Here is a great piece of period furniture for any living room. The easy to build, traditional framing of the table top enhances the natural beauty of the wood by causing grain direction to play. This type of table was commonly made of walnut or mahogany. The distinctive crossed stretchers, corner brackets and brass hinges are traditional of this style. Table height is 17-1/8". With the leaves extended, the table is 30" deep by 43" wide -- leaves down, it's 21" by 33". All joinery is shown in actual size, curved workpieces are all in full size and you can measure and trace straight from the drawing. A bill of materials doubles as an exact cutting list, there is a detailed exploded diagram, and all hardware requirements are provided. The exploded diagram is so detailed that project specific assembly instructions are not provided. A special booklet entitled Guide to Building Wood Furniture is included with each Furniture Designs, Inc. plan and includes many tips explaining the "component theory" of woodworking.