SHAKER TRESTLE TABLES - PINE TOP
Shaker cabinetmakers made the design of trestle tables more graceful by using arched feet and more convenient by raising the horizontal stretcher to allow for more leg room. This robust, yet graceful, example was likely first made at the Mt. Lebanon, New York Shaker community. We make this version of the Trestle Table like the original, with a top fully 1 1/14/" thick of clear Eastern white pine. Note the separate cross-pieces, called "breadboard ends," which the Shakers carefully pegged in place to prevent the top from warping. Legs and stretchers are of solid hard maple. Shown in medium stain. The 7' version seats eight. Height is 29". Width of top 33"; available in four lengths, listed below.
A word about breadboard ends.
