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Wide tops are still made from gluing up narrower boards with, if called for, breadboard edges attached with mortise & Tenon joinery. Because solid wood moves with changes in temperature and humidity, we also assemble this type of joinery mostly unglued with wood dowels in a combination of round and slotted holes to allow table tops to move with the seasons. This type of construction takes time and costs more but a hundred years from now when succeeding generations are still enjoying the piece, what difference does that make,
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