Hello there,
I am building a dining room table out of cherry – 63″ long w/out extension and another 24 – 25 ” w/the extension. 1.25″ in thick top.
Anyways, I have built many types of furniture over the years but not an extension table.
I was going to put 5/8″ overlaps or slip joints one each of the ends of the aprons where they come together in the middle so that when you close the table you will not be able to see thru if there is a gap. I was also thinking of having the ends of each apron butt together with little or no gap for a neat appearance. I know the top will expand and contract so I would secure the top closest to the middle and let the expansion and contraction occur at the ends.
Has anyone built this type of table before and what did you do in this situation. I looked at out dining table we have had for years – a mass produced farm table – and the gap where the aprons join are quite large (approx 5/8″).
I don’t want to over analyze the design but want to get it right the first time and not have any problems.
Thanks for your help.
Frank