I found out a method to make use of my Festool Domino joiner to make a clear, robust connection between the three stretchers on this desk. This three-way joint needs to be useful for all kinds of tripod bases. I began by sticking every Domino tenon right into a mortised piece, with out glue, and used the desk noticed’s miter gauge as proven to middle 60° angles on every one. Then I used 5-minute epoxy to attach the ideas of the three Domino tenons collectively, holding them tight and flat by hand because the epoxy stiffened up, with clear tape beneath to guard the bench and resist the epoxy. Give the epoxy a full day to remedy, and also you’ll have a powerful, three-way connector. Subsequent, I reduce Domino slots within the ends of the stretchers, after which reduce 60° angles on the ends of the stretchers utilizing the identical setup I used for the Domino tenons. The stretchers on this desk are rounded; I did most of that after reducing and becoming the joints however earlier than closing meeting. The glueup was slightly tough, however the tenons stored the stretchers in place so a band clamp may pull the legs and stretchers collectively, with the assistance of angled cauls clamped to the legs.
—PHIL GRUPPUSO, Seekonk, Mass.
Illustrations by Dan Thornton
From Tremendous Woodworking subject #309
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