Hi all,
I'm working on a side table of questionable design integrity and figured I'd get some second opinions. I originally planned for the piece to come together as in the attached photos - the base is a mitered frame, as is the top frame (which will accommodate the actual tabletop). The tabletop will consist of some walnut boards edge-glued together and secured to the top frame using buttons (hence those slots in the top frame). I was planning on joining the two frames with two tenoned legs that will sit in mortises drilled in the corners of each mitered frame (the assembly in the photo). The table will be sitting so that the legs are oriented vertically (basically a cube with a missing side).
My concern is this: will drilling mortises in the mitered corners and gluing a tenon in (and possibly pinning or drawboring the tenon) be a solid-enough joint here? I know the miters are very weak as is, seems like adding a tenon in there will actually increase glue surface? Any thoughts?
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Thanks,
Eugene