Hardwood Table Clips
Accounting for the ways wood moves is one thing that often crosses my mind when working on a project. The shop-made fasteners you see here are my answer for attaching solid-wood tops. These are nothing more than blocks of wood that are rabbeted to form a tongue on one end. This tongue then fits into a kerf in the rails.
To make the fasteners, I start by planing down a long, ¾"-wide blank. Using a straight bit at the router table, cut a rabbet on the ends
