How to Install Figure 8 Tabletop Fasteners // Quick & Easy Woodworking Tutorial

In this video, I show you how to install figure 8 tabletop fasteners, sometimes called figure 8 table top clips or connectors. Figure 8 tabletop fasteners are a great solution for how to attach a tabletop to a base because they accommodate seasonal wood movement, preventing damage to the table that screws or other methods might cause.

I also cover in this video where to install figure 8 tabletop fasteners on the base, which is a topic that many other videos on figure 8 tabletop fasteners avoid. There is actually a right and a wrong location to install them, and I cover quickly where to install the figure 8 clips and why there versus other locations.

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