Breadboard ends technique

**Rocker** · 17th July 2007, 08:07 PM

Mick,

The purpose of the guide bars is to keep the face of the tenoning jig precisely parallel to the table-saw's blade. The jig article suggests making them from brass bar stock; but you may find it easier to use 3/8" wide strips ripped from a kitchen cutting board instead.

Rocker

**munruben** · 18th July 2007, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by mick59wests

John (and others),

have you had problems with movement and splitting from using splines?

As I said in my original post, I have only done this on a couple of projects and in the last couple of years, so guess time will tell. No problems so far though.

**TomH** · 18th July 2007, 09:41 PM

Hi John,

I turned a old oregon door into an outdoor table about 8 years ago. I used breadboard ends, mainly because my long boards were not long enough. As it was an outdoor table I had a gap between the long boards, so lateral movement was not a concern. I used dowel joints exclusively, as I did not have the machinery to cut splines. The table has sat outside (somewhat undercover), and still looks like new. I was concerned that the breadboard ends might sag over time, but so far so good.

Cheers,

Tom

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