Patrick Daugherty writes, “I’ve heard it said that there’s no such thing as a glue-starved joint. I suppose it is to imply that, as long as the glue bonds to the fibers, the film thickness between the wood surfaces is not relevant. Do you agree or not?” Well, it’s difficult to starve a joint. However, …
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 …
From Prusa Woodworks, “Do you have space at the bottom of your mortise for extra glue?” Well, usually, if it’s a shouldered mortise and tenon, I do leave space at the bottom of the glue, of the mortise for glue, just because otherwise, there’s, the glue tends to push the mortise, push the tenon out …
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 …
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 …
I received this question in episode 5 of the Ask Brian Boggs Show: When using epoxy for glue (like a Sam Maloof joint) how thick should it be? I am assuming that you area talking about actual space in the joint rather than the viscosity of the epoxy. They are both important because in a …
I received this question in episode 4 of the Ask Brian Boggs Show: “Can Brian explain his technique on glueless chairs, where he hyper-dries rungs and assembles before they swell.” ~ Martin Goebel If you all don’t know who Martin Goebel is, check out Goebel & Co. Furniture. They do some really interesting stuff up there …
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 …
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 …
