{"id":1880,"date":"2013-05-17T13:00:42","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T18:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amishfurniturefactory.com\/amishblog\/?p=1880"},"modified":"2025-03-27T02:17:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T02:17:40","slug":"how-a-butterfly-leaf-operates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amishfurniturefactory.com\/amishblog\/how-a-butterfly-leaf-operates\/","title":{"rendered":"How a Butterfly Leaf Operates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I1OqLqiY5f0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">We are showing the Shaker Mission leg table in Quarter Sawn White Oak with a self storing butterfly leaf.\u00a0 The table has tapered legs and a beveled edge.\u00a0 Current size is 42&#8243; x 66&#8243; and the butterfly leaf is 18&#8243; for a total of 84&#8243; when fully extended.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">As you can see the leaf self stores inside the table.\u00a0 First lift up the apron which will be folded down, secondly flip the entire leaf forward towards the other side of the table, thirdly move the second apron piece forward, lift the folded top of the table towards you and it will unfold to become the leaf.\u00a0 Lastly push the ends of the table together to close the table.\u00a0\u00a0 The <a title=\"Why a dining room table with butterfly leaf is perfect for large families\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amishfurniturefactory.com\/amishblog\/dining-room-table-with-butterfly-leaf\/\">butterfly leaf dining table<\/a> is a great feature to gain more table space.\u00a0 It&#8217;s easy to open and stow away.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are showing the Shaker Mission leg table in Quarter Sawn White &#8230; <a title=\"How a Butterfly Leaf Operates\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amishfurniturefactory.com\/amishblog\/how-a-butterfly-leaf-operates\/\" aria-label=\"More on How a Butterfly Leaf Operates\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-furniture-and-design","category-videos"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How a Butterfly Leaf Operates - Amish Furniture Factory Amish Furniture Factory<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We are showing the Shaker Mission leg table with a self storing butterfly leaf. 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