On 24 Nov 2005 08:28:10 -0800, wrote:

The only thing is every table I have seen that can be taken down or
folded up is darn rickety.

Through tenons with wedges are nice and substantial. With the right
style (Arts & Crafts or fake medieval) they also look atttractive.

Cutting them needs an easy way of cutting mortices, ideally a bandsaw
for the wedges (tiresome job otherwise) and careful paring of the tenon
sloped surface to match the wedge. I use a long chisel and an angled
block of wood.