DGOOB Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 I am new to woodworking and am building a dining room table. I didn't have any thick boards like I would have liked to do so I built the legs out of 4 boards glued and rabbeted together but now that I am gonna connect the runners to the legs I'm not sure how the best way would be because they hollow in the center. I wanted to do a mortis and tenon joint but am not sure that will be strong enough. By the way the boards and 3/4 thick and the legs are 4" x 5" glued up. Thanks for any help in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 M&T will still work.. If they're hollow and, you're concerned about the strength, you could insert material in the hollow and then cut the mortise. Welcome to the forums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted August 1, 2015 Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 I think I would glue up a "plug" the dimensions of the interior of the leg (2 1/2 x 3 1/2) out of scrap or cutoffs and glue it into the area where the mortise & tenon will be. That would give the tenon some glue area and strengthen the joint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGOOB Posted August 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2015 Ok thanks very much I will try that thanks very much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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