lovejoy Posted June 18, 2012 Report Share Posted June 18, 2012 I'm building a bar for a restaurant. Material for bar-top is Ash 8/4, 8"W boards with a live edge (no moulding or trim on ext. edges). I'm soliciting suggestions as to how to join the two wings in an 'L'. Dimensions: Short wing 27" Wide x 70" L Long Wing 24" Wide x 240" L Construction method: Domino joinery & Titebond III glue. Problem. Since the top has a visible live edge I cannot simply butt the short wing to the long wing because the endgrain of the long wing will be visible. 1) I could create a breadboard edge along the shorter wing which will cover exposed endgrain on long wing and glue the outer corner to the outer edge of the long wing, forcing the expansion/contraction to happen at the far end of the short wing (which is against a wall). 2) weave the boards from both wings together at the 'L' - have each 8" board but against its counterpart on the opposite wing creating a weave or step effect, with the outer most boards butted at 45 deg. - how will this work with expansion contraction? Cutting both wings at 45 deg and butting together is not an option - client doesn't want that 'look' The bartop sits atop a half wall with a 16" wide ply strip on top. Top will be held in place by screws attached through slot holes in ply to accommodate expansion. Any all suggestions welcome Lovejoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Z. Posted June 19, 2012 Report Share Posted June 19, 2012 Kitchen counter, under construction: Teak is fairly dimensionally stable. Photo was taken 9 years ago. Hasn't opened up yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovejoy Posted June 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2012 Thanks Don How did you joint the herringbone design? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 21, 2012 Report Share Posted June 21, 2012 We did an "L " shaped live edge top from walnut last year. We mitered the live edge and stairstep/butt jointed the 25 inch deep top. We ripped the live edge off past the miter cut on one side and cleaned up the partial cut with chisels. Then just nipped the corner of the other side. A little careful carving to blend the 2 live edges. Our live edge planks were not wide enough for the top so we ripped a straight edge and joined another plank to the back edge. Dominoes were used to help align the joint. We screwed the top from below and elongated the holes to allow the wood to move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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