From: "William Thornley" 
To: msimmonsmcse{at}msn.com, atm{at}shore.net
Reply-To: "William Thornley" 


G'Day Matthew,

My two cents worth:

Build your boxes using whatever you think will be the strongest joint,
ignoring the aesthetics. Then veneer the outside and top/bottom edges in
the same wood. That'll cover up the joints and all little infringements
that are inevitable with us mortals.

My three cents worth:

I used biscuits on mine. Easy to do and accurate (with practice). Mine has
turned out as solid as rock!

I also used a twopack glue called 'Hard & Fast' from an Australian
company called Triton
URL:  http://www.triton.net.au/products/cfj.html

Good Luck!

Bill Thornley
Sydney Aus.

>Matthew wrote:

>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?


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