JOINERY BASICS

JOINERY BASICS
"Allen, a master craftsman, offers this clear, profusely illustrated, and concise book on the basic techniques of joining wooden surfaces. Each joint is discussed in detail, and methods for their creation are laid out. Safety tips are discussed...The drawings and photographs are clear and relate well to the text on the page. This is a solid introduction to joinery for the beginner, and a good refresher for the intermediate." --Library Journal 128 pages, 272 b/w illus. Click Here for price, availability and to Order On-line

Contents

Introduction 4

1 · Joint-Making Basics 7

Terminology 7; Types of Joints 8; Gluing and Clamping Techniques 9; Tools 1O;
Safety Techniques 12

2 · Dowel Joints 13

When to Use a Dowel Joint 13; Equipment and Supplies 13; Making Dowel Joints 15;Dowel Centers 14

3 · Spline Joints 26

When to Use a Spline Joint 26; Making Spline Joints 26; Using a Table Saw 27; Using a Router 30; Using a Plate Joiner 32

4 · Rabbet Joints 35

When to Use a Rabbet :35; Rabbet Variations 33; Making Rabbet Joints

5 · Dado Joints 42

Dado Variations 42; When to Use a dado ·23; Making Dado Joints 43; Sliding Dovetails

6 · Tongue-and-Groove Joints 49

Tongue-and-Groove Variations 49; When to Use a Tongue-and-Groove Joint 30; Making Tongue-and-Groove Joints 31

7 · Lap Joints 55

When to Use a Lap-Joint 55; Lap-Joint Variations; Making Half-Laps

8 · Mitre Joints 66

When to Use a Mitre; Mitre Variations; Making Mitre Joints 68

9 · Mortise-and-Tenon Joints 86

When to Use a Mortise-and-Tenon Joint 86; Mortise-and-Tenon Variations 87;
Making Mortise-and-Tenon Joints 90

10 · Box Joints 102

When to Use Box Joints; Making Box Joints 103

11 · Dovetail Joints 107

When to Use Dovetails 107; Making Dovetails;

12 · Making a Joiner's Box 116

Glossary 123
Metric Chart 125
Index 126


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A
Assembly
   of dado joints, 46-47
   of rabbet joints, 39-41

B
Backsaw
   for corner half-lap making, 58-
       60
   for frame-mitre making, 68-69
   for '1-shaped and cross-lap joint
       making, 60-61
Bar clamp, 10
Barefaced joint, 8, 123
Barefaced tenon, 87, 89-90
Barefaced tongue-and-groove joint, 50
Baseboard, 84, 123
Bead, 123
Bevel, 123
Biscuits, 32, 74
Blind doweljoints, making, 16-17
Blind joints, 8, 30
Blind mortise, 87, 89
Blind spline joint, 28-29, 31-32
Blind tongue-and-groove joint, 52
Box joints
    description of, 5-6, 102, 123
    making, 103-106
    when to use, 102
Brad-point bit, 14
Bridle joints, 56
Butt joint, 8, 123

C
Carcass, 123
Case joints
    description of, 9, 123
    L-shaped, 34
    making, 22-24
    T-shaped, 34
Case mitres, making, 71-73
Case tongue-and-groove
   joint, 49-50, 5L
C-clamp, 10
Cheek, 8
Chisel
   for dado joint making, 44
   for mortise-and-tenon joint making, 98
   for T-shaped and cross-lap joint making, 60-61
Chopping a mortise, 99-100
Chuck, 123
Clamping techniques, 9-10
Compound-angle mitres, 82-83
Coped joint, 68, 84
Corner half-laps, making with table saw, 61-63
Cross-lap joints, backsaw and chisel for, 60-61
D
Dado blades
   for lap joints, 62
   for spline joint making, 27, 29
   types of, 45, 123
Dadoed-edge half-lap joints, 64
Dadoed half-laps, 57-58
Dado joints
   assembling, 46-47
   description of, 5, 42, 123
   making, 43-47
   sliding dovetails, 47-48
   variations, 42-43
   when to use, 43
Disston Dowel Magic, 15
Dovetailed half-laps, 56
Dovetail joints
   description of, 107, 123
   half-blind, with router, 113-115
   making, 107-115
   through, hand-cut, 108-113
   when to use, 107
Dowel buttons, for rabbet joints,
       40-41
Dowel centers, 24-25
Dowel joints
   description of, 4, 123
   dowel centers and, 24-25
   equipment and supplies for,
       13-15
   making, 15-24
   when to use, 13
Dowelled mitres, making, 76-77
Dowels, 13-14, 67
Drawer fronts, for dovetail jig, 113-114
Drills, 14

