Well, the record amount of snow in MA piled up and broke my patio table. [sad] After surveying the damage it looks like only the top got damaged. Base and legs look fine. I'm not sure of the technical terms for the components that comprise the top. The surface is made from numerous slats that are blind mortised to the border pieces.
While my first thought was this is a perfect excuse to buy a domino, I decided I'd like to repair it using as close to the original construction methods as possible. So my dilemma is that I don't have access to a table saw or router table, so what would be the best way to cut a lot of tenons? Leigh D4 or is there another better option? While a Joint Master Pro would be nice, it's a little out of my price range and probably 2-3x the cost of the table.
Or is it feasible to do it with the domino? I noticed that there didn't seem to be any glue in the joints. I wonder if that's on purpose given the use outdoors with rain, heat, and cold? If the glue just wore out, how would the domino'd joint hold without glue?
I also do not have the space for a band saw. Would a jig saw be adequate to cut the curved edge pieces? Free hand or circle jig?
While my first thought was this is a perfect excuse to buy a domino, I decided I'd like to repair it using as close to the original construction methods as possible. So my dilemma is that I don't have access to a table saw or router table, so what would be the best way to cut a lot of tenons? Leigh D4 or is there another better option? While a Joint Master Pro would be nice, it's a little out of my price range and probably 2-3x the cost of the table.
Or is it feasible to do it with the domino? I noticed that there didn't seem to be any glue in the joints. I wonder if that's on purpose given the use outdoors with rain, heat, and cold? If the glue just wore out, how would the domino'd joint hold without glue?
I also do not have the space for a band saw. Would a jig saw be adequate to cut the curved edge pieces? Free hand or circle jig?
