Hi Guys:
I wasn't sure where to post this, but since half of the question has to do with the Festool domino I thought I would post it here.
Like many, when making bookcases, I use stopped housing joints for the shelves. This typically involves a router to make the trench, squaring off the end where it stops near the front of the cases, cutting the corner of the shelves to match (usually by hand as this gives the best results for me), and then assembling with glue.
Yes, I know, I really should be making sliding dovetails, but this is VERY time consuming for me! :rolleyes:
I've been experimenting with using the Domino for the joint, instead of the stopped housing. It looks identical, but it is a hell of a lot easier to make! :2tsup:
My issue, and this is the heart of my question for those with more experience...do you think the dominos are strong enough for the long haul? Typically, I thickness my material to around 20mm for the case sides and shelves, and work in hardwoods. And so far I've been using 8mm or even 10mm dominos, three per joint -- front/middle/back of a typical 280mm depth shelf. I can only plunge the domino in about 15mm in the case sides, so I use an uneven joint in the sense that I plunge the other 25mm into the end of the shelf, 8 x 40 dominos, or the same if I'm using the 10 x 50, and cut them off on the bandsaw before assembly.
This matter has come to a head for me as I'm about to make a built-in library in a 4m x 4m room with about sixty shelves to join...:oo:
Any and all advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I wasn't sure where to post this, but since half of the question has to do with the Festool domino I thought I would post it here.
Like many, when making bookcases, I use stopped housing joints for the shelves. This typically involves a router to make the trench, squaring off the end where it stops near the front of the cases, cutting the corner of the shelves to match (usually by hand as this gives the best results for me), and then assembling with glue.
Yes, I know, I really should be making sliding dovetails, but this is VERY time consuming for me! :rolleyes:
I've been experimenting with using the Domino for the joint, instead of the stopped housing. It looks identical, but it is a hell of a lot easier to make! :2tsup:
My issue, and this is the heart of my question for those with more experience...do you think the dominos are strong enough for the long haul? Typically, I thickness my material to around 20mm for the case sides and shelves, and work in hardwoods. And so far I've been using 8mm or even 10mm dominos, three per joint -- front/middle/back of a typical 280mm depth shelf. I can only plunge the domino in about 15mm in the case sides, so I use an uneven joint in the sense that I plunge the other 25mm into the end of the shelf, 8 x 40 dominos, or the same if I'm using the 10 x 50, and cut them off on the bandsaw before assembly.
This matter has come to a head for me as I'm about to make a built-in library in a 4m x 4m room with about sixty shelves to join...:oo:
Any and all advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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