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Construction Question - lscraig - 06-27-2024
Question: I am making a 32x60 dinette table for some newlyweds. The top is 1 in thick furniture grade white pine. Would you put breadboard edges on either end? Or would you leave it end grain showing with strong backs underneath?
RE: Construction Question - ajkoontz - 06-27-2024
Breadboard ends for sure, but only for aesthetic reasons. I like the look, and I think pine especially looks better with this treatment.
RE: Construction Question - Gary G™ - 06-27-2024
Breadboard ends for me
RE: Construction Question - jteneyck - 06-27-2024
Depends upon the look you're after. There's no wrong or right. Breadboard ends will help keep the top flat, but no more so than strong backs underneath. A downside of breadboard ends is they will only ever be flush with the field of the tabletop twice a year. Otherwise, it will be longer or shorter, depending upon the humidity. With the breadboard ends I've made, I intentionally made them longer than the field so they will cover the ends of the field even during the period of highest humidity.
John
RE: Construction Question - Bill Holt - 06-28-2024
(06-27-2024, 08:04 AM)ajkoontz Wrote: Breadboard ends for sure, but only for aesthetic reasons. I like the look,Ditto
RE: Construction Question - lscraig - 06-28-2024
Thanks everyone. I think I'm going with strong backs underneath. I have built the table tops both ways. I want a clean look and dont really care for the end of the BB end being longer or shorter than the slab for most of the year. I will put some strong backs with figure 8's under the top to keep it from smiling at you over time.