Use bed bolts for a knock-down table

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Q: I've been asked to make a 9-ft.-long harvest table that can be disassembled for easy moving. What is the best way to join the aprons to the legs so that the joints are both strong and easily knocked down?rnA: Join the short aprons to the LEGS with standard mortise-and-tenon joinery. Then make a stub tenon on the apron and a matching mortise on the leg to align the apron and leg, and prevent twisting. Secure the joint with a bed bolt and reinforce it with a corner block, driving two screws into each apron and one into the leg.