Mike Cutler
08-20-2006, 7:23 PM
I needed to learn how to make a joint today for an upcoming project. the joint was one that I saw on an original Limbert cabinet, that SWMBO would like done in cocobolo.
This particular joint is the corner joints of the cabinet door, and supports a clear pane of glass 13"x23" . When I make the cabinet the glass will be the same size, but will be a stained glass panel.
The joint is an "Angled Bridle Joint", or an "Open Tenon" joint, with a twist. The rabbeted ledge to support the glass is built into the joint. I think it's odd, but it's the way it is, and I need to replicate it.
I thought that I would pay Mark Singer back for his joint posts, and take everyone that is interested through the learning process. I made two critical mistakes, and at first I wasn't going to do this until I had it right, but I thought, what the heck, if I made the error chances are someone else can benefit from my mistakes.
This is a rough sketch that I made of the joint in the antique store. LOML said it was a faux pas to take pictures in an antique store.:confused:
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I started by rabbeting the ledge in the stock, in this case it is some choke cherry that I got last winter courtesy of the beavers in the backyard. The rabbet is 1/2"x 3/8'
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The next step was to cut all pieces to size and lay them out for a visual. These are the pieces layed out, cut to length, with the rabbeted ledge running the entire length.
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The tenons are cut next, and this is where I made my two mistakes. The stiles were the first pieces milled. They were supposed to be the mortised member, and not the tenon as I made them, and I forgot to account for the offset of the rabbeted ledge. Oh well, it was a first attempt. better to make the error on backyard wood than the cocobolo. Here is the picture of the stile after being cut improperly and fitted into the mortise. It's easy to see the error.
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I recut the stiles for a learning experience, just to make sure that I could. The following is a pic of the rail, and stiles cut properly, albeit 90deg out.:eek: 45299
I'll post the completed assembled pic's in a second post.
This particular joint is the corner joints of the cabinet door, and supports a clear pane of glass 13"x23" . When I make the cabinet the glass will be the same size, but will be a stained glass panel.
The joint is an "Angled Bridle Joint", or an "Open Tenon" joint, with a twist. The rabbeted ledge to support the glass is built into the joint. I think it's odd, but it's the way it is, and I need to replicate it.
I thought that I would pay Mark Singer back for his joint posts, and take everyone that is interested through the learning process. I made two critical mistakes, and at first I wasn't going to do this until I had it right, but I thought, what the heck, if I made the error chances are someone else can benefit from my mistakes.
This is a rough sketch that I made of the joint in the antique store. LOML said it was a faux pas to take pictures in an antique store.:confused:
45289
I started by rabbeting the ledge in the stock, in this case it is some choke cherry that I got last winter courtesy of the beavers in the backyard. The rabbet is 1/2"x 3/8'
45290
The next step was to cut all pieces to size and lay them out for a visual. These are the pieces layed out, cut to length, with the rabbeted ledge running the entire length.
45292
The tenons are cut next, and this is where I made my two mistakes. The stiles were the first pieces milled. They were supposed to be the mortised member, and not the tenon as I made them, and I forgot to account for the offset of the rabbeted ledge. Oh well, it was a first attempt. better to make the error on backyard wood than the cocobolo. Here is the picture of the stile after being cut improperly and fitted into the mortise. It's easy to see the error.
45298
I recut the stiles for a learning experience, just to make sure that I could. The following is a pic of the rail, and stiles cut properly, albeit 90deg out.:eek: 45299
I'll post the completed assembled pic's in a second post.