A simple shaker style table in white oak, finished with spar urethane and kitty approved.
The breadboard ends on the panels were an education on this one; on the top they aren’t strictly necessary, but I felt they were needed on the lower panel so that the movement of that captive panel wouldn’t rack the legs. Found out I prefer making the tongues with a router rather than the dado set on the table saw.
Thank you very much!
I ran a groove with the normal blade of my table saw along the inside of the apron boards, you can see them here during an earlier inspection:
We used metal Z-clips that screw into the top and just kind of poke into that slot. They work kind of like hold downs, the slot is a little farther from the top edge of the board than the height of the clips, so as you tighten the screws it clamps the table top on. They’re attached on the edges with the breadboard ends, so as the panel moves the clips can translate along the slot somewhat.
Great teamwork.
Ikr? The kitty approval inspector is real.
Fantastic photos, you have a very hands-on (paws-on?) foreman lol. Thank you for the detailed description. I’ve seen a similar method on a Bourbon Moth video except I think he used his domino to make slots instead of cutting a groove, but I guess if I payed that much for a funky router I’d use it all the time too.
She’s a toughie. She demands top quality craftsmanship and chicken flavored treats.
I’ve also seen the slots made with a biscuit joiner, in at least one case I saw someone do that because they forgot to cut them before gluing up the table. Not sure my biscuit joiner would fit in this table though., internal dimension is ~14".