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Pinch wrote:I like that Andy - cracking idea!
The frame is almost giving a kind of illusional feel with the inlay and with a mirror inserted into the middle will be top drawer.
Andyp wrote:Do you think that there is a chance that the joint would fail when scaled up to hold a 4mm mirror (27"x11")?
Woodbloke wrote:Andyp wrote:Do you think that there is a chance that the joint would fail when scaled up to hold a 4mm mirror (27"x11")?
I think if you did the same sort of spline on the reverse side as well (but obviously closer to the corner) that would probably give you sufficient strength. Dowels would be good as well, but as you say, lining the little bu$%ers up is the hard part - Rob
Phil wrote:Andy, I like the grain and the splines.
Why not biscuit the corners? I made a couple of mirror frames with biscuits. Got a biscuit bit for the router and used the router table.
Cheers
Phil
chataigner wrote:You could always fit biscuits using a router. I use a cutter of the appropriate thickness to cut the slots and locking the plunge mechanism ensures exactly consistent depth and therefore alignment. Cut the slots a little long to allow the mitres to be slid into alignment, the veritas "corners" hold them aligned (wonderful thing the veritas framing clamp - been using one for years).
Add your surface splines later for decoration only. Who needs a biscuit jointer ?
TrimTheKing wrote:Andy
There's little to no setup required for a biscuit slot cutting router bit. Just set it at approximately the mid depth of the thickness and ensure you cut from the same face each time, it's simple as peas…
I have a cutter and biscuits that I'm unlikely to use any time between now and when my workshop is built so am happy to post over to you if you want?
Cheers
Mark
Rod wrote:I think the dark splines distract from the appearance though I realise in the finished frame they will be a lot smaller?
Rod
Andyp wrote:TrimTheKing wrote:Andy
There's little to no setup required for a biscuit slot cutting router bit. Just set it at approximately the mid depth of the thickness and ensure you cut from the same face each time, it's simple as peas…
I have a cutter and biscuits that I'm unlikely to use any time between now and when my workshop is built so am happy to post over to you if you want?
Cheers
Mark
Mark, thanks for the offer. If I was going to biscuit with the router I would prefer to do it on the table as in my inexperienced hands I feel the table gives me less opportunity to mess it up. However if I did use the table I would have to turn each piece over to cut the slots in the mitre. Not a problem if I get them spot on the middle and I suppose a slight depth variation could easily be planed away. I'll have to ponder this one. Or is this pontificate?
TrimTheKing wrote:Why would you need to turn the pieces over Andy?
The biscuit cutter is intentionally used to cut elongated slots and you could easily slot mitres on both ends of a workpiece, on the table, without turning the piece. It would just need rotating end for end.
Cheers
Mark
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