What joint will work best?

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SteveB home | projects | blog 51 posts in 957 days 151 days ago	Topic tags/keywords: joint table leg question joining I’m duplicating a bedside table for my mother-in-law. I’ve laid out the design in Sketchup (link to image below), but I need some advice. http://knv82q.blu.livefilestore.com/y1p83YeL9FJsTrDUV_a8yW6ZFN4oMIWxgc6rd7dLua-iBnUypeMs15VfPAKGriIB1Ec6hbQL3tL-1j3QoQly4PirmT1UOsdIDwh/Mother's%20Table.jpg How should I make the joint between the shelf and the four legs? Thanks, Steve -- Steve B - New Life Home Improvement
lew home | projects | blog 4513 posts in 655 days 151 days ago	A shallow dado (the thickness of the shelf) across the inside corner of the legs at a 45 degree angle will probably support the shelf.
James home | projects | blog 161 posts in 180 days 150 days ago	i agree with lew, thats probably the easiest way. for visual interest you could peg it with a square dowel, through one or both leg faces, and match that same detail in the apron joinery. that would require more work, tho… -- James, Bluffton, IN
coloradoclimber home | projects | blog 447 posts in 967 days 150 days ago	Lew makes a good suggestion, I’d probably do that and add either a dowel at 45 hidden inside the joint to help keep it pulled together or if you’re ok with pocket screws I’d do the 45 dado and put in a pocket screw at each leg.
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