Shortening table legs.

[fourflights]

I am about to do this on some very solid, slightly tapering, wooden legs.

It's not my table and I'm nervous, any tips?

Measure twice, cut once. Mark everything out very clearly then check you have everything marked out the same on all legs. Good luck!

Makes me think of Paddington bear - perhaps read that story to check what not to do!

My Mum was always doing stuff like this. She was a dab hand with a saw. It worked out perfectly albeit rather dramatically. Me: "Mum where's the kitchen table gone?" Mum: "Not important, but look do you like the new coffee table?.."

Good luck!

I had to do this & luckily the legs were detatchable & I took them to a local carpenter's workshop. He took an inch off each leg and charged me £15. Perfectly done, with a huge table type saw (don't know the correct name) & table is now fine.

Would not have risked doing it myself - I know I'd have ended up with a wobble.

Thanks everyone, I did it. It was a very expensive, heavy huge thing, the legs weren't detachable unfortunately, but I had a bit of help.

I'm happy to have a go at anything when it's mine but I get a bit nervous when it belongs to someone else. Used masking tape and 2 different saws, it turned out great.