E
Edge grain, 7, 123
Edge half-laps, 57
Edge joints, 8-9, 123
   making, 21-22
Edge mitres, making, 70-71
Edges, 7, 123
End grain, 123

F
Face grain, 7, 123
Face mitres, 79
Faces, 7, 123
Feather spline, 75
Flush, 123
Frame joints
   description of, 8-9, 123
   making, 20-21
    splined, 29-30
Frame mitre making
    mitre box and backsaw for, 68-69
    table saw for, 70

C
Gluing techniques, 9-10
Grain, 7, 123
Groove, 49. See also Tongue-and-groove joints
Guards, 12

H
Half-blind dovetails with router,113-115
Half-blind joint, 8
Half-lap joints
   corner, making with backsaw, 58-60
    dadoed, 57-58
    dadoed-edge, 64
    dovetailed, 56
    edge, 57
    making, 58-65
    mitred, making, 78
Hand-cut through dovetails, 108-113
Handsaw
    for making dado joints, 44
    for making rabbet joints, 36-37
Hand-screw clamp, 10
Hand tools. See also specific hand tools
   for mortise-and-tenon joint making, 98-99
Haunched tenon, 87
Hexagon, mitre angles for, 83

J
Jigs, dowelling, 14-15, 21, 23
Joiner's box, 4
   making, 116-122

K
Kickback, 72

L
Lap joints
   description of, 5, 55
   half-lap. See Half-lap joints
   variations, 56-58
   when to use, 55
M
Mitre angles, 78-79
   compound, 83
Mitre box and backsaw, for frame
       mitres, 68-69
Mitred half-lap joints, 67
    making, 78
Mitre gauge, 78-79
Mitre joints
    description of, 5, 66
    for finish carpentry, 83-85
    making, 68-85. See also specific types of mitre joint
    variations, 67-68
    when to use, 66-67
Mortise, chopping, 99-100
Mortise-and-tenon joints
    description of, 5, 86
    hand-tool methods for, 98-99
    making, 90-101
    power-tool methods for, 91-98
    variations, 87-90
    when to use, 86-87
Mortising, with router, 91-92
Moulding, 84-85

N
Nails

for dado joints, 47
for rabbet joints, 40

O
Octagon, mitre angles for, 83
Odd-angled joints, mitre joints for, 67-68
Open mortise, 87
   with table saw, 97-98

P
Panel joints, 8-9
   making, 17-19
   splined, 27-29
Pegged joints, making, 15-16
Picture-frame moulding, 69
Platejoiner
   for spline joints, 32-34
   for mitre joints, 75-76
Plate splines, 32, 74
Plywood, unsupported lap joint of, 64-65
Polygons
    making, 78-81
    mitre joints for, 67-68
Power-tool methods, for making
    mortise-and-tenon joints, 91-98

R
Rabbet joints
   assembling, 39-41
   description of, 5
   making, 36-39
   variations of, 35-36
   when to use, 35
Rabbet plane, for making rabbet joints, 37-38
Rail, 30
Router
   for dado joint making, 44-45
   for half-blind dovetails, 113-115
   for half-lap making, 63-64
   for making rabbet joints, 38-39
   for making spline joints, 30-32
   making tenons with, 93-95
   mortising with, 91-92
S
Safety techniques, 11-12
Screws
   for dado joints, 47
   for rabbet joints, 40-41
T
T-shaped joints, backsaw and chisel for, 60-61
Types ofjoint, 8-9. See also specfic types ofjoint
U
Unsupported-edge lap joint, 58
W
Wobble dado blade, 45-46, 123
Wolfcraft Dowel-Master, 15

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