According to Wikipedia, trestle tables figure prominently in traditional Americana furniture. The trestles are braced with a stretcher using a keyed tenon through the centre of each trestle." This table pictured here is smaller in scale--large enough to seat only four people, and cozily at that.
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| Keyed tenon |
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| Two-board top, joined with a spline, a strip of wood inserted into the two routed out grooves that run the length of the two boards. Splines are used for alignment and strength. |
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| Gothic-style cutout on the trestle (table leg). |
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| Beveled lip on trestle cutout. |
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