Making a table-top

hots

I've had a bit of a shocker and instead of ordering a solid table top, it turns out what I've ordered comes in 3 pieces with no prescribed way of attaching.

This is the top: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08F9ZGLKJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and I'll be attaching to 3 prong hairpin legs...

So I think I need to create a frame for the 3 sections of the top to sit on, and potentially to then put the legs into as well maybe? The top is split along the long edge (3 sections of 100*66 to make a 100*200 top).

My main concern is making this rock solid, particularly as the majority of the weight will be sitting on the middle section, which doesn't have a leg supporting it.

Any ides or suggestions appreciated.

Purgative

Hi Hots, that's quite daunting, especially as whatever you do will be on display.


I'd stick a post in the Woodcraft forum https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=530 - those guys really know wood.


All the best.

hots

Cheers, good shout, didn't know there was one!

Lumen

Should be pretty simple if you're OK with a painted finish for the frame. Get some planed timber. Butt joint it with glue and screws into a rectangle. Fill and sand holes and gaps. Prime and paint. Attach legs to frame, attach tabletop to frame. Job done.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/251692478/raw-38-3-rod-hairpin-legs-beeswax

niallb

Could you hinge the three pieces and put your legs on the centre piece with extra gate legs out each side?
That looks like it was cut to make a folding table.

hots

Update to this, returning and buying a solid kitchen worktop to play with instead. Appreciate the replies!