Mitered Corners
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tjbnwi
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The method I use for "climping miters on small items is;
Place a piece of masking tape glue side up on the bench, place the pieces to be joined on the tape, butting he long points, short side is up, press the pieces into the tape keeping the long points aligned, apply glue to joint, lift the far end of the pieces to cloe the joint, the tape acts as a hinge and applies pressure to the putside corner of the joint.
You can use a piece of masking tape to hold the joint closed as the glue cures.
Thought I shot pictures or a video of the process, cant find it now.
Looking at the photos from birdhunter, I'd glue the joints, let them cure then dowel them. The appear to be a design element, why fight them during assembly?
Strech wrap makes a great clamp also.
Tom
Place a piece of masking tape glue side up on the bench, place the pieces to be joined on the tape, butting he long points, short side is up, press the pieces into the tape keeping the long points aligned, apply glue to joint, lift the far end of the pieces to cloe the joint, the tape acts as a hinge and applies pressure to the putside corner of the joint.
You can use a piece of masking tape to hold the joint closed as the glue cures.
Thought I shot pictures or a video of the process, cant find it now.
Looking at the photos from birdhunter, I'd glue the joints, let them cure then dowel them. The appear to be a design element, why fight them during assembly?
Strech wrap makes a great clamp also.
Tom
For boxes without splines etc., boxmaker Doug Stowe also uses heavy duty packing tape as the clamping means. He lays the pieces inside face down and applies tape down on the outside faces. He then flips the whole thing over and puts glue to the mitres. In the final step, he rolls them up and tapes the mating ends.
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"Looking at the photos from birdhunter, I'd glue the joints, let them cure then dowel them. The appear to be a design element, why fight them during assembly?"
That's a grand idea except my DDF40 Duo Doweler will not go all the way through the joined pieces. I guess I could drill to the extent the DDF will penetrate and finish with a hand drill. Also, the approach I am using enables perfect alignment of the joint for glueing.
The intent is to use a solid dowel with a sharply contrasting color.
That's a grand idea except my DDF40 Duo Doweler will not go all the way through the joined pieces. I guess I could drill to the extent the DDF will penetrate and finish with a hand drill. Also, the approach I am using enables perfect alignment of the joint for glueing.
The intent is to use a solid dowel with a sharply contrasting color.
