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   saschafer | May 21, 2008 03:39am | #1

   Something like this?

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   Assuming that the panels are going to be solid (plywood?), splines or biscuits should do the trick.

   Use masking tape to hold the pieces together while you're doing the glue up, then, after you've gotten everything in place, apply a couple of band clamps to snug everything together while the glue sets. (You can also use package-sealing tape in lieu of band clamps, but you have to be careful to avoid damaging the surface.)

   -Steve

    

   
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   Shaker01 | May 21, 2008 05:14am | #2

   Steve,That is it. The front is a face frame and the other 5 sides are made up of rails and stiles with a flat panel. I had not thought of band clamps. I have 3 of them but never had a use for them. Now I do. Darn, don't have an excuses to go out and buy more tools.Christopher

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   saschafer | May 21, 2008 05:23am | #3

   No, I'm afraid that the band clamps you already have simply won't work. You must go out and buy some new ones, or the project will be a total disaster. You can tell your wife I said so. And while you're there, don't forget to pick up a couple of new router bits (to cut the grooves for the panels), some Bessey clamps (for the frames), and that Lie-Nielsen block plane that you've been eyeing (to trim the miters).

   -Steve

    

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   KiddervilleAcres | May 21, 2008 06:31pm | #4

   Steve,

   Obviously Chris need to spend more time here on Knots, with a healthy dose of Lataxe posts.  Also, I have written anew book that might be of interest to him, How to Weasel More Tools out of the CFO (Wife).

   Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

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   WillGeorge | May 23, 2008 12:20am | #5

   I find it hard to tell others what to do depending on the exact dimensions of the work and not knowing what your intentions are for final results.. And... if any final routing is needed or whatever you may have to do AFTER they are glued up! .. Wedges and biscuits can show after!

   I do not use briskets very often but they are great for added strength and ESPECIALLY for keeping things for moving during glue up and clamping..

   I use pine or poplar surfaced (as in flat all four sides) sticks'  (about 2x2 inches) with threaded rod and nuts!  You need the the nuts and a drill and the threaded rod.. I usually use 3/16  or larger threaded rods.. By the way they are clamps AND a tool used to help keep things aligned

   Usually I get by without anything but the clamps . Adjusted loosely during a dry fit!

   Not sure how to describe it.. If I have work to do after glue up (as in the illustration you displayed) I would cut a slot in the BACK of the sticks to fit a spine and cut some  /  small wedges to fit.. They do not have to be exact degrees.. just used for alignment.

   Yes you will think... how to get all them funny clamps to fit one plane! ... I use wooden round dowels so I can put the clamps on the top and bottom and the dowels mostly hold the shape. I think if you think on it more than a bit on it .. It will make sense!

   Not as hard if you do not listen to me.. Just the idea.. If I can do it you can do 10 times better!

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   ASK | May 23, 2008 04:03pm | #6

   Having nothing to do with your question, I know how to put in the degree sign instead of using the asterick.

   45°

   Hold down the Alt key and hit 248.

   ASK

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   KiddervilleAcres | May 23, 2008 04:31pm | #7

   Is that celcius ° or Fahrenheit °? (Alt + 0176)

   Just me 2¢ (Alt + 0162)

   :-),Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

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   Shaker01 | May 23, 2008 04:44pm | #9

   Alt + 248 = ™¢•
   Alt + 176 = ¡¶§
   Alt + 162 = ¡§™Trial & error came up with Alt + 0 = ºChris

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   KiddervilleAcres | May 23, 2008 04:48pm | #10

   Hmmmmm, you on a MAC?

   Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

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   KiddervilleAcres | May 23, 2008 04:50pm | #11

   Guess not, I tried your combos on the PC and all were the same 'cept 176!  Mebbe the default character set?

   Regards,Bob @ Kidderville Acres

   A Woodworkers mind should be the sharpest tool in the shop!

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   ASK | May 23, 2008 05:35pm | #12

   Bob,

   Farenheit but it's supposed to get warmer this weekend

   ░ That's what I get with Alt 176

   I think it depends on which font one is using? maybe

   ASK 

   Edited 5/23/2008 10:39 am ET by ASK

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   saschafer | May 23, 2008 05:38pm | #13

   On a PC, there's a difference between Alt-nnn and Alt-0nnn. Without the 0, it means, "Select character nnn from the original IBM PC character set." With the 0, it means, "Select character nnn from the Windows character set."

   -Steve

    

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   ASK | May 23, 2008 05:45pm | #15

   Thanks, didn't know there was a difference.

   I have an old fading piece of paper taped on the wall with next to my desk the title at the top is "MS-DOS User's Guide and Reverence" MS-DOS version 5.

   Alt 14 ♫

   Alt 1 ☺

   This is fun

   ASK

   Back to work.

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   saschafer | May 23, 2008 06:02pm | #16

   Whenever I upgrade my computer monitor, one of the very first things I do is transfer this little slip of paper from the old one to the new one:

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   The left side gives the codes in hex (for embedding into software and for interpreting hex dumps), the right side in decimal (for the Alt-0nnn method).

   -Steve

    

   
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   Shaker01 | May 23, 2008 04:39pm | #8

   Thank you guys for the help. I will be doing the glue up tonight and will post pics soon.
   Besides feeling inadequate about not being bale to buys any tools does any one know where to get that extra set of hands to hold all the panels together while setting up the clamps.Chris

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   saschafer | May 23, 2008 05:39pm | #14

   "...does any one know where to get that extra set of hands to hold all the panels together while setting up the clamps."

   Blue masking tape.

   -Steve