@Tom Tee posted:When you put on the deck start over the edge of the frame. It has a default of stopping the decking short of the outer edge of the frame. Rather awkward.
Also, check our build with GRJ's Mianne benchwork thread.
We used 5 x 5 foot Artic Birch which was able to bridge the outer edge and provide joining support between guessets.
I have to agree with Tom and amplify his point on overhang of the countertop.
While I think the benchwork system is well built,and very nice, almost all the layouts using it I see are as Tom notes - legs stick out past the edge of the table top, not only looks odd but harder to cover the base latter.
I think layouts look much better, and are more functional with the legs recessed back from the table top edge - at least 6”
the work Tom did with john puts the focus on the layout above the table, not the structure under it.
