walnut table top; the table is 2ft. diameter and Jin. thick. Fig. 1 shows the elevation and Fig. 2 the greater part of the plan, looking up. The column should be turned out of stuff about 3 in. square. The upper part of the column can be finished with a screw, as shown at Fig. i, for fastening on the block. The legs should be cut out of material with the grain running in the direction of A A (Fig. 1). A simple method of connecting the legs to the column is by means of dovetail housing, shown at Fig. 2. A conventional view of this joint is shown at Fig. 3. It should be noticed that the shoulders require to be undercut (see B, Fig. 3). The "drop" shown at C (Fig. 1) is a separate piece of turning with a dowel attached so that it can be fastened to the bottom of the column. The top may be hinged to the block by means of two flaps, as indicated at Fig. 1.