Galoots who want carriage and other bolts to stay tight as the wood expands and
contracts should look into the conical spring washers known as "Belleville
Springs."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belleville_washer

( I learned about these from Dr. George Langford.  He uses them to keep the
totes on Bailey planes nice and tight. )

John Ruth
On Sep 6, 2021, at 11:22 AM, Dan Beck
mailto:drumsandbacon@g...>> wrote:

I see what you’re saying - thanks for the clarification. I followed the
directions provided by Mike Seimsen in his video “Naked Woodworker”. In this
video (released by Lost Art Press) he very clearly instructs screwing the top
planks to the aprons and cross bearers and using carriage bolts to attach the
legs to the aprons.

I’m hoping that this won’t be an issue. I stored the lumber in my shop for a
couple of weeks before building and tested them with a moisture meter before
attaching them. The levels were in range, so fingers crossed that wood won’t
move much.

Thanks,
Dan

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