weil@dataioDataio.UUCP (Steve Weil) (03/07/86)
I am trying to get away from my usual plywood projects and build something out of real (hardwood?) boards. In particular, I need to join several boards side-by-side to make pieces which are wider than the boards I can buy. The only time I have done this before was in school where I had lots of large tools available (joiner, planer, etc.) Now I need to do this with hand tools. The two alternatives I am familiar with are: (1) Doweling and (2) using a router to make some sort of mating edge shape. Doweling seems simpler, but I have never done it. I am willing to invest in a good doweling drill guide. If I do this, do I have a reasonable chance of getting the boards to line up evenly? I am willing to hand plane the result. Routing the edges seems more reliable, but I have never had good experiences with routers. (And I would have to buy one.) Any suggestions please? If I am crazy to try to do this with hand tools, then please tell me. I CAN pay money to rent space to do this with big power tools. Also, I am a little up in the air as to what type of wood to use. I have used Alder before, it is inexpensive and moderately hard. What else should I look in to? Thanks for the help! Steve Weil FutureNet - Data I/O entropy!dataio!weil
weil@dataioDataio.UUCP (Steve Weil) (03/07/86)
> Now I need to do this with hand tools. Sorry, I don't mean hand tools, but PORTABLE tools. > using a router to make some sort of mating edge shape. Tongue and grove, etc.