Hickory Table

i would just regular edge glue them. maybe a few biscuits would help for alignment but where the glue is stronger than the wood the biscuits won’t make really any difference in strength. haven’t tried tongue and groove on a tabletop?

I agree with teenagewoodworker. As long as you have straight true edges, and clamp it straight, it will work great. Cauls are a good idea to keep things aligned. Hard to get used to the idea that good glue is stronger than wood.

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Yep – unless you need some help with alignment, I’d skip the biscuits. Edge gluing, if you have good, clean, straight edges is the way to go, fast and easy. T&G will give you more gluing surface, but for such a small table, it’s probably overkill.

When clamping your top, don’t over do the clamping pressure and bow your table top with the clamps. Like Rob said, using cauls helps.

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ditto. if you have a good edge, just glue them up using some cauls to keep everything straight.

-- Jarrod, Eagle Nest, NM

I use bisquits in most of my glue ups just to help keep them straight.

-- Bruce from Central New York