Kitchen Table Design Help

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-- "Even small steps makes a distance." (Shawn Phillips, musician)

Use these table top clips
http://www.woodcraft.com/Family/2001036/2001036.aspx

If want to keep it all wood, then use wood blocks. The center one can be tight, the ones, adjacent to the center will have progressively longer oval slots to allow for the expansion of the table top. Gravity and friction will keep the top on the apron.

-- Thuan

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watch this video
http://www.ehow.com/video_2328826_attach-apron-table-top.html

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

I’ve made the long slots on the inside of the apron and used those clips before with pretty good results. I think Norm made his clips out of wood scraps, but the concept is the same. I use figure eights for smaller table tops. You don’t have to make the slot the whole length. This is especially important if that slot will show out the ends. You can use your biscuit joiner to make slots where you want them and they’ll be wide enough to accomodate the wood movement. I’m getting ready to embark on our new dining room table, so I’m right there with you. Have you thought about blogging on your progress?

-- You can't control the wind, but you can trim your sails

I do the same as woodworm picture #1 using the cleats in the slot.
I do not use the small angle bracket shown in #2, just the slot method all the way around. Very easy to just put the slot in the apron on the table saw, or alternatively, a router with slot cutter or I have for the bedside table used a biscuit cutter to pop in some slots where wanted, when i did not want a slot the entire length.

-- Its never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

I use figure 8s there simple and do the job I’ve also used clips like in picture #1

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

a1Jim, I’ve seen Figure 8 connectors, but until now I cannot figure out how to connect it to the appron (vertical position) and the table top (horizontal position).

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

You counter sink it to the apron by the thickness and then screw to the underside of the table.
It stays flat..the countersink tells you how it fits. you should be about 2mm away from the outside edge of the apron.
Easy.!!

-- "Even small steps makes a distance." (Shawn Phillips, musician)

Thanks notottoman, now I know, I guess.
First I have to screw it to the top of the apron then place the the table top on top of the apron and screw it from underside. Correct?

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

By George…...... I think he has it. :-)
Yes woodworm that has to work… Easy huh?
But the photos woodworm sent of the two work just as well. In photo #1 instead of using a metal catch you can make one out of wood. Like a turn key slot. Adds authenticity to your piece.
Even ‘pocket hole’ your apron. That will work just as good.

Send a photo when you done… All the best..

-- "Even small steps makes a distance." (Shawn Phillips, musician)

Thanks for all the help gentlemen. I will post my results after I get started. I’m a few weeks out at best…

Notottoman, I’m also a musician…saxophone:)