Thread: Breadboard ends- hiding the movement

A tablecloth.

You carnt beat mother nature

Plywood and veneer top is about the only way to limit movement. I like the table cloth idea better though

One mag I saw recently had an article about a guy making tables with gaps in the middle. Breadboards were fixed either end and floating in the middle, and any movement just varied the width of the gap.

Personally, I wouldnt like the gap. I would be constantly losing the salt shaker.

Tex

Round the end corners of the top and the breadboard say 25mm radius
Fit the breadboard 25mm in from the outside edges of the top
So the breadboard length will be 50mm narrower than the top

Thanks guys . I guess the only way is to use Bob's idear and hide the small movement with a feature . After posting my question I came across this which I thought looked good http://www.jdlohrwood.com/Night_stan...2_dpi_copy.jpg

That picture is exactly what i was going to suggest. I first saw it in Fine Woodworking August 2004, No. 171. If you can get a copy, it has that as a feature and shows how it is done. I guess it doesnt actually "hide" the movement, but takes your eye away from it. It is a very neat answer and adds a nice detail i think.

Yep nice details, the table is in the style of Greene and Greene (do a google). The 'end cap' is ebony and only glued to the tabletop panel so that the breadboard can move freely in its tongue and groove.