PEBFATS or now I am adding breadboard ends...

-- Brian

Swyftfeet, I feel your pain and let me tell you your mistake is one most of us have made – you are not a moron. By the reality you are thinking of how to resolve the problem instead of giving up due to frustration says a whole lot of good about this and your future projects!

Because, for this project, the breadboard end is going to be decorative and coincidentally will help control warpage, I am inclined to focus on the appearance rather than structural necessity. Thus, how wide a bread board edge do you want that will enhance the appearance of your top and will also solve the dilemma? I.e., what will look good given the restraint you need to work with . . .

Because the breadboard edge isn’t to prevent warpage, depth of the tongue is secondary. Although it should be deep enough so that when you peg there will be a half inch or more on both sides of the peg.

Where the pegs are located (relative distance from outside edge of the breadboard) is, to me, a design consideration and should be either one-half or one-third of width of the end. But that is a design consideration for you to make.

To answer your questions, 1) one-half inch or more beyond outer edge of your peg. 2) what will be decorative to your design, but not less than a quarter inch. 3) it’s your design, what do you think will look nice, but not less than a half inch from the shoulder for the inside edge of your peg, and 4) a well installed bread board end can structurally rest either on or off the supporting sides of your case, but will likely look best if it is either outside or one-third inside the carcass.

Just my opinions, I’m certain others have advise/suggestions as well.

-- "I dream of a world where a chicken can cross the road and no one questions its motive"' - Anne Nonny Mouse

Well thanks to the help I got on the forum (search & other insights from youtube). I finished my ends. not before cutting one off though.

/Epic Face Palm.

Had to mortise it out and add a 1/4” piece of wood (floating tenon?) and glued it in there pretty well.

The dowels oranged up a little more than I would like, but I really think they add to the top. These photos were after the Seal a cell, I imagine the Arm-a-seal and some fine sanding will really improve it.

-- Brian