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<[email protected]> wrote:
>I have a small porch that has the roof supported by 4x4 pressure
>treated lumber. I want to surround them with mahogany. What would be
>the best method, mitering the edges and biscuits to form the four
>sides or just butting the edges together.
>all suggestions appreciated,
>Mike
Just my opinion, if the PT 4X4s are typical they will have some bow,
twist,etc, that will make it difficult to fit mitered edge boards over
them. I'd use butt joints.
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Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland
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>
> I have a small porch that has the roof supported by 4x4 pressure
> treated lumber. I want to surround them with mahogany. What would be
> the best method, mitering the edges and biscuits to form the four
> sides or just butting the edges together.
> all suggestions appreciated,
> Mike
I you <do> decide to go for the mitered edge, cut them oversize enough
to not try to put them on the post directly but let them float. Plus,
use a glue joint miter bit in either your shaper a (large) table router
with a guide fence. Then, assemble two pieces into two right angle
pieces and put them together in place.
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> I have a small porch that has the roof supported by 4x4 pressure
> treated lumber. I want to surround them with mahogany. What would be
> the best method, mitering the edges and biscuits to form the four
> sides or just butting the edges together.
> all suggestions appreciated,
> Mike
It all depends on the look you want. There is no "best" in this type of
thing.
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-Mike-
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A common method is butt joints with two sides being a
wee bit longer. It gives a little shadow detail and
helps out when the wood starts moving around. I would
stick with nails and no glue, since the syp post will
also "move around"..
[email protected] wrote:
> I have a small porch that has the roof supported by 4x4 pressure
> treated lumber. I want to surround them with mahogany. What would be
> the best method, mitering the edges and biscuits to form the four
> sides or just butting the edges together.
> all suggestions appreciated,
> Mike
"Pat Barber" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> A common method is butt joints with two sides being a
> wee bit longer. It gives a little shadow detail and
> helps out when the wood starts moving around. I would
> stick with nails and no glue, since the syp post will
> also "move around"..
Egg Zactly! The all beveled corners thing sounds great on paper, but it is
really tough to pull of well in practice. This method is *much* more
forgiving.
-Steve
Thanks guys,
mikeOn Thu, 11 Nov 2004 20:48:47 GMT, Pat Barber
<[email protected]> wrote:
>A common method is butt joints with two sides being a
>wee bit longer. It gives a little shadow detail and
>helps out when the wood starts moving around. I would
>stick with nails and no glue, since the syp post will
>also "move around"..
>
>
>[email protected] wrote:
>
>> I have a small porch that has the roof supported by 4x4 pressure
>> treated lumber. I want to surround them with mahogany. What would be
>> the best method, mitering the edges and biscuits to form the four
>> sides or just butting the edges together.
>> all suggestions appreciated,
>> Mike
I would butt joint 'em. I've found that beveled edges are real difficult to
keep together in exterior applications, especially around PT. --dave
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I have a small porch that has the roof supported by 4x4 pressure
> treated lumber. I want to surround them with mahogany. What would be
> the best method, mitering the edges and biscuits to form the four
> sides or just butting the edges together.
> all suggestions appreciated,
> Mike