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For the wood scrap method (see above), add a washer to your wood screw and screw it into the countertop to pull it tight to the cabinet. When using the z table top fasteners, you may have to add the slits into the cabinets before you install them. The table top fastener can move around inside the slit to allow for wood movement, while keeping your butcher block countertop nice and secure. There’s an entire resource center dedicated to Kreg Jig Tips and Tricks, and there’s even a page where you can ask your pocket hole questions. Every 12"–18", on the edges of the apron end pieces, drill mortises a hair deeper than the connector thickness [Photo 1].

The top is then placed on the DIY table, and the top is attached with screws through the figure 8 fastener. Liked you ideas of a biscuit or figure “8” fastner The idea is that you want the table top to float on the apron or cabinet body. Figure-eight connectors vary in size and shape, with some having equal-size loops and some with the apron-side loop larger than the tabletop loop. Wood's movement (difference in dimensions due to expansion and shrinking) can be significant (especially for large tabletops). If your countertop has slightly rounded edges, you will need to cut them off before joining the two pieces together.

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Hey Mark – The issue I see with angle brackets is they would still “lock” the table top in a fixed position on the apron.You don’t need a gap where the ends of the board meet the apron because wood doesn’t really expand/contract in this direction. As a tabletop expands and contracts, this connector rotates within a round mortise in the edges of the apron end parts to keep the top from buckling. Since each countertop shape is different, refer to the section above on joining pieces together for the best method to join your countertop. To allow tabletop-to-apron contact, drill a recess for each fastener in the top edge of the aprons on the drill press before attaching the legs (Photo A).

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Before we look at the correct way to attach a wood table top, let’s look at the incorrect way to attach a table top. Check out her step by step tutorial that explains exactly how to install a table top using these fasteners. To what degree the movement will occur, depends on the following: width of the tabletop, type of wood, initial moisture content of the wood, range of humidity extremes. Table top fasteners securely attach a table top to a base but allows the top to move freely during seasonal changes.Finish up by sanding decorative chamfers on the rear ends and sides of the buttons, as shown in the lead photo. In Mistakes with Wood Can Cause Your DIY Furniture to Crack, we talked about how wood is hygroscopic. Refer to the instructions with your table top fasteners to determine how far from the top of the cabinets the slits need to be. Cut wood scraps with both ends at a 45 degree angle and attach them to the top inside corners of the cabinets.