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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
All this joining and planing talk is making me jealous. Someday...
I'm getting ready to do a fun little project for wifey... turning a small library file card catalog cabinet (three drawers high, six drawers wide) into a console table for her.
Need to build a new frame (current one is ugly, and she wants a nice pretty wood top). Since she wants it stained, I'm going to be using 1x birch and joining two pieces together (the width needs to be 16", which annoying means I can't use 1x8s for it).
I'll end up with a nice pretty end grain and think I've decided I'm going to dowel, glue, and Keegan join the top.
I'm pretty excited about it despite the challenges of pulling it off without a full-fledged wood shop.
What I'd give for a biscuit joiner...
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Kreg's pocket hole jig can be pretty damn handy and a versatile substitute for a biscuit joiner. Granted, it won't help for panels but really, just using good bar clamps placed correctly (and being patient; don't try to put too many pieces together at once) will make a good panel.
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