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  0 Thread: Is the Domino a strong joint?
Post: Re strength vs durability

Throughout this very interesting post, there seems to be a melding of strength vs durability. In almost every application, durability is the important factor. The strength of the joint almost always...
woodyj Woodworking Power Tools 17 14,932 07-10-2016, 11:35 AM
  0 Thread: Is the Domino a strong joint?
Post: Re: dovetail

[blockquote]AHill said:[hr][br][br]I am wondering if the results would be different if hide glue was used vs. PVA. [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br]Do you mean PVA vs hide? In my experience, hide glu...
woodyj Woodworking Power Tools 17 14,932 07-10-2016, 11:11 AM
  0 Thread: Is the Domino a strong joint?
Post: Re: dovetail

[blockquote]AHill said:[hr][br][br][blockquote]JGrout said:[hr][br][br]that would be an adhesion question. [br][br]well fit joinery can stand on it's own without glue. [br][br][hr][/blockquote][br][br...
woodyj Woodworking Power Tools 17 14,932 07-10-2016, 11:06 AM
  0 Thread: Is the Domino a strong joint?
Post: dovetail

No one has mentioned the dovetail joint. I have a knee hole desk made circa 1710. It has seven drawers and all 28 dovetail joints are tight. Joints usually do not fail by breaking, they loosen. Ch...
woodyj Woodworking Power Tools 17 14,932 07-07-2016, 11:29 AM
  0 Thread: Is the Domino a strong joint?
Post: Re: failure

In any all-wood strong joint, the wood breaks or crushes before the glue joint fails.
woodyj Woodworking Power Tools 17 14,932 07-03-2016, 08:18 AM
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Post: Fake dowelled butt joint

One of the strongest joints I have tested is a butt joint with counter-bored and countersunk drywall screws. The screws are concealed under wood plugs. For this joint to fail, the screws must bend. ...
woodyj Woodworking Power Tools 17 14,932 07-02-2016, 08:53 AM
  0 Thread: Do lighter weight x-y tables exist?
Post: Re: Do lighter weight x-y tables exist?

I have a Palmgren (about 6") and keep it on the table. It is excellent for positioning the bit over the workpiece. I do occasionally mill. It will do wood, aluminum, brass and even steel. Keep the...
woodyj Woodworking Power Tools 8 4,518 07-02-2016, 08:36 AM

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