Trestle Table Design Question - Knock down top attachment

[Chad Richardson]

Also, anyone have any good ideas on ways to mount the top to the trestle portion to easily be able to knock down?

I've thought of hidden dovetail rails or simple "wooden latches" (just a block of wood MTd into the bottom of the table top, then use a peg into a hole on the trestle bottom)

I just want to make sure it's sturdy enough if someone needs to pick up the table and move it or pull and slide it....

Thanks, Chad

[bridger]

box lid latches

[Robert Bonomi]

*Assuming* that the trestle is sufficiently structurally sturdy _by_itself_, then a collection of the 'figure eight' fasteners (whatever their 'proper' name is :) into the top of the trestle ends, and the bottom of the top, should suffice.

[Andy Dingley]

There's often a cleat across the underside of the table to hold it flat.

Make this reasonably deep, put a wide and deep groove in the trestle top to take it, and use a couple of cross-drilled holes with matching pegs to hold it in place.

[Larry Jaques]

On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:26:25 -0700, "Chad Richardson" calmly ranted:

Sliding dovies work well, as do M&T with pegs, same as the stretchers.

That's a good thing to plan for.

So you're going with the 7" overhang, are you? Are there any Alpha Males to be seated at this table? They'll be MIGHTY PISSED at the lack of leg- and foot-room at the GOD end of the table.

[Chad Richardson]

Thanks Andy, I had the same thought last night.