Breadboard End Joints
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(from Popularwoodworking.com)


Cut precision joints on a large top. Breadboard ends are old devices for improving a solid-wood top. They act like cleats to hold the top flat, which is particularly important when there's minimal understructure, such as on a trestle table. …Source

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