Anyone have an old hidden leaf table?

[Goose and Fig]

The kind where the leaves are underneath, and slide out & up on the sides? I'm desperate to get a pic of the mechanism/runners for a table we're making.

Sometimes it's called "pocket leaf". They haven't really made them in decades- but I don't know why. It's such a cool space saver.
I had a pic saved on my old laptop- but it was from a craigslist ad that is long expired

 

[Stumpy]

It sounds interesting. I wish I could help you.

 

[greenpeeps]

I remember my mom had one. I think we only expanded it a few times, but at least you knew where the extensions were.

 

[jasonponce]

I found this on a woodworking forum http://forum.canadianwoodworking.com/showthread.php?t=16558
Hope it helps!

Jason

 

[chickenwhisperer123]

We have a table where it slides apart, and then you can pull the leaves out from underneath. Is that what you mean?

Its pretty new though...

 

[Goose and Fig]

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Yeah- I wish we would have agreed to do the butterfly type instead. That is a great link though- I'm going to save it for future reference.

 

[Goose and Fig]

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Yes that's it- does it have slides underneath that get gradually bigger, hence pushing up the leaf to be level with the top?

Oh- that might be the butterfly one too.

 

[chickenwhisperer123]

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Yes that's it- does it have slides underneath that get gradually bigger, hence pushing up the leaf to be level with the top?

Oh- that might be the butterfly one too.

No, you have to take the leaf out...

 

[Goose and Fig]

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Yes that's it- does it have slides underneath that get gradually bigger, hence pushing up the leaf to be level with the top?

Oh- that might be the butterfly one too.

No, you have to take the leaf out...

Ahhh poooey. It's turning out to be more difficult than I thought. There is an antique store that we do reproductions for. They said they have a few that I can come look at- but it's 1 1/2 hours away and the weather has been so crappy I haven't gotten there. It's snowing again

I think I've finally discovered that one thing you cannot find on the internet!

 

[sutillman]

I have one! It's an old enamel top table I inherited from my aunt. Will get pics of the underside when I get home and send them to you.