Thread: How do you think a beginner could make this ?

dodyph,

No picture in post. Can you reply and post a picture of the proposed cut.

I edited my own post and added a picture .. and now i can`t see my own post .. so i`ll try to ad a picture to this reply how to do it.jpg .

thanks for quick answer anyway

If you mean the notch, easy.

1. Several saw cuts, and a sharp chisel. A hammer could be useful. or
2. If you have a Slide saw it is even easier. or
3. A multifunction tool could also be used - three cuts, but may not be as accurate as other methods.

For something mainly structural like a chicken coop, I'd just cut a rebate like that with a circular saw set to depth. Lots of cuts, then chisel out the remaining bits.

See the instructions at about the 3 minute point here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTxbcf9zI5o

Originally Posted by dodyph

I edited my own post and added a picture .. and now i can`t see my own post .. so i`ll try to ad a picture to this reply how to do it.jpg .

thanks for quick answer anyway

It's a pretty simple joint to make using a Circular Saw, and then some basic hand tools. First make a simple jig to allow you to make accurate cuts square across the timber. Set the Circular Saw to make the cut to the depth you require. Then make two saw cuts - one to accurately define each end of the joint. Then make multiple cuts to remove the rest of the material between the two end cuts.

Between the two cuts that define the ends of the joint, make multiple saw cuts at roughly 6 mm centres. There's no need to try remove all the wood using the circular saw. The work piece should now look a bit like the following diagram.

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You can then quickly use a Wood Chisel and a Mallet (or a Hammer) to knock the remaining pieces of wood out of the joint. Then use the chisel to clean up the bottom of the joint so that it's smooth.

You could also make a jig and use a Router with the appropriate router bit, but that would take a lot longer to do, and would require more tools and router bits. Using a Circular Saw in this way is a common and fast technique used by Carpenters building timber frame buildings.

Hope that information helps explain things.

Regards,

Roy

Hi I would suggest a sliding compound mitre saw would be the most useful tool to make this (halving joint presumably)also useful for cutting your other timber to length.

A circular saw would be more useful for making long cuts and cutting sheet materials to size.

Can also easily be cut by hand with tenon saw and hammer and chisel, it is quite a basic joint and easily made by a beginner with careful marking out and a little care.

Hi dodyph
I'm sure you will do this, but what ever method you choose, it's best to practice the cut a few times on some scrap first

TT

Originally Posted by Master Splinter

For something mainly structural like a chicken coop, I'd just cut a rebate like that with a circular saw set to depth. Lots of cuts, then chisel out the remaining bits.

See the instructions at about the 3 minute point here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTxbcf9zI5o

Thanks alot for the support guys , really apreciate it . It was kind of like how i was thinking of doing it ( minute 1:45 in this video ) but i was planing to use a chisel and a wood malet after doing all the cuts . The thing this guy is building in the video i`ve linked is the inspiration for what i`m going to build .. i just planed it a little bigger .

Mind you, if you're looking for an excuse to buy more tools then you can do this with a circ saw AND a router.

Use the circ, set to depth to make the two end cuts, then the router to buzz away the waste in between.

But yeah... most of us would make the multiple cuts with the circ and just bang out the waste with a hammer/chisel. It's quicker!

[QUOTE=Skew ChiDAMN!!;1858999]Mind you, if you're looking for an excuse to buy more tools then you can do this with a circ saw AND a router.

Use the circ, set to depth to make the two end cuts, then the router to buzz away the waste in between.

But yeah... most of us would make the multiple cuts with the circ and just bang out the waste with a hammer/chisel. It's quicker! [/QU

Yep , that`s the way i am planing to do it ...
And of course i am looking for excuses to buy an extra tool . But that will wait until i get some more money after this project .