Looks really good - I look forwards to seeing how it progresses.
Out of interest, what sort of budget do expect the project to come in at.
Out of interest, what sort of budget do expect the project to come in at.
Thank you.Looks really good - I look forwards to seeing how it progresses.
Out of interest, what sort of budget do expect the project to come in at.
I hope you don't have any issues also. But a glue joint without any tenons or any other form of connectors , albeit, dovetail, etc, and only using glue can be your weak point. Especially with end grain involved. Love the design.That's a fair concern. The leg assemblies were all made using floating tenons. The bottom stretcher is just a glue joint but has contact on 3 surfaces so I'm confident we shouldn't have too many issues.
I have got dominos running the direction indicated on this picture. It's just a glue joint going the other direction.I hope you don't have any issues also. But a glue joint without any tenons or any other form of connectors , albeit, dovetail, etc, and only using glue can be your weak point. Especially with end grain involved. Love the design.
I would leave it as it is. Modern glues are very strong. There is a lot to be said for good mechanical joint and all the historical furniture you see with repairs it’s largely in joints where the glue has failed. If you look at test results for modern glues the wood surrounding the joint is usually what hails rather than the mating surfaces. With the housing you have there and the direction the forces are likely to exert I wouldn’t anticipate any issues.I have got dominos running the direction indicated on this picture. It's just a glue joint going the other direction.
If that's going to be an issue, I could put some through dowels to add some strength.
What would you do?
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Any progress on your project? I’m starting to think about a table for the future and was noodling on design ideas. In your first post you said this was an extending table. Would you share your design on how the top works?I have got dominos running the direction indicated on this picture. It's just a glue joint going the other direction.
If that's going to be an issue, I could put some through dowels to add some strength.
What would you do?
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My only commentary, apart from commiserations concerning the exposed domino, relates to the clamped ends or clamps, or as you call them, breadboard ends. I don't see a problem using domino dowels for the job, so long as they're large ones, e.g., 14 mm thick (which I believe is a standard size) and long enough to penetrate up to 35 - 40 mm into each part. If needed two dominos could be used side by side for increased width of both 'tenon' and the matching mortice. All the dominos would be glued into the end grain of the main panel.
I'm aware hence the additional c channel. I doubled up on the dominos but will watch the video shortly.As Richard and 'Max' have said your breadboard end is not doing what a breadboard end is designed to do, which is to provide rigidity across the top, prevent cupping of the top, whilst allowing for seasonal movement.
Here's a video about how to use dominos in this application, only thing I would do differently is also glue the centre most domino in to the breadboard end then any movement will be centred around this point, rather than the end potentially walking off to one side over the seasons.
The c channel is irrelevant to the less than optimal construction of the end clamps, unless you're attaching those c channels in a manner that also prevents cross grain movement, e.g., putting all screws through holes 0.5 mm or so larger than the screw's shank rather than slots in the channel for all but attachment by the central screw.I'm aware hence the additional c channel. I doubled up on the dominos but will watch the video shortly.
I'm referring to it as a faux-breadboard as I am not sure how else to describe it.
Making a change to the clamps at this stage would also be an opportunity to get rid of the exposed domino you showed. Assuming it is just at one edge where the mistake shows you could rip off all or some the board at the edge and replace it. If both edges are affected, do both. Slainte.Yes I see my mistake here. I'm just contemplating the best way to resolve it. Thanks for the heads up everyone!
We live and we learn.
Hello all, what's your thoughts on the green and Greene inspired screw breadboard end? Do you think this will be suitable in my application, it's the simplest method I have found to rectify it but not sure how it will do over time. I also want to avoid having dowels visible on the table top if at all possible.
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