Reply by tenontim

Posted on table top grain orientation

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#1 posted 1778 days ago

Maybe a runner on the bottom of each side, dovetailed into bottom of the top. Make the runner from the same thickness as the top boards, so there would only be about half of the board below the lower surface. Then taper the ends into the outer boards. Does that make sense, or am I rambling?

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