edmund
Established Member
Hi everyone, I have some general questions for those of you who make your own buttons for securing table tops:
1. is there a general rule of thumb as to how big they should be?
2. is there a general rule as to thickness?
3. is there a general rule as to the depth of the groove in the apron the button slots into?
4. should the lip of the button that slots into the groove in the apron run across or with the grain?
5. do you only need to fit buttons to account for movement across the grain or should you use them to account for movement with the grain?
Feel free to add any other bits of information that I should need to know as well.
Thanks, E
1. is there a general rule of thumb as to how big they should be?
2. is there a general rule as to thickness?
3. is there a general rule as to the depth of the groove in the apron the button slots into?
4. should the lip of the button that slots into the groove in the apron run across or with the grain?
5. do you only need to fit buttons to account for movement across the grain or should you use them to account for movement with the grain?
Feel free to add any other bits of information that I should need to know as well.
Thanks, E