Breadboard end tounge to thickness ratio?

[David Eisan]

Hello everyone,

I have done breadboard ends on 3/4" thick material before and I have always used a 1/4" tongue, 1:1:1. I have never made a breadboard end on anything thicker before.

The big 'ash table I am working on is about 3' wide 6' long, 1-3/4" thick. I was wondering what ratio I should use?

Here is what I was thinking,

A 6" wide breadboard end, 1" tongue thickness, 3" deep.

That would leave 3/8" of breadboard top and bottom and 3" of solid material behind it.

How does that sound?

Thanks,

David.

[Gary Breckenridge]

I'd make up a section of the end out of scrap; then I'd bang away on it with a hammer. Six inches wide seems a bit wide to me, but I'd like to look at it first. People always sit on table edges. (another problem ) And with a three foot wide table wood shrinkage and expanding will be a problem, 1/4 to 3/8" Good luck.

[Steve Clardy]

I" tongue sounds ok. But I would limit it to 3" wide, 1 to 1 1/2 deep

[Gary Breckenridge]

The February 06 issue of Fine Woodworking on page 66 has an article on a breadboard coffee table. Personally I don't like the idea of only glueing the center 12 inches of the breadboard end. But check it out.