March 25, 20178 yr Good Morning Friends, Well another Saturday has come around and following is today's quiz; What is the better way of extending the length of a board by adding another board to it and joining it with a method that will give it strength. Edited December 6, 20178 yr by Ron Dudelston tags added
March 25, 20178 yr I go for quick and simple. A scarf joint. Though Dan's half lap would be stronger.
March 25, 20178 yr A half through dovetail will give the strength, but Dan's half-lap is much easier and faster to do. BTW Ralph, how is your shoulder...any prognosis yet? Hope you're doing OK.
March 25, 20178 yr There is a "finger joint" router bit, that makes a large saw tooth pattern on the ends of a board. Makes a decent enough glue joint. That is how door makers make LONG boards out of a bunch of short, clear boards.
March 25, 20178 yr I just cut a new one and use the short one somewhere else on furniture. The trick is to make a cutting list and cut all the long boards first and if you screw up and cut one too short set it aside and cut a new one then use the short one to cut for a shorter board. Most of the time add ons don't look right anyway if the grain is going the same way. A breadboard end is good if cross grain is acceptable on the project, such as a top, but only on the end,not in the middle. If it is for molding a lap miter is good,as is a tongue and groove on flooring, so it does matter what it it on and where. Herb
March 25, 20178 yr +1 vote for finger joint... @Stick486 tried to convince me to buy the bit a while ago...now may be forced into it...
March 25, 20178 yr 11 minutes ago, Nickp said: +1 vote for finger joint... @Stick486 tried to convince me to buy the bit a while ago...now may be forced into it... go one better and up the ante... Bladed... Bridle... Double tenon.. tabled...
March 25, 20178 yr Author Great answers fellows, I also like the finger joint however I also like the tabled joint for there is more of a glue surface and you may even peg it for added strength. Thanks Stick, for posting the table joint as well as the other ones you did. Now in regard to the shoulder, I have a torn rotor cup in my should and they want to operate but, I asked them if they could wait till after my trip to Washington DC on the honor flight. They stated that as long as I could put up with the pain I could go. I'm eating Tylonal like they are going out of stile. Edited March 25, 20178 yr by Ralph Allen Jones
March 25, 20178 yr A warning @Ralph Allen Jones Do not exceed the max dose on Tylenol (yes it has one ) of 3600 mg / 24 hours. Have a good trip
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