January 22, 20179 yr 2 hours ago, John Morris said: For @ACR_SCOUT Source: http://imgur.com/gallery/F18E0 Best answer yet IMHO
January 22, 20179 yr 3 hours ago, Stick486 said: waste less and spline the butts... Ah wait a minute. Can you biscuit joint a but joint? Could there be another tool in my future? Although I like the finger joint idea.
January 22, 20179 yr 3 minutes ago, ACR_SCOUT said: Ah wait a minute. Can you biscuit joint a but joint? Could there be another tool in my future? Although I like the finger joint idea. yup. biscuits help to make a joint stronger, and they help to maintain alignment. quite affordable tool, very handy somedays. i have one.
January 22, 20179 yr 30 minutes ago, ACR_SCOUT said: Ah wait a minute. Can you biscuit joint a but joint? yup... great for alignment but not so much for strength...
January 23, 20179 yr 7 hours ago, Stick486 said: yup... great for alignment but not so much for strength... Yeah, but a H**L of a lot cheaper! John
January 23, 20179 yr 24 minutes ago, HARO50 said: Yeah, but a H**L of a lot cheaper! John over what??? 200$$$ for a limited use/purpose plate joiner.. 23$$$ for a way more versatile slot cutter and you already have a router...
January 23, 20179 yr I suppose I could half-lap the butt joints. I also kind of like the breadboard end treatment. I suppose if I made tongue and groove joints the butt end joints wouldn't matter much at all other than possible shrinkage. When done the top will be gloss black poly to match the other office furniture.
January 23, 20179 yr You could incorporate some form of a stacked frame and panel for the sides. Or use multiple sections:
January 24, 20179 yr I'm frankly surprised no one suggest the classic problem-solving board stretcher...
January 24, 20179 yr 41 minutes ago, p_toad said: I'm frankly surprised no one suggest the classic problem-solving board stretcher... Shhhhhh...... that's only for the elite!
January 24, 20179 yr 1 hour ago, p_toad said: I'm frankly surprised no one suggest the classic problem-solving board stretcher... Here snipe snipe snipe, come on snipe snipe snip
January 24, 20179 yr @knotscott, Thanks for the recommendations but that is a bit too formal for what I am after.
January 24, 20179 yr Finger joint bit makes real strong but joints because they are not butt joints but multiple low angle scarf joints https://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/bt_box_finger_joint.html
January 25, 20179 yr I got the plans for a board stretcher around here somewhere in this cybermess. takes awhile but it works!!!!!!!!
January 25, 20179 yr 4 minutes ago, DRAGON1 said: I got the plans for a board stretcher around here somewhere in this cybermess. takes awhile but it works!!!!!!!! Is that to scale?
January 25, 20179 yr 1 minute ago, DAB said: Is that to scale? I'm a woodworker, not an engineer. What's scale?
November 7, 20196 yr Board Stretcher.... https://www.toolsofthetrade.net/videos/the-worlds-first-board-stretcher_c
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