Recently a furniture maker told me that he attached the top of his table to the legs using a series of slip tenons. I assumed this meant “floating tenons”. Anyone know exactly what slip tenons are? Thanks.
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They are one and the same in my books.
Chris @ www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com
(soon to be www.flairwoodworks.com)
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Perhaps he means these...
http://eberhardt.bz/GME_Wood_Land/GME_Woodworking_Stuff/0_Techniques_Information/Joinery/7_Tabletop_Attachment_Joint.pdf
We always called them buttons.
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