This Simple Joint is Stronger Than a Dovetail! #woodworking
Posted By RichC on January 11, 2024
All woodworkers making projects tinker with making joints and deciding on which ones are best for their drawers, frames and boxes. I’ve experimented with a variety usually based on traditional construction and visual appeal. BUT I also assumed certain joints were stronger an provided both glue and mechanical strength necessary (ie. drawers getting closed and opened). Surprisingly YouTube producer Scott Walsh’s tests opened more than my eyes to the faulty assumption as to which joint are strongest (thankfully adding splines to miters as I have in many projects seemed to be pretty impressive — see below).
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