Breadboard Ends

**Auld Bassoon** · 1st December 2005, 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by Shedhand

G'day AB
Why did you sell the Woodrat :confused:..I've been looking at maybe getting one tho I already have the Gifkins jig (Deluxe version) , a fixed as well as a hand held router.
Cheers

Mike
ps..finger REALLY painful:eek:...more drugs NOW doctor!! er sorry...raving...

G'day Mike!

I had the WoodRat for about a year, and whilst finding it excellent for many types of joints, and especially for making repeated similar joints (i.e. batches), as I became increasingly fond of darkside joinery, I simply found myself using old Mr Rat less and less.

As space in my little shed is at a premium, and the Woodrat occupies several metres of wall space, I decided to "let it go".

If one's preference is to use a router, then a WoodRat is a great tool as it gives superb three-axis control - even if the learning curve is initially steepish.

Even with the WoodRat, I still found some jobs that could be better or more easily accomplised with a router table.

Now I just use darkside methods, complemented with the router table for mouldings, coves, T&G, Lock Mitres, etc.

Cheers!

**Auld Bassoon** · 1st December 2005, 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by Baz

OK got all of that, thanks. Next Q. So allowing for movement do you glue and biscuit joint the main boards or are they floating?
TIA
Barry

Hi Barry,

For edge jointing boards for a panel, table-top, whatever, I never use biscuits - just well prepared (jointed then hand planed) edges, and a suitable gluing frame with cauls; enough that I can achieve good (but not excessive) transverse pressure whilst still keeping the boards flat (ie co-planar).

Biscuits add nothing to strength at all - they just help in initial alignment. If the boards are prepped properly and the gluing frame is level and square, then you're in business.

As to being 'floating' table tops generally aren't (the attachment method is the key), but I do set up cabinet end panels to float in a mitred frame, or box tops to float in a similar arrangement.

Cheers!

**Termite** · 1st December 2005, 06:25 PM

In lignum's fine table I saw that the mortice was in the end with (of course) the tennon on the table top.
Now for some reason I always pictured this sort of arrangement the other way round. That is, the mortice in the tabletop.

Is there a reason for one way or the other or is it just a matter of individual choice.

**Shedhand** · 1st December 2005, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by Termite

In lignum's fine table I saw that the mortice was in the end with (of course) the tennon on the table top.
Now for some reason I always pictured this sort of arrangement the other way round. That is, the mortice in the tabletop.

Is there a reason for one way or the other or is it just a matter of individual choice.

From an economic veiwpoint, if you stuff the mortice ( being arguably the trickier if the two cuts) up in the end piece its cheaper to replace than a tabletop.
my threepeneth worth..

**Baz** · 2nd December 2005, 07:22 PM

Thanks guys.
Termite, sorry can't help you, I see it the same as in the pix.
Cheers
Barry

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