Assembly question

[lwhughes149]

I am gluing together a four piece runner and rail for a cabinet I am making. I have a 1/2 inch dado cut in the front and rear and a 1/2 inch tongue to go into the dado. I have made a jig with four wooden courners for the frame to fit snuggly into while the glue dries. Because the wood I am using is walnut I have concerns about nails or brads. If the brads are only to hold it together until the glue cures then is it necessary to use the brads.

 

[DaveO]

If you can clamp and hold everything tightly together while the glue sets (about a 1/2 hour with Titebond 1) then there is no reason to use nails/brads at all. Very little of what I build has any metal in it at all. Nahm always likes to shoot a few brads to hold it while the glue dries, does he ever take them back out :eusa_thin :eusa_thin
HTH,
Dave

 

[jmauldin]

I agree with Dave - no brads! I don't care what Norm says. Just be sure you have is squared when you clamp it, let it dry 6 hrs. or overnight. You shouldn't have any problems.
Jim in Mayberry

 

[DavidF]

If you can clamp it - no nails!

 

[lwhughes149]

Thanks guys, I hope to be back in the shop tomorrow and I will leave the brads out. Would you brad the frame to the dado's on the inside frame? Norm also say to use brads there. I will check his book to remind myself as to where the glue goes because of the movement of the side panels. Thanks for the help.

 

[DaveO]

Long grain to long grain glue-ups are stronger than the wood itself. If you can clamp it 'till the glue sets, then you won't need to brad it. I think Norm gets a kick-back from Porter-cable for every brad he shoots with their guns :-D :lol:

Dave

 

[NCPete]

I had heard that Norm earns 7 figures for that NYWS, and TOH. His personal car is a Ferrarri. and he has an 'old' Ford pickup.

 

[lwhughes149]

Guess we know why Norm uses brads.:lol: