Abstract: A knockdown furniture construction includes a member having recesses therein, a support structure having shoulders received in the recesses and configurations mating therewith, and separable fasteners for connecting the member with the support structure having strips of complementary gripping elements secured in the recesses of the member and on the shoulders of the support structure such that the mating configurations of the shoulders and recesses reinforces the connection of the complementary gripping elements to provide a sturdy furniture construction capable of being assembled and disassembled without tools or special hardware.