side table

[Sheffield Tony]

Yay, who needs noisy power tools anyway. Good job. The black is very striking. I like the thought that because it is a stain, it should still feel like wood.

Is the top held on just with screws in oversized holes ?

 

[nabs]

it is just screwed on - apparently using a slightly gappy halving joint in the aprons is enough to allow the wood in the top to move. Do oversized holes do the same thing (or are they needed as well?!)

 

[Sheffield Tony]

apparently using a slightly gappy halving joint in the aprons is enough to allow the wood in the top to move.

Looking back, I see I missed that bit, I'd assumed the central joint was glued rigid.

 

[cowfoot]

Lovely job!