On 2/18/2020 4:21 PM, Leon wrote:
On 2/18/2020 1:06 PM, Robbie Brusso wrote:
The french cleat idea is a great one (and one I'll likely use instead of
my idea of a nailer inside the cabinet). Would it be considered sacrilege
to put a brad into the box joints? Would it risk splitting?




Keep in mind that a French cleat, to be the safest install, still needs a
screw or two to hold it into position.Â* The cabinet could be pulled out
from the wall and fall if not permanently fastened.Â* That said the French
cleat is still a good way for one person to hang a cabinet.Â* This is not
furniture so screws, brads, etc are acceptable.

I don't see why you couldn't use a brad or a nail or a screw in the box
joint. I've done it with pegs in both box and dovetail joints in drawers
when I was concerned about wear over years of use. There are so many ways
to join wood in an application like this and so many variations that could
be applied to each that one could spend a lifetime trying them all out (if
you work as slowly as I do, anyway). Here is an old-school way of doing
pegged box joints although using rectangular ebony pegs is kind of out
there if you are looking for simple:

https://www.finewoodworking.com/read...1/18/tool-tote

Done properly is is very pretty, you must admit.

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