I"m in the process of designing a hall table with the following dimensions; L=40 inches, H=34 inches, W=15 inches. The legs will be attached to the table top using through tennons one inch square. No apron will be utilized under the table top, structural integrity will be achieved by the use of a lower shelf eight inches off the floor.
The table top and shelf will be constructed using a walnut perimeter that is 2 1/2 inches wide by 1 inch thick. The infields will be birdseye maple veneer applied to a baltic birch substrate.
Now for the question; because the infield is as described, what jointing methods (to the walnut) would be recommended? A ledger milled into the walnut comes to mind allowing the field to float, but I'm not too keen on that one.