Solid Wood Dining Table: Visible Mortise and Tenon Joints

A 2400mm long solid wood dining table. The tabletop is made of five planks of varying widths, with visible seams. At the ends, dark contrasting wood butterfly keys are embedded across the joints to prevent cracks. The table legs are square solid wood, connected to the crossbeam with through tenons that protrude about 8mm from the outer side of the legs and are wedged tight. The wedges are a different color from the legs, clearly showing how this joint is constructed. The tabletop edge has a 3mm small chamfer. The surface is finished only with wood oil. Close-up shot of the intersection of the table legs and crossbeam, with side lighting to make the shadows of the tenons prominent. Avoid: using metal parts or screws at joints, tenons cut flush and hidden, tabletop using a single seamless veneer, glossy lacquer finish on the surface.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一張長 2400mm 的實木餐桌,桌板由五片寬度不一的板材拼接,拼縫可見,末端以蝴蝶榫嵌入深色的異材木片跨過裂縫。桌腳是方形的實木,以貫穿的通榫與橫樑相接,榫頭穿出桌腳外側約 8mm 並楔緊,楔子的顏色與桌腳不同,清楚看得見這個接合是怎麼成立的。桌板邊緣做 3mm 的小導角。表面只上木油。近景取桌腳與橫樑的交會處,側光讓榫頭的陰影明顯。避免:接合處用金屬件或螺絲、榫頭切齊藏起來、桌板使用整片無拼接的貼皮、表面上亮光漆。