[Woodworkers] Bread board ends

[Scott Rohan=Smith]

The project I’ve started is a hall bench. I was surfing the internet for ideas and I came across this Greene and Greene bench that was just what I was looking for. (https://www.woodsmithplans.com/plan/greene-brothers-hall-bench/)  So I thought I’d order these plans and see what I get. The more I go over the plans and the authors’ methods I think I’m going to have to make adjustments to build it properly. For the breadboards he suggests cutting 3 big ass mortices in the edge of the board and then making a smaller slot going through the edge for a big pan head screw. Once the piece is screwed onto the panel then you’re supposed to make a plug to put in the mortice and sand flush. This might work but I can see a lot of opportunity to mismatch the surfaces. I think I’ll go with the more traditional breadboard like you guys have described.

 

Thanks for your help.

 

Smitty 

 

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Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 7:06 PM
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Subject: Re: [Woodworkers] Bread board ends

 

Smitty,

 

I've built a large work table for my wife and used a combo of  multiple mortises and tenons with a tongue and groove. I pinned the center, then pinned the ends with elongated holes in the tenons on the ends so the wood can move. 

 

Here is basically an example of what I did.

 

https://www.woodmagazine.com/woodworking-tips/techniques/joinery/breadboard

 

 

I hope this helps.

 

Gary Williams

 

 

On Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 06:09:24 PM EDT, Scott Rohan=Smith via Woodworkers <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote: 

 

 

I’m starting a project that has a couple of panels that need bread board ends. They’re pretty small panels so I’m not too worried about movement but just in case ... I’ve seen lots of different approaches to doing bread board ends, anybody got a favorite way of doing it?

 

TIA

 

Smitty aka Scott Rohan-Smith

Missoula, MT

 

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