"Scott Cramer" wrote in message
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Am I the only one here who makes face frames with half-lap
joints? I don't remember why I do it that way, I think it might have been
an article in a Fine Woodworking from the '80s. At any rate, the half
laps
are self-aligning and give lots of surface area for solid gluing. Is this
an unusual method?

Nooooo this methods is not unusual. I used to build them this way. The
only problem is that you can make no mistakes and easily fix them.