Michael Hammers
03-04-2008, 10:46 AM
I posted this in another forum but thought I would try here to see if anyone had any experience with this.
I have glued up my legs and have my stretchers ready on my bench.
My base posts are 3 3/4" thick and 5" wide.
The stretchers are 2 7/8" thick and 6" wide.
So here is my dillema. I want to make a tusk tenon. With a total thickness of 3 3/4" I need to create the shoulder and through piece.
In rules of thirds this would mean the shoulder would be 1 1/4".
So that being the case I would have to again split this in thirds to determine the tusk size which in turn would be close to about 1/2".
Does this seem right? I am worried I do not have enough material to make a viable and strong joint.
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I have glued up my legs and have my stretchers ready on my bench.
My base posts are 3 3/4" thick and 5" wide.
The stretchers are 2 7/8" thick and 6" wide.
So here is my dillema. I want to make a tusk tenon. With a total thickness of 3 3/4" I need to create the shoulder and through piece.
In rules of thirds this would mean the shoulder would be 1 1/4".
So that being the case I would have to again split this in thirds to determine the tusk size which in turn would be close to about 1/2".
Does this seem right? I am worried I do not have enough material to make a viable and strong joint.
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