Jude Kenny
05-18-2015, 5:45 PM
Hi all,
I am working on a bench and nearing the end. Now it is time to put in a shelf going between the stretchers.
I have cut a number of boards to length and am debating on how they should be arranged. Most everyone's bench that I see, or read about, has a method of arranging the boards side to side with a shiplap joint or a tongue-and-groove.
I am wondering about just putting each board down with a space between each. Slats, if you will. The advantage being that I could sweep dust off them easily down to the floor below. With other methods, I can only see dust getting caught in the grooves between each board.
The bench by the way is a mish-mash of Bob Lang's 21st Century design with one by David Charlesworth. Made of old planks and what I had handy.
I have no need to make a full copy of anyone else's design, so if there is a reason for shiplapping or tongue-and-grooving a shelf for any reason other than looks, I'd like to hear it. T&G might warp a little less?
Thanks
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I am working on a bench and nearing the end. Now it is time to put in a shelf going between the stretchers.
I have cut a number of boards to length and am debating on how they should be arranged. Most everyone's bench that I see, or read about, has a method of arranging the boards side to side with a shiplap joint or a tongue-and-groove.
I am wondering about just putting each board down with a space between each. Slats, if you will. The advantage being that I could sweep dust off them easily down to the floor below. With other methods, I can only see dust getting caught in the grooves between each board.
The bench by the way is a mish-mash of Bob Lang's 21st Century design with one by David Charlesworth. Made of old planks and what I had handy.
I have no need to make a full copy of anyone else's design, so if there is a reason for shiplapping or tongue-and-grooving a shelf for any reason other than looks, I'd like to hear it. T&G might warp a little less?
Thanks
313813
313814