Breadboard ends

Cross-grain construction tends to freak out most beginning woodworkers, but it’s a viable construction method in many cases. Wide tables and chest lids often employ breadboard ends to keep things flat…

Concealing a tabletop's end grain using breadboard ends can be tricky. We show you how to make it work.

Given the below design which really violates the mechanical use for a breadboard, assuming that I were otherwise building a farmhouse table with pocket screws, what would be the appropriate way to ...

Gary Rogowski demonstrates, step by step, four methods for keeping tabletops and wide panels flat.

I love walnut and it's not every day I get to use such a large amount of it to make a custom farmhouse table out of walnut wood with traditional mortise and te…

Make a Conference Table & How to Cut Breadboard Ends: This Instructable will walk you through the process on making a tabletop with breadboard ends. The table I'm making here is a conference table but it can be scaled up or down to suit your specific needs. This table top is 10’ long, 3’ wide and made …

Gary Rogowski demonstrates his methods for this traditional yet strong breadboard end.

Making Breadboard Ends 101

On panels like table tops or blanket chest lids you need some method of keeping them flat. Typically you use some sort of mechanical support like a cleat or a breadboard end. If you want to go the quick and easy route, the cleat is the method for you. It's a strip of wood that...

33 Likes, 3 Comments - Chris Bach (@bachcustomjoinery) on Instagram: “Joinery for breadboard ends for a trestle table currently in the shop. This joint is so satisfying…”