Friday lunch prattle

[Bushmiller]

May I suggest furniture joining technique? M&T, domino, dovetail, dowel etc;

JOT

That's a good topic. Unfortunately I too cannot make tomorrow or the following week, but I will look forward to hearing how the discussions go.

Regards
Paul

[Simplicity]

I will again be 50/50 chance

But Furniture talk, who would have thought of that for chat around here.

Cheers Matt.

[Aussiephil]

What a fun prattle.

Pagie again got to show off a chainsaw..... with a mortising jig on it
I got to show of some more plastic stuff with dovetail joints

and i think the general agreement ended up that the best joinery was the one most appropriate for item being built, fine dovetails for an elegant jewelry box vs kreg screws for shop draws

Thanks to Lance for setting the meeting up.

oh that shop draw i showed off is 650mm deep, 740mm wide and 90mm high... think i'll make the rest just a bit narrower

Cheers
Phil

[Pagie]

Chainsaw joinery is about as delicate as I get. I am missing having some logs to play with. It was fun to be part of this talk. BBQ now.

[justonething]

Yes, it was quite a bit of fun.
We even have a half-decent discussion of joinery techniques.
Naturally, the polarising topic of pocket hole screws came up.
I mentioned I use pocket hole screws for attaching tabletops/bar stools tops to the rails. Thought I'll share a bit more on how I do it to take care of the issues of wood movement across grains.

1. For small tops, less than 600, all I do is two pocket holes along the grain. the top can move all it likes.
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2. For larger tops, I tie a couple of battens to the rails with pocket hole screws, one round hole through each batten in the middle and a couple of slots in either side. Use my pocket hole screws to fasten the table. The table will move freely as well.
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[lyricnz]

Damnit! Got stuck in a meeting, couldn't get away to join this!

[Bushmiller]

I was fast asleep, stuck in bed and couldn't get up.



Good to hear it was a successful meeting albeit it without the anchor man. Can't make next week either so I will be counting on some feedback: A debriefing session?

Regards
Paul

[Simplicity]

I was fast asleep, stuck in bed and couldn't get up.



Good to hear it was a successful meeting albeit it without the anchor man. Can't make next week either so I will be counting on some feedback: A debriefing session?

Regards
Paul

We could feel your presence Paul.

Cheers Matt.

[BobL]

I was making a picture frame for SWMBO. We've collected many prints etc in our travels and always said " Yes, I will frame it", but always had an excuse. In 2005 I built a bench with the excuse is that it will help me make picture frames. Then I bought/acquired machine after machine and in 2011 more than doubled the size of the shed more or less with the same excuse. A few weeks back I bought a SCMS with the same excuse and got the "look", "Really - you're still using that excuse?", I said, "honest - it will cut nice clean mitres"

Anyway, I thought I better make at least one frame. This one is for a print we bought in Japan in 1994. The new saw made it easy even though the final design doesn't even use mitres, so I added some angled cuts just to show I really used the saw.

[Bushmiller]

I was making a picture frame for SWMBO. We've collected many prints etc in our travels and always said " Yes, I will frame it", but always had an excuse. In 2005 I built a bench with the excuse is that it will help me make picture frames. Then I bought/acquired machine after machine and in 2011 more than doubled the size of the shed more or less with the same excuse. A few weeks back I bought a SCMS with the same excuse and got the "look", "Really - you're still using that excuse?", I said, "honest - it will cut nice clean mitres"

Anyway, I thought I better make at least one frame. This one is for a print we bought in Japan in 1994. The new saw made it easy even though the final design doesn't even use mitres, so I added some angled cuts just to show I really used the saw.

Bob

That is some excuse that has transcended to even the Friday Lunch Prattle! I must take some lessons from you.



Regards
Paul

[Bushmiller]

We could feel your presence Paul.

Cheers Matt.

Even with my brain switched off.



Regards
Paul

[yvan]

Damnit! Got stuck in a meeting, couldn't get away to join this!

Next Friday !!!

[Pagie]

I see what you mean, the top can move.

[LanceC]

Hi All,

Tomorrow's topic will be all about bending wood. Whether steaming, laminating or just using your Popeye muscles and a box full of screws.

If you've not done any bending, you'll be in good company, so join to learn from those that have.

I look forward to catching up with you all again tomorrow after my absence last week. Paul, we will see you next week .


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[doug3030]

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