Questions tagged [joints]
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How to separate wood I glued together
I have a cabinet door that broke along one full side at the joint. I glued the joint back together last night, but this morning realized I didn't clamp it to pull the joint in all the way flush (I don'...
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What if a half-lap joint isn't actually "half"?
I'm making half-lap joints in 2x4, but they're not at a 90° angle. Therefore, I need two jigs, one angled 10° from square in each direction.
Due to poor planning on my part, I made one jig out of one ...
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What is the name of this simple joint?
There's a picture below but I'll try to describe it as well.
Where two pieces of wood cross over and touch face to face. They are fastened with glue, nails, etc. One piece may overlap the other (see ...
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Building a rectangular pyramid
I have made a set of Yahtzee™ dice from a 4x4 post. We have been using a bucket as the 'shaker cup'. I would like to construct a wooden 'cup'.
My concept is two use two identical rectangular pyramids, ...
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Advice on table joinery
I have some images of a dining table.
The table has four legs at the corners. I like the joint of the leg to the table and would like some tips on how this can be done.
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Dowel joint between 3/4"x4"x3' pine wood board and 3/4"x4"x36" acrylic panel
New to the forum and need advice. I need to join existing pieces of pine 3/4" x 4" x 24" and/or 2" x 2" x 54" pine leg (3 dowel holes provided by wood supplier) with a 3/...
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How to decide what joints to use for a frame of a play wagon
I'm a complete newbie to woodworking. I do have a small Craftsman table saw, a miter saw, jig saw, circular saw, and various drills and a hand router.
My nine-year-old daughter to build this wagon ...
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Half-lap joints for day-bed build?
I'm building a 30"x80" daybed with a simple rectangular structure for the frame. I plan to use 2x6 pine cut to length for the frame. Please do not try to talk me out of the pine, I already ...
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Good joints for a floor to ceiling cat tree?
I'm going to make a all-wood floor to ceiling cat tree,which looks like this or so
And here comes the problem
The commercial ones use pine to make the base and pads, but the pillar is often made of ...
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Screws vs. Pocket Holes vs. Traditional Joinery
I have been looking at many websites for woodworking and while I have been an advocate for "proper" woodworking as my late father who was a bench-joiner professed, I have seen many profess ...
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Pocket Hole Butt Joint
I'm building a cart to hold my 60 lbs mitre saw. I'm using 3/4" Sande plywood. I plan on building the box using glued, pocket hole butt joints illustrated below. Keep in mind that I do plan on adding ...
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Outdoor gate build - should I treat cut surfaces (half-lap joints) before gluing together?
New to woodworking and doing first project which is a garden gate. I am using pressurized 2x4 timber for the frame. To join the vertical and horizontal timbers together, I am using the half-lap joint (...
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What is this rotating joint called? Where can I find one?
This round plastic object is inserted horizontally in the wood socket, then rotated and allows tightening the screw to fix together two pieces of my bed.
What is this hardware called? Can a ...
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Do modern glues make dovetails obsolete?
I am a novice woodworker. I have been told that modern glues are so strong that they make a bond which is stronger than the wood itself, and consequently complex interlocking joints are, in many cases,...
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Best way to scab joists for bridge
I'm building a bridge across a ditch in my nephews front yard. Shown here is an elevation of one of the four joists that will support 2 x 6 redwood treads, width of 5.5'. To achieve the curve, I will ...
