HELP with trestle table top

Rusty_Hughes | Posted in Project Plans/CAD Software on March 16, 2001 09:54am

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I would like to build a 96″ long hickory trestle table. I do not have any hickory that long. Do any of you see any problems with end grain to end grain joinery to make the pieced that long? Thanks.

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Gander_Jim_Barry | Mar 16, 2001 08:07am | #1
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A good dovetail joint would make for a solid connection in an endgrain situation.

Royce_Kessler | Mar 16, 2001 09:54pm | #2
*The dovetail could look good. You could also use a boat building technique. Scarf the boards face to face to create longer ones. Recommend at least 4 inches of lap. And be sure to stagger the joints across the top with either method. I use a lot of hickory and would likely epoxy the scarf joint.