[SML] Break-away table

[Steven Hood]

I have a prop friend who may have done one of these before... let me ask 
and see if he has a suggestion.
FWIW, until I hear from him, we did a breakaway coat rack using rubber cement.
Steven R Hood


On February 7, 2018 12:09:55 PM Paul Anderson via Stagecraft 
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:

> Think round and old west and saloon.
>
> What if I wanted a table that could break in two with a [fake] head slam?
>
> ​More or less normal construction with a balsa board down the middle?
> Normal-ish construction with a saw cut (or crooked) break​ across the
> middle held by thin strips of something like pine ore lauan underneath?
>
> If it has side rails-as many/most tables do-they would have to be able to
> pull away from legs or also break.
>
> I haven't seen much in terms of how-to info online that didn't look just
> plain hokey.  Has someone done this other than the movies or is there a URL
> for better information than what I have come across so far?
>
> Thanks,
>
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> Paul Anderson
> Technical Director for Theater
> Hope College
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