Well I broke down a purchased a Domino yesterday. I'm in the process of making plantation shutters and with 6 M&T joints per shutter with 2 shutters per window and the better part of a dozen windows, we're talking nearly 120 M&T joints! The new purchase out to make gravy out of this. We'll see how it goes.
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I think the Domino will work out great for you. BTW, have you seen this before, Domino for fixed louver shutters? I've got a short video where I'm using the old pin style Domino to cut mortises for louvers, check it out on my site, Fixed louver shutters with the Domino, inspired by Gary Nichols!
Brice,
I did read your article. In fact, I've read most of your articles. Moving away from stationary power tools and figuring / devising ways to use the Festool "system" is quite the challenge to me for some reason. Seeing how others are using the capabilities in more ingenious ways is quite usefull. PLEASE keep updating your site. The things that you take for granted are not necessarily intuitive to others (me!).
I did read your article. In fact, I've read most of your articles. Moving away from stationary power tools and figuring / devising ways to use the Festool "system" is quite the challenge to me for some reason. Seeing how others are using the capabilities in more ingenious ways is quite usefull. PLEASE keep updating your site. The things that you take for granted are not necessarily intuitive to others (me!).
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Brice,
That is the first time I saw your post on this use of the domino...ingenious ;D
That is the first time I saw your post on this use of the domino...ingenious ;D
well done
My first festool was domino too! Ace bit of kit when you get the hang of it.
Beware though! You' re workshop will soon be full of festool! It's quite addictive when you get bitten by the bug lol
I got the saw and guide rail within a month or two of the domino.
My first festool was domino too! Ace bit of kit when you get the hang of it.
Beware though! You' re workshop will soon be full of festool! It's quite addictive when you get bitten by the bug lol
I got the saw and guide rail within a month or two of the domino.
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Martin Johnson said:
Martin, I can't take credit for coming up with the idea it was Gary Nichols, All I did was develop the technique a little farther and made a couple sets of shutters. He's got a thread here if anyone wants to check it out, Fixed-Louvers with Domino or What I didn't do the Spring.
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Brice,
Thanks for the correction...I thought the images were yours...I see that they were Gary's looking back at the thread...appreciate you giving Gary credit...in that case Gary is the genius, but not to worry, I still think your work and contributions are great!
Thanks for the correction...I thought the images were yours...I see that they were Gary's looking back at the thread...appreciate you giving Gary credit...in that case Gary is the genius, but not to worry, I still think your work and contributions are great!
russ_1380 said:well done
My first festool was domino too! Ace bit of kit when you get the hang of it.
Beware though! You' re workshop will soon be full of festool! It's quite addictive when you get bitten by the bug lol
Russ,
I already have the OF1400. Quite the nice router! It got a good workout making several hose stands recently. Really enjoy it very much. I totally understand and appreciate the craftsmanship that is involved in M&T joinery, but it's time to make progress and quit perfectly hand-tuned M&Ts on this project.
If I was building say a Morris chair... no way! To me those iconic A&C pieces designed with through tenons should be built to show them off. That's part of the whole A&C movement. Simple joinery though??? Domino it is!
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I completely agree. I had the absolute pleasure of building myself a Morris chair with traditional mortise and tenon joints a few years ago. The whole point of my project was to built it the traditional way. No question, you can't beat the speed of the Domino and a project where the M&T joinery isn't a design element the Domino is the way to go.
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I think exposed Dominos can look pretty nice also. Especially with contrasting wood.
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Tom,
I've never seen pictures of dominoes used in an exposed/through tenon setting, but I can see how on a small piece it could look proportionally correct. On larger pieces though, even the heftiest of dominoes doesn't have the right mass IMO. It seems like they would look out of place! I'll have the chance to experiment here in a few weeks with that concept. Shutters are the priority now!
Brice, any pictures of the chair? I don't recall seeing it on your blog.
I've never seen pictures of dominoes used in an exposed/through tenon setting, but I can see how on a small piece it could look proportionally correct. On larger pieces though, even the heftiest of dominoes doesn't have the right mass IMO. It seems like they would look out of place! I'll have the chance to experiment here in a few weeks with that concept. Shutters are the priority now!
Brice, any pictures of the chair? I don't recall seeing it on your blog.
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Hi all,
One interesting way to simulate the look of classic through M&T work with the Domino is to cut the Domino mortise clear through the receiver piece just as you would using the traditional M&T, then cut a blind Domino mortise in the adjoining piece and the projecting piece (cut from the same board so the grain matches). Make a Domino tenon 2mm shorter than the distance from the bottoms of the two blind mortises plus the thickness of the receiver piece. Assemble as usual and the adjoining piece and projecting piece will look for all the world as if they pierce right through the receiver piece. To add to the illusion you can make what appears to be a pin wedge, cut it in half and glue these two above and below the projecting piece and against the outside face of the receiver piece. Now the illusion is of a pinned through M&T, yet it takes only a few minutes to do and the resulting joint is very strong indeed since the tenon does project all the way through the receiver piece and into both the adjoining and projecting pieces. The glued on pin parts don't add much strength but do add a bit of blocking to minimize racking of the joint. Since the joint is self supporting it doesn't require much in the way of clamping force. Just tap it together to fully seat the Domino tenon and the shoulders on the adjoining and projecting pieces and hold it with blue painters tape until the glue dries.
Hope this helps.
Jerry
One interesting way to simulate the look of classic through M&T work with the Domino is to cut the Domino mortise clear through the receiver piece just as you would using the traditional M&T, then cut a blind Domino mortise in the adjoining piece and the projecting piece (cut from the same board so the grain matches). Make a Domino tenon 2mm shorter than the distance from the bottoms of the two blind mortises plus the thickness of the receiver piece. Assemble as usual and the adjoining piece and projecting piece will look for all the world as if they pierce right through the receiver piece. To add to the illusion you can make what appears to be a pin wedge, cut it in half and glue these two above and below the projecting piece and against the outside face of the receiver piece. Now the illusion is of a pinned through M&T, yet it takes only a few minutes to do and the resulting joint is very strong indeed since the tenon does project all the way through the receiver piece and into both the adjoining and projecting pieces. The glued on pin parts don't add much strength but do add a bit of blocking to minimize racking of the joint. Since the joint is self supporting it doesn't require much in the way of clamping force. Just tap it together to fully seat the Domino tenon and the shoulders on the adjoining and projecting pieces and hold it with blue painters tape until the glue dries.
Hope this helps.
Jerry
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