Smitty
SEPT/OCT
2002
Volume 45/Issue 5
IN
THIS ISSUE
Project
Articles
•
The Toy Train
• The Cold Frame
• The Toy Puzzles & Kitchen Helpers
DEPARTMENTS
•
Ask Smitty
• Owner’s Gallery
• Letters from Owners
Academy Notes
Using
the Shopsmith Mortising Attachment to Drill Square Holes
Service Pointers
MARK
V Wedge Locks & Way Tubes
Safety Tips
Using
the Shopsmith Safety Kit
What's
New
Incra
Miter Gauge 2000
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• National
Woodworking Academy in Dayton, OH
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ASK
SMITTY!
Here
are the questions . . .
and SMITTY’S answers for this issue!
Joining
two long boards together, end-to-end
From L.J. Bowman, via e-mail:
I need to join two 1" x 12" boards together, end-to-end to make
a 14' long board. Any suggestions ?
Your best bet would be to cut a half-lap on the joined ends of each board. Set-up a dado blade to make a cut EXACTLT half the thickness of each of your two boards. If you're joining 3/4" thick 1" x 12" boards, set your depth-of-cut to 3/8".
Use your dado blade to crosscut a 6" to 8" long half-lap on the end of each board (make the half-laps about 1/2 the length of your board width...a little longer won't hurt).
Glue your two boards together and clamp tightly for 24 hours. If you want more strength, add about 4 dowels (or 5/8" long screws if visible screws will be acceptable on your project).
This approach is recommended providing this is not to be some sort of structural member that will be required to hold a lot of weight or be under a great deal of pressure. If it IS to be a structural member...or is expected to hold a lot of weight, I would suggest that you start with the procedure above, then glue and screw a 12" x 18" piece of stock to each side of your joint...providing this visible “sandwich” in the middle is not detrimental to your design. .
