Just about everyone has a router so I would use splines as i did on my
corner desk. Splines result in precise locating and good overall strength
.....mjh
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mike hide
"Wolf Lahti" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In article <Fkvsb.66$vJ6.59@fed1read05>,
> "James Ruetenik" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > I am going to build a corner computer desk for my den and am wondering
what
> > anyone would think about pocket hole construction verses using biscuits
in
> > joining the panels and other various cross-braces, etc. Any thoughts
pro
> > or con would be helpful as I have not used either technique before.
> >
>
> If you own a biscuit jointer, use biscuits. If you own a pocket-hole
> jig, use pocket holes.
>
> If you own neither and intend to get just one. I'd go for the biscuit
> eater, but that's my opinion. I don't like the ugly holes that the
> pocket-hole technique leaves. In almost all cases, biscuits are hidden
> from view.
>
> Some folks say that an advantage of pocket-hole joinery is that you can
> take the piece apart. But biscuits come in interlocking halves that
> allow disassembly. I've never used them, but I find the elegance of the
> concept pretty neat.
In article <Fkvsb.66$vJ6.59@fed1read05>,
"James Ruetenik" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I am going to build a corner computer desk for my den and am wondering what
> anyone would think about pocket hole construction verses using biscuits in
> joining the panels and other various cross-braces, etc. Any thoughts pro
> or con would be helpful as I have not used either technique before.
>
If you own a biscuit jointer, use biscuits. If you own a pocket-hole
jig, use pocket holes.
If you own neither and intend to get just one. I'd go for the biscuit
eater, but that's my opinion. I don't like the ugly holes that the
pocket-hole technique leaves. In almost all cases, biscuits are hidden
from view.
Some folks say that an advantage of pocket-hole joinery is that you can
take the piece apart. But biscuits come in interlocking halves that
allow disassembly. I've never used them, but I find the elegance of the
concept pretty neat.
On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 11:53:26 -0700, "James Ruetenik"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I am going to build a corner computer desk for my den and am wondering what
>anyone would think about pocket hole construction verses using biscuits in
>joining the panels and other various cross-braces, etc. Any thoughts pro
>or con would be helpful as I have not used either technique before.
>
Pocket hole joints are very strong for joining panels on edge. It's
hard to beat tenon and mortise when you need to fasten legs to aprons.
The pocket hole joints leave ugly oval holes, but if they are hidden
that's okay. I'd use pocket hole joinery if I had the expensive jig
and proper screws to go with it.