On Sat, 31 Oct 2015 03:27:56 -0400, "J. Clarke"
wrote:

In article ,
says...

On 10/30/2015 7:46 PM, J. Clarke wrote:


It looks like the benefit is that one can make knock-down furniture with
hidden fasteners. Why you would want to do this with a bannister though
is a mystery.


I'd not use it for knock down furniture.In that case, no tool use would
be a plus.

But "no tool use" means exposed fasteners.

As for the bannister, if I was building a high end house I'd
use it. Details like that make a high end house just that.

You'd use a screwed-together butt joint on a bannister in a "high end
house"?!?!?!?!?!


perhaps along with gluing the joint?

I didn't see what kind of tool or fitting is being discussed, but
there are hidden scre/bolt type fasteners used for that purpose all
the time.