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   Dan_Turner | Jan 29, 2001 10:24pm | #1

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   With my past experience, unless the wood is not warped before milling, and the grain is perfect in it, the sooner you can assemble it the better. I think I work in a shop simular to yours so i try to to keep my mill - assembly time inside of 3-4 days. Hope this helps.

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   Stanley_Niemiec | Jan 30, 2001 05:13am | #2

   *From my readings of tests on glue bond strengths conducted by the Forest Products Lab in Madison WI (USDA Forest Service) it has been found that joints made from pieces machined several days before assembly are slightly weaker. they attribute this to the fact that there is some oxidation of the wood surfaces. My guess is that there is also warp, stress relief and other distortion going on so that the fit is less than perfect. Assemble as soon as possible after machining.

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   Jon_Eddy | Jan 30, 2001 09:39pm | #3

   *I would like to join the corners of two cherry blanket chests with biscuits. Will this reinforcedbutt joint provide enough strength for the application. I will be joining 7/8 inch stock.

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   Madison's_dad | Jan 31, 2001 08:08am | #4

   *In the past I have milled stock to 1/8" 1/4" over size and left it to shake out a bit before final milling and assembly, mainly with vary small thin parts.Jon are you making two chests or joining together two chests

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   Jon_Eddy | Feb 06, 2001 03:17am | #5

   *I'm curious to see if anyone else has used biscuit joinery to join 90 degree corners. I'm interested in the accuracy and strength of such a joint when used to construct a piece the size of a blanket chest. Do you have any experientially based advice to offer?

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   Danford_C._Jennings | Feb 07, 2001 01:20am | #6

   *Jon,I'll wade right in. You asked if anyone had "any experientially based advice to offer". The reason you haven't recieved an answer yet is more than likely no one would want to admit to making such a joint, certainly no professional would. Without seeing the piece I would suggest the following alternatives; splined mitre, blind dove tail mitre, or dovetail.Dano