"Michael Press" wrote in message
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For the same reason, in making
furniture cabinetmakers use glues that are weaker than wood. That
way, if the furniture is overloaded, the joints break. It is much
easier to reglue a broken joint than to replace a piece of broken
wood."


I don't think this is accurate. I can't think of an instance where
something is designed in woodworking to fail. The idea is that something
should be built so that it will never fail. It is probably a valid point
when dealing with metal mechanical things such as engines, transmissions,
etc. I don't believe the same philosophy has any place in the construction
of an endtable.

Frank