I'm planning on building a smallish coffee table, maybe 24"x50," with a wood framed glass top. The frame will be figured QS white oak (QSWO) approx. 1" thick and about 3-3.5" wide. Normally, I would use mortise and tenon joints to form the frame but for aesthetic reasons I was thinking of forming the joints with either through or half blind dovetails so that you could see the dovetails from above. However, I worry about seasonal wood movement loosening the joints even with QSWO. Any thoughts?
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