Limp Arbor wrote:
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Pine boards properly glued are going to fail along the grain long
before the joint fails - biscuited or not. This may not be true if
you have some old growth pine but it still doesn't matter. ...

Tests consistently show the same to be true for well-made joints in
virtually all woods for anywhere from 60% up of all joints. FWW has
published many tests of various types from the simple butt to M&T in
various woods w/ varying manufacturing tolerances, gluing pressures,
glues, etc., etc., ... Good joints w/ PVA (yellow) glue are as good as
or better than the wood in virtually all cases -- that is, the wood
fails before or in conjunction w/ the glue rather than the glue alone
failing at the joint line(s).

Hence my assessment the question of biscuits and strength is moot anyway
as the joint is likely already as strong as the material.

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