![]() They are easy to line up, since you drill the holes with the wood mated together. It creates quite a strong joint, even with plywood. The last option I'll throw out is pocket screw joinery. Biscuits will be far easier to use and install compared to dowels, because they allow for a bit of slop in the slots. It is strong, works well enough with plywood, easy enough to do. It helps to have a biscuit joiner to cut the slots, but a router could do the job in a pinch. You need to be accurate in lining up the holes, so a good jig will be important, and know how to use it. But a dado joint is not always an option.īutt joints with dowels can work, but it will be somewhat slow to do. These offer a good solution, IF you have the tools to cut one, so either a router or a dado blade for a table saw. In the right place, a rabbet can be the right joint.ĭado joints (a groove that fully encases the matching wood) will be strong, and will support a serious amount of weight. Again, with nails or not, they simply won't offer strong, long lasting joints. So, the next step up might be rabbet joints, glued and nailed. (Yes, I'll admit that I have never UNDER-engineered my work.) ![]() They can work nicely to hold together a joint while the glue dries - no clamps need apply! But even so, butt joints with glue (and a few light nails) are simply not very strong. ![]() That does not say that finishing nails have no purpose. If you are expecting finishing nails to hold any serious load, don't. Nails work well between a pair of 2x4s when you are framing a wall, but that is where I stop using them. If you are looking for strong, long lasting, high quality work that looks professionally done, then nails are not the solution I'd ever choose for joinery of this sort. ![]()
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