This is my first piece of furniture with hand-cut mortise-and-tenon joinery. It’s far from perfect, but I managed to hide most of the imperfections inside the frame.
I finished it with 50/50 beeswax and mineral oil.
I think the table top and long aprons are cherry, with two strips of what may be oak in the table top? It was in the miscellaneous pile at my community workshop, so your guys is as good as mine. The legs and short apron are sapele, which is probably my favorite wood when it’s finished, it’s unbelievably lustrous in person.
Happy to answer an questions, otherwise, I just wanted to share the first thing I’ve ever made that I didn’t finish and immediately tear apart all the mistakes I made, I’m genuinely pleased with this one!
It turned out fantastic either way, and I don’t think anyone will turn you into the woood police.
Yeah, it’s surprising how little information there is to be found on how that was traditionally attached prior to hardware. I thought wood pegs and holes might work but havent tried it yet. I saw one design that had the legs go up flush to the table top and the top was notched and dropped into the legs.