Jesse Thornton
01-08-2007, 12:22 PM
I'm about to build some cherry cabinet doors with loose tenon joinery. I was planning to just mill the loose tenons from cherry, thinking it would be best to use the same material as the rail and stiles. However, I came across this the other day:
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=44779&cat=1,250,43217
...and have since been wondering if any strenght is compromised by using maple or birch tenons to join cherry (or any other differing species for that matter). Would potentially different expansion rates/moisture levels have any measurable effect on something so small? I would be using the 3/8" ones, cut 2" long (1" into each peice). Would it be worth the extra time and expense to mill my own tenons out of cherry, or will these (or another brand of loose tenons) do as good a job?
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=44779&cat=1,250,43217
...and have since been wondering if any strenght is compromised by using maple or birch tenons to join cherry (or any other differing species for that matter). Would potentially different expansion rates/moisture levels have any measurable effect on something so small? I would be using the 3/8" ones, cut 2" long (1" into each peice). Would it be worth the extra time and expense to mill my own tenons out of cherry, or will these (or another brand of loose tenons) do as good a job?