Simon Jones
02-06-2018, 9:17 PM
I am building a fabric covered ottoman using 1/2” Baltic birch. I have made the box with the bottom in a dado, the sides rabbeted, and the top sitting in a rabbet on all sides. The box is now glued together (standard titebond II).
Question one - would you recommend adding a mechanical fastener (screws or nails) into the joints? Or perhaps gluing vertical supports in each corner?
Question two - how do you do hinges when you are going to wrap fabric around the edges the hinges will sit on? Slightly oversize the hinge mortise and screw the hing in over the fabric? Specific hinge type?
Thanks
Question one - would you recommend adding a mechanical fastener (screws or nails) into the joints? Or perhaps gluing vertical supports in each corner?
Question two - how do you do hinges when you are going to wrap fabric around the edges the hinges will sit on? Slightly oversize the hinge mortise and screw the hing in over the fabric? Specific hinge type?
Thanks