I am making a bench (sitting) 60″ long x 18″ wide x 1″ thick of quilted maple. The legs are 3″ thick x 16″ wide and set in 10″ from each end. The question is do I need breadboard ends or not. The enviroment is in a/c setting in Florida.
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Probably not
You probably don't need breadboard ends here. Breadboard ends are typically used to keep panels fiat where there is no other good way to, like on a breadboard in fact. The main trouble witn them is dealing wtih expansion and contraction with the cross grain joint. The board connecting the top of your table legs should do keep the panel flat. Make sure you allow for expansion/contraction by elongating the screw holes connecting it to the top.
Probably more important would be to consider moving the legs further out towards the ends, closer to 4 or 5 inches. 10 inches seems like it would be rather teeter-totter tippy on the ends.
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