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   gbarron1
   

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   I'm building a slab table from 3" thick redwood slab. Top is 40" x 72" x 3". Legs are 20"w x 27"h (plus tenons into top) x 3". Currently, the legs are cut a bit long to 30" and I was thinking of tenoning into the top with 2" tenons. The attached article lays out pretty much exactly what I had planned to do, but I'm concerned as to whether this will be suitable for a large heavy table. I've read that a table of that weight should be knock down. If so, I was thinking I'd forget about tenoning into the top and use two stretchers on top near the ends rather than one down the middle.

   http://www.wwgoa.com/articles/projects/slab-top-bench-project/

   Any advice would be appreciated

   # Posted 1 year ago
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   David M.
   

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   I think your double stretcher plan is a good one although you still need a way to fasten the top to the stretchers and the legs will be prone to racking. If it were me, I would stick with Seth's single stretcher design because it looks great. I would keep the legs tenons to stabilize the base. The top can be fastened with cleats and screws.

   I hope this helps answer your question.

   Dave Munkittrick

   # Posted 1 year ago
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   gbarron1
   

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   Joined: May '10
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   Thanks Dave, I think I probably will attached with cleats and screws. My only concern about the tenons is that with the weight of the table (top alone is probablty 200 lbs), I need it to be knock down. Would it make any sense not to glue the tenons and rely solely on the cleats and screws to attach the top?

   # Posted 1 year ago

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