I created all the joinery while my pieces were flat and square. That’s some blocky header and footer!
The bast is dry fit with wedges inserted
So now it’s time to final shape the header and footer before assembly. I cut the shape on the bandsaw and then started cleaning the convex curves with my Lie-Nielsen #4 1/2 handplane.
I use a Lie-Nielsen # 4 1/2 to smooth the convex curves
A little sanding with a flexible strip is all it takes to smooth out the curve.
A flexible sanding strip does the final smoothing
The header needs two cut-outs to allow the table slides to come through the leg, out the end, and support the leaf. These come out quick on the bandsaw.
I use the bandsaw to make the cutout for the table slides.
A little more shaping on the header and we’re ready to cleanup and assemble!