Oak Breakfast Bar Upright

[KWells1979]

Hi,

We are having a new kitchen fitted with Oak worktops. We are also having an oak breakfast bar and using a piece of worktop for the upright to support it (joined as the picture attached).

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• KWells1979
• 7 Mar 2013
• 1

The kitchen fitter has offered various methods on how to join this but I just wondered what people's opinions are on here. Options included an oak batton screwed into the upright and top which I think would look awful. It 'L' shaped brackets - does it matter what metal these are made of?

Any help is appreciated. [/img]

 

[HERTS P&D]

Biscuit joint.

Andy

 

[gregers]

mitre,dovetail or a couple of through tennons.
all depends on how deep your pockets are and what you would REALLY like.

 

[KWells1979]

Thanks for the quick replies.

We want the most sturdy but with as little fixings on view as possible.

Quite like the biscuits idea.

 

[Pigeon85]

If you do choose to use fixings then make sure they are made from non ferrous metal so they don't rust

 

[foxhole]

I would use an oak newel as a leg with another piece to form a T brace, allow leg room all round.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Good call, much more sturdy/practical than a bit of chipboard, that’s just lame.

 

[Harbourwoodwork]

Stainless fixing plates let into both end's and fixed into end grain with long screw's,let in and proud of both sides to give fixing positiones to floor and underside of work top rounded ends on brakets and SS screws for a good finish