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DUE to the present popularity of period furniture designs, the demand for gate-leg tables has almost become a fad. Thousands of reproductions have been made and the style has been highly featured in magazines and books of recent publication. During the Colonial days the tables were often made of oak. William Pcnn owned one of this kind. Later models were made of walnut and maple. Most of them are now made of mahogany, walnut, gum and birch. Those made of other woods like poplar or whitewood and pine are often finished in tones of ivory, cream or gray, with decorative patterns stenciled on the top surface.To reproduce the table shown on these drawings, turn the legs and stretchers on the lathe. Cut out the stock to dimensions for other parts of the table and then proceed with the assembly of the end frames. Cut the notches and glue up the two gates. Locate and bore the pivot centers and cut the notches on the cross-rails and long stretchers. It is advisable to put the rest of the tablTa