drummaniac
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I am finishing up a walnut dining room table. Final dimensions will be 36" x 90". I am working on the breadboard ends and wanted to solicit advice on installing them. I am planning on cutting a tenon into both ends of the table and a mortise into each breadboard end. I'll glue the center portions, leave the ends floating, and put long wood screws into the end of each breadboard in an elongated screw hole to allow for movement. I am planning on gluing an oak dowel near the end of each tenon to run the screws into so I'm now just screwing them into the end grain of the walnut. The ends are 6" wide which will present some difficulty with the screws however. I'm trying to figure out how to elongate the holes since they will be recessed quite a ways into the end of the breadboards. I may be overthinking this but I'm hoping I can execute my plan without major modification.
What haven't I thought of yet? Any other techniques/tips/advice that you've encountered? Thanks!
What haven't I thought of yet? Any other techniques/tips/advice that you've encountered? Thanks!