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Attach Breadboard Ends with Glue and Splines

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DIY Farmhouse Dining Table

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What happens here

With the mortises cut, the breadboard ends are now attached to the tabletop. Wood glue is applied liberally into the mortises and along the mating edges of both the tabletop and the breadboard ends. Wooden splines (Domino tenons) are then inserted into the mortises in the tabletop. The breadboard end is then carefully aligned and tapped into place using a mallet, ensuring the splines engage securely in both pieces. This creates a strong, yet flexible joint that allows the tabletop to expand and contract seasonally without cracking.

Goal: Securely attach breadboard ends to the tabletop

Tools and materials

  • Mallet — To gently tap and seat the breadboard ends onto the tabletop
  • Pipe Clamps — To hold the breadboard ends securely in place while the glue sets
  • Wood Glue Titebond II — To bond the breadboard ends to the tabletop
  • Wooden Splines — To connect the mortises between the tabletop and breadboard ends

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create these through mortises all on the breadboard end and the tabletop ends themselves the ones on the tabletop are going to be loose the one on the breadboard side are gonna be tight the one on the tight fredward' side are gonna have tenants going in fixated with wood glue and the ones on the tabletop itself the loose ones are only going to have one center part that's actually gonna be glued everything else is gonna have through dowels coming down once

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