the reference photo is one piece of wood
#Reinforcing a central miter joint on a walnut bench
humble robin
there is nothing IMO short of a center leg you could do here, or some sort of full metal undercarriage, that's going to make a butt joint on a bench like that stand up long term
rugged fox
this is the actual reference top view
humble robin
im talking about the one in your first post, thats definitely continuous grain
rugged fox
I’m planning to use large loose tenons (Dominos) for internal alignment, but for the heavy lifting, I want to route a channel underneath and inlay a 1/4" (6mm) but im not sure of the structural advantage with this method
humble robin
yea not sure what to tell you here, I dont see that as likely to hold up at all