I have made chairs and repaired many also, the purists always use mortise
and tenons, for the most part I use dowels.

Regarding the front leg joints using mortise and tenons results in so much
material being removed that this is a primary failure area . Using a
combination , dowels and M&T seems to me to offer advantages, less material
removed and the double dowel if done last locks the tenon in ...

Any thoughts on the matter ???? mjh

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Mike,

I have made a few chairs as well. Some with dowels and most with MT joints.
I generally make the decision based on the type of stress the joint will
endure. If its purely sheer, I opt for dowels. If it has to endure other
forces, like twist, or opposing pressure, like the front leg of a chair has,
I choose MT joints.

Dave


"Mike Hide" wrote in message
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I have made chairs and repaired many also, the purists always use mortise
and tenons, for the most part I use dowels.

Regarding the front leg joints using mortise and tenons results in so much
material being removed that this is a primary failure area . Using a
combination , dowels and M&T seems to me to offer advantages, less
material
removed and the double dowel if done last locks the tenon in ...

Any thoughts on the matter ???? mjh

--
http://members.tripod.com/mikehide2





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