Shaker dining table and bench

Bookmatched Silverleaf Maple and lasercut steel.

 Mortised live-edge top sits securely over base tenon.

knockdown base disassembles using just a mallet.

Ships flat.

Subtle protrusion of base tenon with chamfered edge

Lasercut steel butterfly key and resin prevent this check from spreading

Silverleaf maple sandwiched between two layers of steel

 Mortises in top fit around the base tenons like a glove.

 1/4" deep mortise perfectly accepts the 3/8" thick steel butterfly key with a 1/8" chamfered reveal