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from Fine Woodworking November/December 2006 (#187)

Fresh Take on Tabletops
With a center gap for expansion, the design options multiply
by Doug Stowe

Doug Stowe has an innovative solution to the problem of wood movement on large, solid-wood tabletops. While using the traditional breadboard ends to keep the top flat and hide the end grain, he inserts a center gap -- sometimes with decorative detail such as stones or other natural material -- to absorb wood movement and to keep the breadboard ends flush with the rest of the top.

Photos: Doug Stowe; drawing: John Hartman

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From Fine Woodworking #187, pp. 52-55
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