"Paul O." wrote in message
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Am in the planning stages of a couple night stands and was wondering if
for a particular size if there was a rule of thumb for the leg width and
frame width. Don't want to get to wide or to narrow for the size of the
stand. Plans with dim's aren't that expensive, so I guess I could get a
set of plans and just modify it to what I want. Rather not if I don't have
to, so see what you all suggest first. Thanks for your advice.

My wife keeps a small tape measure in her handbag. We go to a store, see
something that we like, I make a quick crude sketch and take a few
dimensions. I've also scaled dimensions from photographs in catalogs.
You'd be amazed at how well that works.

After all that, it comes down to personal taste. Do you want elegant tapered
legs or hefty pillars?
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