Classic Arts and Crafts Furniture 14 Timeless Designs-2

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fi rst hole or two will knock the corners off, and the fi nal hole


will scrape the entire edge of the dowel.


With a brad-point drill, I drill through the front edge and


about 1" into the tenon. I put a dab of glue in the hole, and


drive the dowel in place. After the glue dries, I trim it fl ush


with a saw, then pare it down fl ush with a chisel. A few


swipes with a block plane and it’s fi nished.


That’s the how to do it part. But why go to that much trouble


to reinforce a joint like that – where is it going to go?


I confess that I don’t have a good answer, except that I was


copying an original detail that does make a statement about


building for forever. But here’s how I usually explain it, "It’s


just in case there’s a disturbance in the earth’s magnetic fi eld


that yanks us out of orbit and sends us toward the sun. On


the way to oblivion it might get hot enough for all the glue


to melt and for the wood to shrink enough to pull out. Other


than that, I don’t think you need to do it."


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