Table: Will a wedge-joint be strong enough for the table leg

[Phil Pascoe]

Of course - cupping of a 19mm top is something that hadn't crossed my mind. Shame the above mentioned person makes himself look a prat in other areas, he is so often right. :?

 

[Ctech83]

Thanks for a lot of great input.

I'll try to post some photos when I'm finished (if result is ok )

 

[rafezetter]

Rare to see so many principles of woodworking ignored in one thread. Screws into end grain mentioned now ! A thin top, with no cleats, rails or breadboard ends will not stay flat. If the sun gets on it, it will surely cup. Legs joined into a 20mm thick top - no chance of blind tenons having enough purchase, even if you can find a drill bit to bore a blind hole without a centre point penetrating the top. Even wedged through tenons are a bit weak.

Someone on here has often advised looking at existing furniture and how it is built, and why. Good advice.

I merely mentioned screwing into endgrain to help a solid brass wedge (as proposed by the OP) maintain purchase instead of just relying on epoxy which will not hold as well as if the wedge were wood. Granted it's not ideal, but then I'm guessing he's not making an hierloom either.