Spring joint video

[Charlie Buchanan]

This is one of the clearest explanations of the spring joint I’ve seen. I have used spring joints on every panel I’ve glued up for years. Well worth the little extra trouble. Just make sure when you open the two panels for glueing you do it book-fashion. That’s what the triangle mark is for.

Video: Creating a spring joint with a handplane - FineWoodworking

Woodworkers have been using spring joints in large panel glue-ups for as long as they’ve been using glue. The concept of a spring joint is simple: Create a slight gap […]

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[llucas]

Charlie, Thanks for sharing this....I now have a much better understanding of the spring joint and will definitely use it on my next panel glue up.

 

[creasman]

Thanks for sharing. Very interesting. I'm about to glue up a table top and will give this method a try.