Kickers and runners

After marking out the locations, a straight edge is clamped to the apron stock to locate the biscuit jointer. Note the slot cut close to the right edge of the board...


... to receive the table top fasteners. This little bracket gets screwed to the top and engages that slot. That allows the top to expand and contract with humidity changes without pulling the whole table along with it. More on this slot in a minute.


The runners biscuited...


...and fit together.


The kickers can't be biscuited in because that slot for the table top fasteners is right where the biscuits would go. So, the kickers have tongues made to fit the slot.


In theory, the drawers could be fit to this arrangement with absolutely no slop in their operation. We'll see...