Shop made. Fully seated into the dado on the table's ends:
IMAG0030.jpg
And not seated all the way into the dado on the table's front and back to allow for cross - grain expansion of the top:
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Lee
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Shop made. Fully seated into the dado on the table's ends:
IMAG0030.jpg
And not seated all the way into the dado on the table's front and back to allow for cross - grain expansion of the top:
IMAG0029.jpg
Lee
Member
2 methods I have used that I like pretty well...
#1. Rockler (or other vendors have them) steel table top fasteners, they screw to the table top, and ride in a dado in the apron. They are cheap, easy, and secure.
#2. Pocket screws. Cheap, easy, and FAST.
Trying to follow the example of the master...
Nobody mentined sheetmetal screws with the builtin flanges. I have found using short # 8 and # 10 sheetmetal screws installed into extended slots allows side to side wood expansion without comprimising quality. These screws are easy to install. The installation slots used to take the screws can be drilled with a 1/4" bit and the flanges on the screws are wide enough to allow the wood to move.
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