Popular Woodworking #Techniques #August 2006 #Batten #Flattening #Joinery #Power Tool Joinery #Power Tools Article tags #Tables β How to Keep Your Tabletops Flat By: Bill Hylton 22 January 2026 at 16:19 Battens: Just one proven method to keep you on a level playing field. The best way to keep a tabletop flat is to make it flat in the first place and to attach it properly to a rigid frame, β¦ Source