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That's what wood glue is for, it's strong as wood if your joint is tight. Personally, I love the look of box joints. Buy a chisel and try one, it's mesmerizing.
by pjbrunet 11y ago
That's what wood glue is for, it's strong as wood if your joint is tight. Personally, I love the look of box joints. Buy a chisel and try one, it's mesmerizing.
- kyzyl 11y agoStronger than wood, in fact. A properly assembled glue joint will be the last thing to break on a wooden part. That reminds me that I should really get back to working on that desk I was building... months ago.
- saidajigumi 11y ago> Stronger than wood, in fact. A properly assembled glue joint will be the last thing to break on a wooden part. With the caveat that depending on grain orientation w.r.t. the joint, wood movement[1] can very significantly weaken some glued joints to a tiny fraction of their original strength, in a surprisingly short period of time. IIRC, Matthias Wandel (aka the Woodgears.ca guy) referenced above has a nice example of a poor joint vs. glue design in one of his videos, but I forget which one. :-/ [1] Primarily due to expansion and contraction due to changes in ambient humidity.
- ar0b 11y agoIf you haven't already, check out this youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Matthiaswandel https://www.youtube.com/user/Matthiaswandel
- Dowwie 11y agohttps://youtu.be/W1pvUlQgYtk https://youtu.be/W1pvUlQgYtk
- provemewrong 11y agoAh yes, reminds me of the night when I was binge watching Japanese woodworking videos. That dovetail joint, man.
- InclinedPlane 11y agoWelding is also very strong, but it has limitations and weaknesses.