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1st February 2018, 05:32 AM #1Member
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mortices in legs for small nightstand (safe distance from edges)
Hi,
I embarked on my first on-my-own project. It is a small nightstand for which I bought the plans from thewoodwhisperer. The timber is mountain ash, I bought a good lot for a forumer. The dimensions of the pieces I bought did not match the dimensions in the plan so I had to adjust quite a few things. The main issue I encountered is that the mortices in the legs were supposed to be 6 mm from the edges (top/bottom and side). I made those using a cordless drill and chisels to square. I bought a router, but did not feel comfortable using it for that step. Anyway, when squaring with chisels, several times, the 6 mm thin walls cracked. Obviously, there is a "poor" technique in there, but I also think that leaving only 6 mm is asking for trouble, especially if doing this without a router. What do you think?
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1st February 2018, 06:28 AM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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yes it is. even with a router. 6mm is too little for anything. chances are it might crack again during assembly/glueup/transport/usage.
I would be happier with 15-20mm. I like to build anything like a tank lol
you can get away with chisel, just have to do it carefully and slowly.SCM L'Invincibile si X, SCM L'Invincibile S7, SCM TI 145EP, SCM Sandya Win 630, Masterwood OMB1V, Meber 600, Delta RJ42, Nederman S750, Chicago Pneumatics CPRS10500, Ceccato CDX12
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Another thing I would question is having the mortise only 6mm deep. That's could've been done with a dowel. Perhaps a link to the video would be helpful?
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1st February 2018, 12:52 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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Agree with the video link request, or even better a copy of the plans for a better response as to how to proceed.
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1st February 2018, 01:04 PM #5Member
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Here is a pic of part of the leg joinery. Hope it is clear enough. The unis are metric, but converted from imperial, where the distance was 1/4 in, so pretty close.
The depth of the mortices is 10 mm as per plan.
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2nd February 2018, 04:11 PM #8
"good technique" is to leave the leg over long (by up to 50 mm) and to clamp support pieces either side of the leg while chopping the mortice.
Also, perhaps I'm lazy, but I wouldn't be using a loose tenon. a 19 mm square x 19 mm long tenon is pretty easy to cut on the end of a rail. With a bit of practice, you should be able to get what you need off the sawregards from Alberta, Canada
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