Howard Rosenberg
10-07-2003, 4:02 PM
Hi all - by now, you may have noticed I LOVE MDF.
Cheap. Dimensionally stable. Not too much of a financial bite when my two boys, Genghis and his accomplice, Atilla get going.
I also like using materials outside their usual context. (for those who remember my eldest boy's desk and its "MDFness").
With such a long preface, I've got two questions.
1 - Has anyone ever cut dovetails by hand in Baltic Birch plywood?
2 - Have you ever routed mortises and tenons - specifically a child's bathroom stool's top into its sides?
The idea is to show off traditional joinery techniques in man-made materials (and I also like the look of retaining the BB plys)
Any insight (and opinions!) would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you. Howard
Cheap. Dimensionally stable. Not too much of a financial bite when my two boys, Genghis and his accomplice, Atilla get going.
I also like using materials outside their usual context. (for those who remember my eldest boy's desk and its "MDFness").
With such a long preface, I've got two questions.
1 - Has anyone ever cut dovetails by hand in Baltic Birch plywood?
2 - Have you ever routed mortises and tenons - specifically a child's bathroom stool's top into its sides?
The idea is to show off traditional joinery techniques in man-made materials (and I also like the look of retaining the BB plys)
Any insight (and opinions!) would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you. Howard