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  1. 30th May 2005, 07:36 AM #1
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    I'm building a balustrade gate (hardwood breadloaf, midrail, bottom rail and cricket-stump dowelled) and in a bit of a quandry about what joint to use to join the breadloaf to the stiles. If I use a M/(round)T the mortice in the breadloaf will be 29mm from the end of the rail and I wonder whether this is too close given that the racking force might pop the end grain of the rail out. This is my preferred joint, but I could do a (blind)bridle joint or a twin bridle joint to maximize surface area. Any thoughts?

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    oops I have to correct myself, the mortice would be only 16mm from the end of the rail.

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    Have you got a Pic of your project plan? always helps a neanderthal like me to see whats going on!.............seriously though going with your idea of mortise and (Round?) tenons should be fine particularly considering you'll be using a Hardwood (Although I doubt their'd be problems with a softwood to). ................ 16mm from the end of the rail is pleanty...............If you glueup right you'll find she'll hold together no problems.

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    Gidday

    Have you got a Pic of your project plan? always helps a neanderthal like me to see whats going on!.............seriously though going with your idea of mortise and (Round?) tenons should be fine particularly considering you'll be using a Hardwood (Although I doubt their'd be problems with a softwood to). ................ 16mm from the end of the rail is pleanty...............If you glueup right you'll find she'll hold together no problems.

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    Hi Lou,
    No pic sorry. Because the rail is spotted gum and hard as buggery, I'm just drillig a 1" hole as the mortice and rounding off a 1" square tenon to fit. Beats squaring up the hole!
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    I'd be concerned, as presumably it is in the weather & could weaken. If you do go ahead, leave the rails longer at each end while you do the mortices, then cut to length afterwards.
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