Project: "Making a Harvest Table"

	The side that Beth did turned out great. Then, the following day I turned the top around so that I could join the other side section to the main top assembly. I did not fare as well. With all the dowels inserted and glue spread, I started to mesh the two pieces but something hung up and for a precious 5 minutes or so I used everything I could use. Certainly Beth's love taps were far exceeded. So, I did the only thing I could do, and that was to walk away from it and take it on the next day.    On that next day, I was able to easily slide my credit card in the crack.
I worked up the "correction" procedure  some months ago. It works very well. First, I add one clamp at each side of table and at both ends. These clamps hold the pieces so that when I saw, they won't move. Then, I lay the long Festool guide rail aligning the edge right at the cut.
	I have set the saw plunge depth so that it cuts about 1/4" deeper than the table top. The 1-inch foam insulation board will protect the underside of the cut.
My job is easy — simply move the saw along the guide.    With each cut, I move the off side closer to the main top piece and reclamp it and make the same cut again.
	It took two more cuts, but now the joint is right-on all along the length.
With the edges jointed properly, I can start the doweling process again. I will use the same pencil marks all the way along the boards but have the left side of the jig butt against these marks, This is the first position, and if you recall, we drilled two holes at the end. You can see how tight the "old" dowels fit their holes.
	With the holes carefully drilled on this side section and the top section, I am ready to add glue and install the dowels.
Just as Beth did, I brushed a pretty fine coat of glue over the dowel pins and the board edges.
	The joining went much easier this time. I had ready some heavy duty hammers ready, but the side slid on its dowels right up to the top section. This time slight lovetaps and gentle clamping gave me a tight fit all the way from one end to the other.    We can now get to the base details.