Drop leaf table

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dashes

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28/08/2008 2:08 am

Found this table the other day and I really love it but I don't understand something. It has a hinged drop leaf on one side, but there's no mechanism to keep the leaf up. I don't see any evidence of any hardware having been removed. Is there supposed to be perhaps another piece of furniture that this leaf would lean on? Like a modular desk sort of thing?

I really like it and it's already been put to good use as a computer table, but the hanging leaf sort of has me puzzled.

Also, I don't know what the wood is (teak?) but it seems very well crafted with 1/8" (molding?) all around. Does this look familiar to anyone?

It's very basic, 2'x4' (not counting the hinged portion) and 3/4" thick wood.

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28/08/2008 2:29 am

Does the top of the table...
Does the top of the table slide back and forth at all?

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28/08/2008 2:36 am

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moulding is called edgebanding -- 1/8" solid (wood) edgebanding is a good-quality solution to treating the edge of veneered panels.

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28/08/2008 2:44 am

Boy do I feel like an idiot! LOL
Um... it seems like it might indeed slide, but I already have too much stuff on top of it to find out for sure. I can't believe it didn't slide around when I was moving it, had no clue it was not attached to the legs!
And SDR, thanks for the term - but do they do this on unveneered wood? I don't see any evidence that it's not solid wood (but, ahem, I've just revealed something about my powers of observation so...)

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28/08/2008 5:15 am

So now that I realize that this table expands by sliding
Is there a name for it? Is it still considered a "drop leaf" or is there some term that uses "expanding" or "sliding" ?
Sliding top table? :shrug:

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28/08/2008 6:58 am

Terminology
I don't know what the MCM term is. Traditional antique terminology for a table with a sliding top is a "game table". When not in use, the flap went up against the wall. When ready to use, you moved the table away from the wall, slid it across the base and rotated it 90 degrees. This created a square top with the hinges down the middle supported by the base.

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