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What joinery to use?

I have this new project I am working on and I am wondering what joinery should I use? Most of my projects I use either dowels or pocket holes but I feel this project requires a more evolved kind of joinery. I have attached a picture of the plan I am working on. It's not finished yet and no joinery is reflected on it. I would consider myself as a beginner but I have a few projects under my belt. You can see some examples at http://www.dracombefurniture.com to judge my skill level. The project will be made with cedar.

Thanks.

Table Furniture Rectangle Chair Line
 

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What joinery to use?

I have this new project I am working on and I am wondering what joinery should I use? Most of my projects I use either dowels or pocket holes but I feel this project requires a more evolved kind of joinery. I have attached a picture of the plan I am working on. It's not finished yet and no joinery is reflected on it. I would consider myself as a beginner but I have a few projects under my belt. You can see some examples at http://www.dracombefurniture.com to judge my skill level. The project will be made with cedar.

Thanks.

Table Furniture Rectangle Chair Line
You could try mortise and tenon for the aprons into the legs, or haunched mortise and tenon if the legs are big enough.
 

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What joinery to use?

I have this new project I am working on and I am wondering what joinery should I use? Most of my projects I use either dowels or pocket holes but I feel this project requires a more evolved kind of joinery. I have attached a picture of the plan I am working on. It's not finished yet and no joinery is reflected on it. I would consider myself as a beginner but I have a few projects under my belt. You can see some examples at http://www.dracombefurniture.com to judge my skill level. The project will be made with cedar.

Thanks.

Table Furniture Rectangle Chair Line
+1 on the mortise and tenons for the aprons/legs. Either mortise/tenon or dowels for the vertical side pieces. To attach the top, you could either cut a groove inside the aprons and use tabletop fasteners, or glue cleats, with oversized holes, to the inside of the aprons and screw the top on from below. Good luck, and make sure to post the finished project!
 

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What joinery to use?

I have this new project I am working on and I am wondering what joinery should I use? Most of my projects I use either dowels or pocket holes but I feel this project requires a more evolved kind of joinery. I have attached a picture of the plan I am working on. It's not finished yet and no joinery is reflected on it. I would consider myself as a beginner but I have a few projects under my belt. You can see some examples at http://www.dracombefurniture.com to judge my skill level. The project will be made with cedar.

Thanks.

Table Furniture Rectangle Chair Line
I'd also do M&T, and Ed's top attachment, with one change.

The bottom drawer rail would be M&T, the top rail would be dovetailed into the tops of the legs. Because there is such a small glue area there, it's better to keep the legs from moving apart. I found this on Google images:



The single tail is not a difficult joint to cut, and it's hidden so it doesn't have to be pretty or perfect.

I might also ditch the upright pieces on each end of the drawer, and bring the drawer all the way to the legs.
 

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What joinery to use?

I have this new project I am working on and I am wondering what joinery should I use? Most of my projects I use either dowels or pocket holes but I feel this project requires a more evolved kind of joinery. I have attached a picture of the plan I am working on. It's not finished yet and no joinery is reflected on it. I would consider myself as a beginner but I have a few projects under my belt. You can see some examples at http://www.dracombefurniture.com to judge my skill level. The project will be made with cedar.

Thanks.

Table Furniture Rectangle Chair Line
M and T are the obvious choices but if you're looking for something that is sort of the same idea but easier to break into try loose tenons.
 

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What joinery to use?

I have this new project I am working on and I am wondering what joinery should I use? Most of my projects I use either dowels or pocket holes but I feel this project requires a more evolved kind of joinery. I have attached a picture of the plan I am working on. It's not finished yet and no joinery is reflected on it. I would consider myself as a beginner but I have a few projects under my belt. You can see some examples at http://www.dracombefurniture.com to judge my skill level. The project will be made with cedar.

Thanks.

Table Furniture Rectangle Chair Line
How about sliding dovetails to join the legs and aprons. They really fit together strongly.
You can read about my table here where I did that.



 

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What joinery to use?

I have this new project I am working on and I am wondering what joinery should I use? Most of my projects I use either dowels or pocket holes but I feel this project requires a more evolved kind of joinery. I have attached a picture of the plan I am working on. It's not finished yet and no joinery is reflected on it. I would consider myself as a beginner but I have a few projects under my belt. You can see some examples at http://www.dracombefurniture.com to judge my skill level. The project will be made with cedar.

Thanks.

Table Furniture Rectangle Chair Line
On small tables like this, I use mortise and tenon joints. The one exception is the small top rail above the drawer. For that I would use a pocket screw drilled from the top. Same idea as a half-lap dovetail, but without the fuss of getting the shoulders right.
 

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What joinery to use?

I have this new project I am working on and I am wondering what joinery should I use? Most of my projects I use either dowels or pocket holes but I feel this project requires a more evolved kind of joinery. I have attached a picture of the plan I am working on. It's not finished yet and no joinery is reflected on it. I would consider myself as a beginner but I have a few projects under my belt. You can see some examples at http://www.dracombefurniture.com to judge my skill level. The project will be made with cedar.

Thanks.

Table Furniture Rectangle Chair Line
Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I will go M&T with dovetail for the front top rail. I also did not think of the top but thanks to you guys I am going to do it the right way.

I will post pictures when the project is done.

Cheers
 

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What joinery to use?

I have this new project I am working on and I am wondering what joinery should I use? Most of my projects I use either dowels or pocket holes but I feel this project requires a more evolved kind of joinery. I have attached a picture of the plan I am working on. It's not finished yet and no joinery is reflected on it. I would consider myself as a beginner but I have a few projects under my belt. You can see some examples at http://www.dracombefurniture.com to judge my skill level. The project will be made with cedar.

Thanks.

Table Furniture Rectangle Chair Line
Update

I had to change my mind about the joinery for my project. I got news I am being re-deploy this summer so I am running out of time for my project. I decided to used my Kreg pocket hole jig in order to save time. I think it still looks good. Let me know what you, the more experience fellow woodworker, think of it.

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What joinery to use?

I have this new project I am working on and I am wondering what joinery should I use? Most of my projects I use either dowels or pocket holes but I feel this project requires a more evolved kind of joinery. I have attached a picture of the plan I am working on. It's not finished yet and no joinery is reflected on it. I would consider myself as a beginner but I have a few projects under my belt. You can see some examples at http://www.dracombefurniture.com to judge my skill level. The project will be made with cedar.

Thanks.

Table Furniture Rectangle Chair Line
Hey, came out nice. There are always many options when it comes to joinery.
Good job!
 

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What joinery to use?

I have this new project I am working on and I am wondering what joinery should I use? Most of my projects I use either dowels or pocket holes but I feel this project requires a more evolved kind of joinery. I have attached a picture of the plan I am working on. It's not finished yet and no joinery is reflected on it. I would consider myself as a beginner but I have a few projects under my belt. You can see some examples at http://www.dracombefurniture.com to judge my skill level. The project will be made with cedar.

Thanks.

Table Furniture Rectangle Chair Line
Looks good!

"Run what ya' brung!" You've got a nearly finished piece. When you have more time, you can try all of the 500 options to attach parts… The right answer is the one that gets you finished in the circumstances present.

To a safe deployment!
 

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