Thread: Domino - any good way to register on the inside of a mitred corner?

I often use the Incra ruler (with all the hole in it) and scribe a line, then use the edge of the Dominos faceplate to line it up.

Shelves in the middle of bookcases are done this way and its been pretty accurate.

Any chance of a picture?

Ah, the incra rule is a good idea! I am pretty terrible at measuring and marking out but even I normally manage to get it right with that!

I'm thinking about a redesign (don't want to risk the panel expanding and popping the mitres), might just do a breadboard-esque end with dominoes and then a mitred apron underneath, or a frame and panel/tongue and groove join. I'll try to remember to put some pics up...

Danny

I think that is a good idea. Mitres around a solid top will definitely open up or pop off with the expansion and contraction. Even a breadboard end will need to float at the ends - i.e. fix it/glue it only in the middle. Is it needed at all? I made a large Huon Pine table with end-grain - i.e. no breadboard ends, and it has lasted really well. Most antique tables did not have breadboard ends because of the problems. Now, if you used a veneered ply top you can get away with mitred edges or breadboard ends easily - but I agree it does have the same feel as a solid top, which is also certainly my preference.

This is what I ended up with (well, pending a coat of bivos wax):



The top's held on with buttons into domino mortises. Will be interesting to see how flat the top stays!

Danny