Thanks all for your precious feedback. I learned a few lessons!
Thanks all for your precious feedback. I learned a few lessons!
So, reading thru this thread, it strikes me that I should be able to construct a nice piece of some sort with no glue and no steel fasteners. Ok, sufficiently inspired! It's on the list of things to do in the future.
Thanks all for the inspiration.
Brian
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger or more complicated...it takes a touch of genius and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." - E.F. Schumacher
Brian, with some careful thought and planning, you can "key" things together in such a way that glue is "redundant" and maybe even retain the ability to knock down if required.
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The most expensive tool is the one you buy "cheaply" and often...
Oh, yea...it's definitely a challenge and requires some hard work to do that! I was just pointing out that it's certainly possible if one has the intestinal fortitude, patience and attention to detail necessary to pull it off. I've seen photos of some pretty amazing joinery done (primarily by Japanese craftspeople) that made me blink!
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The most expensive tool is the one you buy "cheaply" and often...
I remember an article about a guy that made and sold real solid wood furniture that was shipped flat like Ikea but was assembled using tapered sliding dovetails. The furniture could be disassembled for moving or storage. The joinery was cut with a router, dovetail bits and clever jigs. No glue obviously for pieces that may need to be disassembled/reassembled.
I kinda remember something like that, too. Some of the more complex stuff I've seen "at some point" required very careful "assembly in order" because at the end, the joinery was also mostly interlocked and invisible to the eye and not just for between two flat surfaces. But I'm going by recall here. I wish I could remember the sources, but it was a long time ago.
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The most expensive tool is the one you buy "cheaply" and often...
Just have a look at Chris Hall’s They Carpentry Way’ and you’ll see what can be made without use if metal fasteners and very minimal use of glue.
Bumbling forward into the unknown.