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    Default Name that layout!

    Well, bieng inspired by the mystery hands thread, I thought I'd post my first quiz. I was in the shop the other day and took a picture of this joinery layout 'cause I thought it would make a good one. So, name the type of joint, the project it goes to, and where this piece fits in. Course that would be almost impossibe from just the picture so I'll slip hints in as the days go by. A greenie (and maybe a Bellingham Fire Department T-shirt) for the correct answer, or most succesful hijack .




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    It looks as though it might be part of a set of stairs?
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    Good guess Bob, but no. I think some proportions might help. This piece is 1"x.75"x26".

    there's no school like the old school.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ryanarcher
    Good guess Bob, but no. I think some proportions might help. This piece is 1"x.75"x26".
    Youve got no chance with this one ryan. Unless you give the dimensions in metric this lot wont have a clue what youve just said Come to think of it neither will I
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    proportions not really helping ryan do you mean of the timber shown, if so theres something wrong or is that the sise of the finishes piece. please confirm.

    Is it an oblique halving joint?
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    25mmX19mmX660mm . Although from what I've read here the aussies tend to be fluent in both units.

    there's no school like the old school.

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    No idea what you are trying to build, but I have two squares that give those sorts of results.

    Suggest you buy a plastic one that won't be affected when you drop it!!

    Cheers,

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    Could it be a tenon for a rocking chair or a sled?
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    It's a wigwam for a goose's bridle!!

    Haven't seen one of those under construction for years, at least not since my Grandpa died in the late '50's. He used to make them out of steel as well, and in all sorts of shapes.

    Whenever I asked him what he was making, that's what he'd tell me every time!!

    Cheers,

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    My mum used to make them out of wool. They sold really well at the local school fete. She made one out of an old icecream bucket once. Is there no end to man's (or woman's) ingenuity?
    "I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."

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    I grew up in country Victoria and we used to make them out of old piecosts.

    Gee it brings back memories.
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    My uncle used to go fishing for piecosts. I asked him once if I could have one but he told me he was saving them for Ron. This was a bit confusing to me because his name was Ron. I never did find out what the bloody things were.

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    Don't laugh, but I was told recently that some people pay good money for old piecosts in good condition.

    I suppose they are collectables now. So if you have any old ones up in the attic, hang on to them.
    - Wood Borer

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    I always wanted one without peas, but I understand that they are the rarest of all.

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    I never had any trouble finding someone to take the peas out of mine.
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