Brad Morse
02-21-2007, 9:07 PM
Howdy everyone,
First post here, so I want to say thanks for all of the useful information and knowledge that is shared here.
I'm going to be making, finishing, and installing a bar top, about 15" wide in cherry. It's a straight section about 9' long with a 3' section at 90 degrees on one side.
My quick question is on joining those two pieces at 90 degreees. I really don't like the idea of mitering a 15" piece, it's hard enough to keep the 4" wide miter on door trim tight through the seasons. The client has no objection to butting the pieces together--I was then going to put a return on the visible ends to hide the end grain. I'm still a little concerned about fixing a 15" wide slab (I was thinking with pairs of biscuits) across its entire width. Do you think it would be OK to biscuit and glue only one side of the slab, and let the other side float?
Many thanks,
Brad
First post here, so I want to say thanks for all of the useful information and knowledge that is shared here.
I'm going to be making, finishing, and installing a bar top, about 15" wide in cherry. It's a straight section about 9' long with a 3' section at 90 degrees on one side.
My quick question is on joining those two pieces at 90 degreees. I really don't like the idea of mitering a 15" piece, it's hard enough to keep the 4" wide miter on door trim tight through the seasons. The client has no objection to butting the pieces together--I was then going to put a return on the visible ends to hide the end grain. I'm still a little concerned about fixing a 15" wide slab (I was thinking with pairs of biscuits) across its entire width. Do you think it would be OK to biscuit and glue only one side of the slab, and let the other side float?
Many thanks,
Brad