J. Clarke wrote:
dpb wrote:
Jack Stein wrote:
...
... There is
little doubt that a properly fitted biscuit joint is comparable to a
properly fitted mortise and tenon joint. ...
I think there's a _great_deal_ of doubt about that. I don't think the
biscuits will even remotely approach a m&t, loose tenon or not...

OK, now you've done it; I'm going to have to go see if the FWW tests
included biscuits--I don't recall.

A mortise and tenon will support weight without any glue, will a biscuit
joint do that?

I don't think a stub tenon will support much weight w/o glue? Stub
tenons are common in cabinet door construction.

I don't own a biscuit machine, don't plan on buying one. I'm still
wondering if I should spend the cash on a decent rail and stile set for
my shaper. Having said that though, it appears that a properly fitted
biscuit joint is comparable to a properly fitted M&T joint. Reading
Robotoys article:

http://www.woodworking.org/WC/GArchi...abstract1.html

I noted that a guy that makes exterior doors and gates has found after 3
1/2 years of using plate joinery that he has had NO failures. That
would indicate that while M&T may be stronger, plate joints are strong
enough for most applications.

--
Jack
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