Splined Miter Joint By Hand

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Splined miter joint by hand. First i cust some strips in plywood then i use my guillotine miter cutter which is actually for making. Watch how i prepare a loose tongue sometimes called splined mitre by hand. The spline provides long grain surface area for more effective gluing and it also creates a sturdy self aligning mechanical connection. How to add splines to mitered corners adding splines to mitered corners not only provides strength but an extra element of design.

This for those who watched me making the moulded and mitred joint. A mitre joint often miter in american english is a joint made by cutting each of two parts to be joined across the main surface usually at a 450 angle to form a corner usually a 900 angleit is called beveling when the angled cut is done on the side although the resulting joint is still a mitre joint. Inserting a strip of wood plywood or other material such as hardboard into slots cut on the miters opposing faces reinforces the joint and helps keep parts aligned during assembly. Im building a sort of hanging box shelf that i want the grain to remain continuous around the entire thing.

A beautifully simple looking bench of solid oak with mighty mitre jointssharpen up your plane blade dust off your power tools and follow along with this instructable to learn how to achieve perfect big scaled mitre joints and a great bench that. A spline is simply a thin piece of wood fit into slots cut into the mitered faces. You can trim a miter quickly and accurately with nothing more than a sharp hand plane and a simple jig. This operation kills two birds with one stone.

Spline slot and spline can be cut on table saw the miter joint as shown in the photo above. Add a spline across the joint. Grain direction of spline. You can downplay the look of these joints by using spline stock that matches the rest of the box or choose a contrasting colored wood for a custom touch.

Often used to hide the end grain in carcass construction a mitre joint really needs some reinforcement. For woodworking a disadvantage of a mitre joint is its weakness but it can be. A few weeks ago i experimented with the strength of the mitre joint to show the increased strength of my splined mitre joint. In this video i am making a simple box in plywood and walnut with splined miter joints.

At both the baltimore and springfield shows i made a hand cut mitred. Crossgrain spline wont split across joint spline.