When you’ve hand-crafted a beautiful piece of furniture, bringing it all together with commercial fasteners may rub you the wrong way. Instead, try these easy-to-make table top fasteners. With just a few pieces of scrap wood you can easily make wooden fasteners that will allow seasonal movement of solid wood tops. Once you’re set up to make them, make a bunch so you have them on hand for future projects.
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