From: "Krug, Regis" 
To: 'MATTHEW SIMMONS' , atm{at}shore.net
Reply-To: "Krug, Regis" 


I am thinking about dovetailing in a piece of solid stock at all of the
joints, then dovetailing the solid stock so that no plywood end grain
shows.

-----Original Message-----
From: MATTHEW SIMMONS [mailto:msimmonsmcse{at}msn.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 7:11 AM To: atm{at}shore.net
Subject: Re: ATM Truss dob joinery



Well it seems that the jury is still out. I am comfortable with all of the
mentioned methods as I have used all of them on one piece of furniture or
another that I have built. I was planning on using Gurilla Glue (Urethane)
if I did go ahead with finger joints. I like the way it sands easily, takes
stain, and that "wierd foaming" action fills in the gaps where
your joints aren't quite perfect.

I guess I just loathe the look of plywood endgrain and was looking for a
way to conceal it in the joinery so that at first glance, it looked like it
was made from hardwood. I am still considering a spline miter, but I am not
sure if it is strong enough. Anyone else used that type of joint on a
mirror or rocker box with success?

Matt



>From: Ross Sackett 
>Reply-To: Ross Sackett 
>To: AMaroney{at}sptimes.com
>CC: atm{at}shore.net
>Subject: Re: ATM Truss dob joinery
>Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 06:31:07 -0800 (PST)
>
>
>--- AMaroney{at}sptimes.com wrote:
> >
> > > Of course, there is a degree of craftsmanship
> > needed regardless of
> > > how you join the pieces, and there is a lot to be
> > said for modern
> > > adhesives too.
> >
> > I second that!  Just go easy on the urethane glue.
> >
>
>Hmm...  What don't you like about it? I don't use
>urethane much, but it seems to be pretty stiff when
>dry (though a bit of a nightmare to cleanup when it is
>wet).  My subjective impression is that it has better
>creep resistance than PVAs, and has less tendency to
>shatter unlike urea-formaldehyde or CA.  While it
>doesn't come off skin very well, I could be wrong but
>I don't think it leads to the kind of sensitizing
>reactions you see with epoxies.
>
>But that said, the weird foamy squeezeout is a bit disconcerting.
>
>Ross
>
>
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