Creating an attractive tabletop, part 2
This second article in a three-part series on creating an attractive tabletop focuses on how to make joints that will stand the test of time, and how to keep the boards aligned during clamping.
Synopsis: This second article in a three-part series on creating an attractive tabletop focuses on how to make joints that will stand the test of time, and how to keep the boards aligned during clamping. That alignment makes a world of difference when it comes to planing and sanding the tabletop after it is glued up.
Read part one here.
From Fine Woodworking #208
There are a lot of ways a tabletop can go wrong. In this second article of my three-part series on making a tabletop, I’ll address two more common pitfalls, showing you how to make joints that will stand the test of time, and how to keep the boards aligned during clamping. That alignment makes a world of difference when it comes to post-glue-up planing and sanding.
Put a spring in your joints: The first step is to run the adjoining edges of each board over the…
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