J. Clarke wrote:
StephenM wrote:
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?


That's a silly question. You would never use a biscuit w/o glue.
Biscuits are compressed at manufacture so that the glue will expand
them for a tight fit upon *proper* installation.

So... you are asking how well a product performs when improperly
installed.

Google "rhetorical question".

By contrast the M&T joint was designed before the invention of modern
glue. Back in the day, when glue could be expected to fail over time,
that was a real consideration.

ROF,L. If you think that glue never fails you have a big fat surprise
coming.

If you think a M&T joint will be working after the glue fails, you also
have a big surprise coming.

--
Jack
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