OK, first of all greetings. I’m new to the forum.
Secondly, I’m building a credenza for my wife’s aunt. It has 3 shelves plus the top. Is it better to make the vertical pieces (stiles) out of one piece or make the shelves out of one piece. I should mention that this thing is 94″ long and the stiles are only a total of 22″ high (or that’s what they would be if I make them 1 piece). So one shelf at 11″ and one at 22″. There are shelves above the 2 mentioned but this question doesn’t apply to them. The wood is solid teak and the thickness of the shelves is 3/4″ and the stiles are 7/8″. The span between each stile is about 23″.
Thanks in advance,
Mike
Edited 12/12/2007 4:06 pm ET by 747pilot
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As far as the cavity receiving the two shelves; rather than make either of these "fixed", for versatility you should drill for shelf pins.
Start the line of holes 6" from the bottom, space them at 1" O/C and stop the line 8" from the top. This should yield 8 positions.
I'm assuming the "shelves above" will be "fixed".
For any gluing of Teak, you will definitely need to wipe the members with acetone, just prior to applying the glue. I have used Gorilla glue on a client's repair with success.
Teak has an abrasive silica in the wood fibers that dulls non-carbide tooling pretty quick; you probably need a respirator when working with it. The repair I did was minor, so I didn't bother.
Practice...'till you can do it right the first time.
"dulls non-carbide tooling pretty quick."Yeah, no kidding. My scraper lasts about 3 minutes. Planes only slightly longer. I was looking at the glue article in FW and also wrote to Titebond who said any of their glues would work if you first clean with acetone and then clamp for 24 hours. I'm using the Titebond III and have tested some joints. They fail into the wood.Thanks,
Mike
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