Hi all,
Very new to this website. I am no expert in woodworking, but I thoroughly enjoy it as a hobby which brought me to build a dinner table for my wife in time for xmas (as we have guests coming over!)
I have made a plan to have a wooden tabletop, supported by metal legs.
The wooden top consists of 3 planks of pine (W=350mm, H=80mm, L=2100mm) joined side by side on the length.
The legs will consist of two square metal frames (section: W=40mm, H=100mm). It is quite a simple design I think but I have some doubts on the following:
1) What is the best recommended way to join 3 large planks of pine wood along the length (I have read up on biscuit joining, tassels or just using glue based on the direction of the grain)?
2) I plan to have a groove cut perpendicular to the pine planks of 40mm depth around 300mm from each end of the table so I can fit the top part of the metal frame that will serve as legs. The whole top section of the metal will then dissappear into the planks. Do you think this will be enough in terms or structural strength of the table?
Any comments or recommendations most welcome at this stage. Thanks!
Very new to this website. I am no expert in woodworking, but I thoroughly enjoy it as a hobby which brought me to build a dinner table for my wife in time for xmas (as we have guests coming over!)
I have made a plan to have a wooden tabletop, supported by metal legs.
The wooden top consists of 3 planks of pine (W=350mm, H=80mm, L=2100mm) joined side by side on the length.
The legs will consist of two square metal frames (section: W=40mm, H=100mm). It is quite a simple design I think but I have some doubts on the following:
1) What is the best recommended way to join 3 large planks of pine wood along the length (I have read up on biscuit joining, tassels or just using glue based on the direction of the grain)?
2) I plan to have a groove cut perpendicular to the pine planks of 40mm depth around 300mm from each end of the table so I can fit the top part of the metal frame that will serve as legs. The whole top section of the metal will then dissappear into the planks. Do you think this will be enough in terms or structural strength of the table?
Any comments or recommendations most welcome at this stage. Thanks!
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