Not the size required for the job as shown, but I will purchase one.Do you have the dovetail bit?
Not the size required for the job as shown, but I will purchase one.
That's the easy way...Couldnt you dado the bulk and then just dovetail the side angles?
I have a builder who gives me a lot of business and his wife found the picture I think on Pin-interest. So I will make it for a special price as I value his business.I think that bench is interesting. Where did you find the picture of that bench?
Is the dovetail 2" wide and you'll make 2 passes with a 1" w dovetail bit? I'm curious.
I guess any of those you mentioned will work. I believe a 3/4” x 1 1/2” MT joint glued should be strong enough with glue only, no pins needed.Can You help me understand the joinery?
I think I see a one-piece sliding dovetail across the width of the bench on both sides.
I suppose the legs are mortise-tenon into the sliding dovetail. Would these be pinned in place (don’t see pins)? Might they traverse all the way through the top and be wedged tenon? Other?
When I built a small table with similar construction (based on the one in Chris Schwarz's "The Anarchist's Design Book"), I wedged the leg tenons into the dovetail batten.Can You help me understand the joinery?
I think I see a one-piece sliding dovetail across the width of the bench on both sides.
I suppose the legs are mortise-tenon into the sliding dovetail. Would these be pinned in place (don’t see pins)? Might they traverse all the way through the top and be wedged tenon? Other?
If the joint is fit properly, you'd only put glue at one end of the dovetail, and direct the movement towards the opposite side, but it looks like the bench in the picture has a center stretcher between the battens that the top can be fastened to.14 inches deep means you'll need to allow for movement. that dovetail will restrict the seat from expanding and contracting. because it has to be slid in, gluing only in the middle would be impossible. maybe you could make the tail piece, cut it in two and insert from each side? or keep it intact and only glue the front. this means that side will stay pretty much flush but the tail piece will move in and out on the backside of the seat.
If the joint is fit properly, you'd only put glue at one end of the dovetail, and direct the movement towards the opposite side, but it looks like the bench in the picture has a center stretcher between the battens that the top can be fastened to.