Woodworks posted in joinery on january 17.
Woodworking table top joinery. Create the short tongue on the edge of the top piece. Tongue and groove woodworking joints one of the more popular woodworking joints is the edge to edge joint called tongue and groove. 13 types of wood joinery basic butt joint. My question is about the joinery which to me was not done properly.
The table top was made up of 8 4 walnut which was about 12 inches wide. As a result two or more pieces fit together closely you can use it to make wide tabletops out of solid wood. A mitered butt joint is nearly the same as a basic butt joint except that the two boards are joined. You can throw proper joinery for the tabletop out of the window for a rough hewn table if you like.
A butt joint is nothing more than when one. The other piece has a tongue cut on the mating edge. How to build and finish a desk top diy table top duration. Hi i recently purchased some cherry wood in 2x10.
One piece has a slot groove cut all along one edge. Titebond iii wood glue. There is no more basic wood joinery than the butt joint. Watch me show you how i make a table top without using a jointer real quick.
With the tape measure tool place guidepoints or guidelines at locations for the tenon extensions of the joint. I am afraid of the wood warping over time so i ll be using figure 8 fasteners to attach the top to the apron. The chart says this is for unfinished wood and that wood finished with urethane paint or varnish will have a much smaller expansion shrinkage. With tape measure tool place guidelines to show the.
The width of the table was probably 5 feet being made up of 5 separate planks. The wonder of great joinery is that two pieces of wood seem to be held tightly together by an unseen. On the ends and additioanl glued on boards on the sides to frame the center board and expand the overall table top size. Breadboard joinery for the table top step 1.
Human beings have been using some form of glue to hold things together since a caveman in what is now italy. Hey guys i m about to start building a very large dining room table 48x108 and i m trying to figure out the best way to make the top. I want to join these pieces together to make a table top for a dining table. The length was about 10 feet long with the interior walnut being about 8 feet long grain running lengthwise.
2x10 table top joinery. The pieces of wood also have a live edge which i wanted to keep on the sides of the table so i m kind of confused how to go about this i have access to a good table saw and was hoping to.