[Peter Lynch]

I'm thinking about building a household cabinet made from maple veneered MDF.
The design I've come up with requires some butt joints from the sides
onto the bottom of the cabinet. Now, I'm planning to use biscuits for
these joints, but I don't know whether to strip the veneer off the
surfaces to joint or to leave it in place.
Will the strength of the joint be affected by the presence of the
veneer layer?

Pete

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.. never trust a man who, when left alone ...... Pete Lynch .
.. in a room with a tea cosy ...... Marlow, England .
.. doesn't try it on (Billy Connolly) .....................................

[SonomaProducts.com]

If it is real wood veener you can leave it as is and use standard
glue. If it is laminate, you can use Roo glue. In either case (pun
intended) you might be better off cutting a shallow rabbet on the
edges of the bottom the width of the sides and maybe 1/4 deep to help
with alignment and to get a small bit of edge gluing. You could also
then forget the biscuits and if the bottom of the bottom won't be
visible, run some screws up into the sides.

On Dec 5, 8:22 am, Peter Lynch wrote:
I'm thinking about building a household cabinet made from maple veneered MDF.
The design I've come up with requires some butt joints from the sides
onto the bottom of the cabinet. Now, I'm planning to use biscuits for
these joints, but I don't know whether to strip the veneer off the
surfaces to joint or to leave it in place.
Will the strength of the joint be affected by the presence of the
veneer layer?

Pete

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.................................................. ........................
. never trust a man who, when left alone ...... Pete Lynch .
. in a room with a tea cosy ...... Marlow, England .
. doesn't try it on (Billy Connolly) .....................................

[Pat Barber]

That's done all the time and is my favorite method for a
basic cabinet. I would consider using pocket holes as
a construction method, in addition to the glue.

Look he http://www.kregtool.com/education_center/index.php

It is very quick,strong and makes cabinet work a breeze.

By the way, you can use biscuits and pocket holes
together quite easily. The pocket holes allow you
assemble much easier than clamps.

Do not remove any veneer prior to assembly.



Peter Lynch wrote:
I'm thinking about building a household cabinet made from maple veneered MDF.
The design I've come up with requires some butt joints from the sides
onto the bottom of the cabinet. Now, I'm planning to use biscuits for
these joints, but I don't know whether to strip the veneer off the
surfaces to joint or to leave it in place.
Will the strength of the joint be affected by the presence of the
veneer layer?

Pete

[Leon]

If you rabbet the joint you can get into the lower veneer layers and give
yourself a dead solid spot to attach. the rabbet will assist in holding the
mating piece in place and hide the edge of the mating piece.


"Peter Lynch" wrote in message
...
I'm thinking about building a household cabinet made from maple veneered
MDF.
The design I've come up with requires some butt joints from the sides
onto the bottom of the cabinet. Now, I'm planning to use biscuits for
these joints, but I don't know whether to strip the veneer off the
surfaces to joint or to leave it in place.
Will the strength of the joint be affected by the presence of the
veneer layer?

Pete

--
.................................................. ........................
. never trust a man who, when left alone ...... Pete Lynch .
. in a room with a tea cosy ...... Marlow, England .
. doesn't try it on (Billy Connolly) .....................................