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Joint Strength Test
Fine Woodworking — Video Length: 3:45 Produced By: Tom McKenna, Cari Delahanty, Asa Christiana, David Heim, and Gina Eide We tested 18 popular woodworking joints, pushing them the breaking point at a Rhode Island lab. You may be surprised by which joints are ...More…
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Repairing a Lap Joint
Fine Woodworking — The most common mistake when producing a lap joint is to cut the shoulder too wide for the adjoining piece, leaving a gap where the pieces meet. In this audio slideshow, The first, and simpler, approach is to increase the width of the crosspiece ...More…
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All About Lap Joints
Fine Woodworking — The lap joint comes in a number of styles and applications, but each follows the same general principle: Two parts are cut to overlap. If you were building a cabinet or sideboard with a face frame that intersected at the corners, you might use a ...More…
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Quick Half Lap Joints
Do It Yourself — When building with any framing lumber, half-lap joints are often used on long runs and for 90-degree intersections. They keep the mating surfaces flush and the wood thickness uniform. Although there are several ways to cut a half-lap, here's how ...More…
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Plate Rack: Rabbets and Lap Joints
DIYnet — This craftsman-style piece is a great way to showcase special china or a vintage plate collection. Quarter-sawn oak -- the most popular material in the arts and crafts period of the early 1900s -- offers interesting color variations and texture. ...More…