I think he means threaded rod run the length of the stretchers.

Roger

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Chris Carruth wrote:
I am almost done building the base of a shaker style workbench
(reduced
scale, of course).

As I am new to ww, I attempted T&M but find the joints a bit too
loose. Plan
to pin the tongues, but still would like to run all thread at least
lengthwise to help keep the joints tight. It may be overkill but I do
not
want to go back later and fix.



I do not understand 'thread' in this context.

But a loose fitting M & T joint can be fixed by gluing shims
(veneer works) to the tenon or using a thick epoxy glue to fill
the gap.

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FF