joining

  1. kooshball

    Ideas for joining a workbench top to the legs (Schwartz inspired)

    My first real woodworking workbench build is well under way with the most of the design input coming from Schwartz' latest book. I have created a Mongrel of sorts as I have combined different design elements, vise types, and construction materials. Without a drawing the best description of my...
  2. D

    edge joining ...

    with a hand plane, I stink at it. I had so much fun finally getting some hand planes out and making shavings the last few days. I live in an apartment so don't have a workshop, I borrowed a friend's garage to work in. My "workbench" is a 12 x 12 I got off a construction site they had put in a...
  3. M

    help on joining bar moulding

    I need to butt join several pieces if 5 1/2" bar top moulding to obtain the length I need. Any suggestions on technique to use would be appreciated. ..... Thanks
  4. CrealBilly

    Advise plz - edge joining

    I'm fixing on edge joining (glue up) a 1x12-8 chunk of QSRO that would make a 1x24-4 table top but I'm going to hack it back to a 7/8 x 21 x 39. Should I put a couple of cross grain braces to hold the thing flat? If so how far should the be spaced apart? Thanks
  5. clarkne

    Joining in the fun

    I'm a college professor at Appalachian State University, and have taken up woodworking in recent years to satisfy my need to see the end result of my labor (something that educators never really get to see). So far it's just a hobby, making things for family and friends. I took a woodworking...
  6. steviegwood

    End to End Wood Joining

    Hi Y'all, I have a question for all of you experts. I have an abundance of 5/8" wood with the longest pieces being 32" and the rest and most averaging 18". Can some of you give me some advice on good ways to end join this wood to make some longer more usable lumber? These woods are red oak...
  7. rcflyer23

    Festool Domino Joining System

    Okay can some one explain to me why the heck I would want to buy this. Is it that much seperior to other loose tenon systems? I mean it is cool but their website shows $750 for the system. I am just being cheap?
  8. Sharp Blade

    Joining a headboard.

    I do not have a biscuit joiner :crybaby2::crybaby2::crybaby2:and I am trying to use my router as a biscuit joiner. :eusa_doh::eusa_pray:BangHead::BangHead::BangHead: How in H...E...(double hockey sticks) do I set up the router to make sure the slots line up? I have a TON of books, but they all...
  9. jbarbour

    Just Joining

    Hi Folks ~ I am principally a turner, living in Elon and working under the pseudonym of "ShopDog Turnery." Molly (see the avatar) is the Official ShopDog and, as you can see, helps me out with initial rough work. I pay for my habit by teaching economics at Elon University, where I have been...
  10. BumoutBob

    Joining up

    Hi!, This is Bumout Bob in Hendersonville. I've been in NC for a year now and have been following the threads on the site. Thought I had better join and participate. I have a hobby shop and make wood things, turnings, knives, bowels and speaker cabinets as required. Posted some pictures in...
  11. DaveO

    Sycamore slab joining - a joint project

    Jeff... and Dozer came over to my shop today to join the two rough sawn slabs of Sycamore, Jeff... had to make the beginnings of a natural slab table. We started by rough cutting the chainsawn edges straight with a cir. saw and straight edge. Then they were run across the jointer to make them...
  12. erasmussen

    joining on the router table

    I was edge joining using a large trim bit on the router table, I found this a lot better then using my 4" (next to worthless) joiner:oops: I got some nice edges:-):-):-):-)
  13. DaveO

    Best way of joining 4-way book matched veneer

    I decided to challenge myself and make a 4-way book-matched veneer panel as the top to my next jewelry box. Any good suggestions on jointing the veneer to get good seams? Dave:-)

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