kitchen table joinery/glue up


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Fellers,

This probably one of those questions asked frequently but I want to ask again ... I'm about to make a family member a quartersawn kitchen table and have aquired the 5/4's wood to do so.  I'm aiming for roughly 1" in final thickness.  The top will be 2x20" ends and 2x10" optional leaves.  I've gotten away from using biscuits for alignment these days.  Using TB2 on the edges for glue up should be sufficient for the previously mentioned sizes right? I don't own a domino, but if I did, I probably would pop a few in the 20" sections but to me it seems the sections are small enough.  The only thing that has me second-guessing myself is the thicker lumber.

 

As always, thanks in advance for your responses!

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Cleanly jointed edges will glue up with seams stronger than the wood itself. I use dominos for alignment.  On cutting boards I use clamping cauls for alignment, cover the edge with clear packing tape to prevent sticking. 

I found biscuits did a poor job of aligning faces for glue ups.

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