Two more hopefully quick glue ups and I’ll be read for the two 34” breadboard/cramp joints on my dining table. I’ve seen a few tools and methods for accomplishing this joint. What do y’all use to do this joint?
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Two more hopefully quick glue ups and I’ll be read for the two 34” breadboard/cramp joints on my dining table. I’ve seen a few tools and methods for accomplishing this joint. What do y’all use to do this joint?
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Mine would be a draw bored dowel in the center and slots in the tenon to allow for movement on the dowels towards the edges.
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Have used two ways to add a bread board edge to a panel....smaller ones use a Tongue and groove joint...(Norm Abram used this on the New Yankee Workshop...And added a fixed pin in the center. With a pair of slotted holes near the ends of the tongue)
Then, the other way I use...is a sliding dovetail...with a dab of glue added just before it is slid all the home...meaning the last 1" or two will be glued in place.
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My concern with breadboard ends is the possibility they will loosen and sag, which would be very unsatisfactory. To prevent this use glue on the center 3 to 4 inches. Then do as you please to secure the ends while allowing for expansion.
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I do slots in all the tenons, save the center. The center is drawbored and I leave the breadboard end long but a bit, since it will unlikey ever be flush in the future.
Last edited by mike stenson; 11-20-2023 at 11:47 AM.
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Have a Bread Board edge to install, later this week...IF anyone wants to follow along...
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Looking forward to it Steven.
At this point (and I’m almost to the point where I need to decide), my biggest question is whether to square up both ends* and use a moving filister OR work from a line across and use a rabbit plane without a fence to sink the rabbit on both sides (and not worry about both ends being square).
* using a handsaw makes this seem daunting. Almost has me considering a track saw.
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Posted it today...
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Here’s what I’m working on…
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You can see that I haven’t evened the ends yet!
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BTDT..
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And in the clamps
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