Nate Secrist
01-10-2017, 5:10 PM
Hi
I am going to build a nice outfeed table with some T-Tracks on top, drawers underneath, wheels, etc
I would like to have a nice border around it - something similar to the picture below....one of the viewer projects from thewoodwhisperer.com
I will use some purpleheart, padauk, walnut or another dark accent wood to give a nice contrast to the birch/maple cabinets...
My question is - how to join the borders in the corners with an "interesting" joint. The outfeed table will be about 48 x 66, so the challenging part is the border pieces will be 3/4 x 4 x 67 on the long edge and 3/4 x 4 x 48 on the shorter ends.
I can think of these options...
Butt Joints- I can use just plain old "butt" joints, but wanted to find something nicer....
Kreg Pocket Holes - I could use pocket holes on the front side and use a light accent wood to plug the pocket holes.
45-degree Miter Joints - not a big fan of miter joints on the corners
Dovetails or Box Joints - I have an Incra jig to cut dovetails or box joints and can cut these in smaller pieces.....Because the boards need to be run through the jig in the vertical position....it will be difficult....I would prefer a cool box joint, or an Incra-double-double-dovetail would also look cool! Any ideas on this?
Any other options that you could recommend?
Although this is just an outfeed table - it will be around for a long time, so I would like to make it look nice.
Thanks for the help
Nate
351362
I am going to build a nice outfeed table with some T-Tracks on top, drawers underneath, wheels, etc
I would like to have a nice border around it - something similar to the picture below....one of the viewer projects from thewoodwhisperer.com
I will use some purpleheart, padauk, walnut or another dark accent wood to give a nice contrast to the birch/maple cabinets...
My question is - how to join the borders in the corners with an "interesting" joint. The outfeed table will be about 48 x 66, so the challenging part is the border pieces will be 3/4 x 4 x 67 on the long edge and 3/4 x 4 x 48 on the shorter ends.
I can think of these options...
Butt Joints- I can use just plain old "butt" joints, but wanted to find something nicer....
Kreg Pocket Holes - I could use pocket holes on the front side and use a light accent wood to plug the pocket holes.
45-degree Miter Joints - not a big fan of miter joints on the corners
Dovetails or Box Joints - I have an Incra jig to cut dovetails or box joints and can cut these in smaller pieces.....Because the boards need to be run through the jig in the vertical position....it will be difficult....I would prefer a cool box joint, or an Incra-double-double-dovetail would also look cool! Any ideas on this?
Any other options that you could recommend?
Although this is just an outfeed table - it will be around for a long time, so I would like to make it look nice.
Thanks for the help
Nate
351362