In article , "Dr. Rev. Chuck, M.D. P.A." wrote:
Gfretwell wrote:

Here is a picture. The wood was freshly cut so I doubt it was waxy etc. I
just
bought the glue a couple days ago from HD and it was sealed.

http://members.aol.com/gfretwell/joint.gif

End grain joint. Any glue would fail.

I'm not sure I agree. There's enough long grain there to give it some
strength. Sure doesn't look like there was very much glue in the joint,
though. And it definitely could have used some additional reinforcement such
as a tenon or a biscuit.

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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphageek-at-milmac-dot-com)