Hi guys, I'm building this outdoor umbrella side table and I have the frame finished. I'm looking for ideas on how best to affix the top and lower shelf.
You can see the lower shelf will just slide into place and be flush with the other side. The top will just sit on top of the frame. Both the shelf and top will have a circular cutout for the umbrella pole to fit into.
My current thought process is to use dowels. My concern is wood movement. I'm open to any ideas you guys may have or if you think this would be sufficient.
I built the side frames using only mortise and tenon joinery, this was very time consuming, but I wanted to learn this technique. I broke down and used dowels for the stretcher joinery, mainly cause I just want to finish this piece up.
The stock is white oak. Thanks for looking!
You can see the lower shelf will just slide into place and be flush with the other side. The top will just sit on top of the frame. Both the shelf and top will have a circular cutout for the umbrella pole to fit into.
My current thought process is to use dowels. My concern is wood movement. I'm open to any ideas you guys may have or if you think this would be sufficient.
I built the side frames using only mortise and tenon joinery, this was very time consuming, but I wanted to learn this technique. I broke down and used dowels for the stretcher joinery, mainly cause I just want to finish this piece up.
The stock is white oak. Thanks for looking!