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joining end grain
building a table top and I have a lot of short 24" white oak boards.
Is there any way that these can be joined into longer boards for a table top? Thanks in advance. Red Tennessee by birth Volunteer by the grace of God. Veteran because of AsHo LBJ |
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"alysonsdad" wrote in message oups.com... building a table top and I have a lot of short 24" white oak boards. Is there any way that these can be joined into longer boards for a table top? Thanks in advance. Dowel pins or biscuits should work just fine. It would be a good idea to stagger the joint lines in adjacent fitting boards. |
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On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 22:58:16 GMT, "Leon"
wrote: "alysonsdad" wrote in message roups.com... building a table top and I have a lot of short 24" white oak boards. Is there any way that these can be joined into longer boards for a table top? Thanks in advance. Dowel pins or biscuits should work just fine. It would be a good idea to stagger the joint lines in adjacent fitting boards. Or finger joints with a router. Makes a stronger joint. Pete |
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alysonsdad wrote:
building a table top and I have a lot of short 24" white oak boards. Is there any way that these can be joined into longer boards for a table top? 8:1 scarf joints. You will need a jig and either a router of a hand held power planer to do it. As a boat builder, been there, done that, keep the tee shirt. Lew |
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If you want something pretty, use dovetails. Just cut tails into the ends of both pieces so they fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. If they're going to see the joint anyway, might as well show off ;-) (if you *really* want to show off, use double dovetails with a contrasting wood |
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alysonsdad wrote:
building a table top and I have a lot of short 24" white oak boards. Is there any way that these can be joined into longer boards for a table top? Thanks in advance. Presumably, they are not wide enough for a table top which means you will also be joining them at the sides which means you don't have to join the ends. Just stagger the ends. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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In article Kqwng.4194$Yk.657@trnddc06, says...
Presumably, they are not wide enough for a table top which means you will also be joining them at the sides which means you don't have to join the ends. Just stagger the ends. my thought, exactly (for what it's worth) -P. -- ========================================= firstname dot lastname at gmail fullstop com |
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