Dennis, adding dowels at the end would probably be easier, but i think i wanted hidden joints just for the aesthetic on this one.
Luke, That is one of the videos i watched before i bought the fancy dowel jig. Dowels seemed to be reasonably strong from the videos I have seen and it seems like a (slower) decent alternative to dropping the money on a Domino joiner. I understand the gain from those tools, but my time isn't money. I'm just playing in the garage for fun so a bit more setup on joints is okay.
Cyclopentadiene, You are probably correct that the center 3x3 column should hold the majority of weight where the supports should mostly just hold force from weight on edges. Thanks for the insight. Sometimes its just nice to hear that it is probably going to work!
Richard, There is a top 3/4" halflapped crossmember but none of this is glued up yet so it wasn't in the pictures. The top cantilevered supports will attach to that crossmember and then z clips will hold the top down to hopefully allow for any expansion.
Luke, That is one of the videos i watched before i bought the fancy dowel jig. Dowels seemed to be reasonably strong from the videos I have seen and it seems like a (slower) decent alternative to dropping the money on a Domino joiner. I understand the gain from those tools, but my time isn't money. I'm just playing in the garage for fun so a bit more setup on joints is okay.
Cyclopentadiene, You are probably correct that the center 3x3 column should hold the majority of weight where the supports should mostly just hold force from weight on edges. Thanks for the insight. Sometimes its just nice to hear that it is probably going to work!
Richard, There is a top 3/4" halflapped crossmember but none of this is glued up yet so it wasn't in the pictures. The top cantilevered supports will attach to that crossmember and then z clips will hold the top down to hopefully allow for any expansion.