Joinery

Tapered Double Tenons

JMAwoodworks writes in, “Can you talk more about your tapered tenon universal joint, how you arrived at it, and broadly how you make both parts, and what application it might have in a home shop?” That’s a big one, and I’m glad you wrote this in ahead of time, because I had time to think …

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Round Joint Fit Tolerance

Pennington Windsor Chairs writes in, “Hey, Brian. At Rundell, and Rundell and I were discussing in our class recently how tight the 5/8 mortise-and-tenon for Windsor and ladderback chairs should be after super-drying the tenon and using hide glue. Your thoughts?” Well, the language used in fitting joints is often similar to the question I …

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Impact of Moisture In Joinery

I received this question in episode 7 of the Ask Brian Boggs Show: “I cut my mortise and tenon joints so that they can be assembled by hand pressure and they don’t fall apart from the force of gravity. I presume that means you’re holding them up so the thing, the tenon would fall out. “Many …

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Best Glue For Box Joints

I received this question in episode 6 of the Ask Brian Boggs Show: I’ll be making a Maloof dresser using box joints, I presume you mean finger joints, to join the carcass as you did with some of his. Do you think wood glue would make the joints too tight during glue-up? I’m presuming you …

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Think Beyond The Dominos

I received this question in episode 2 of the Ask Brian Boggs Show: How do you feel about using something like Domino joinery in chairs. I was thinking to do my first chair project like this. Okay. Domino seems to have taken over the world in joinery and I can’t speak to the quality of …

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The Best Hide Glue For Joints

I received this question in episode 2 of the Ask Brian Boggs Show: What is the best hide glue for joints such as sliding dovetails? Archer Yates writes in a question about hide glue, asking which I prefer: Titebond , Old Brown, or Granular glue? This is a really easy one. If you’re getting into hide …

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