Brent Grooms
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I will be making my M & T's today and thinking ahead to some of the next steps, some of these joints (leg assemblies) will be made using draw-bore M&T's how much of an offset is good for the holes(3/8")... ~1/16"?
For the mortises that will accept the stretchers, would ~1/8in oversize in the vertical dimension be enough for a secure lock without putting undue stress on the tenon ends? I will be using wedges, 2 per end of stretcher. 5deg kerfs with a 3/8 hole at the end of the tenon to avoid splitting the stretchers.
For the mortises that will accept the stretchers, would ~1/8in oversize in the vertical dimension be enough for a secure lock without putting undue stress on the tenon ends? I will be using wedges, 2 per end of stretcher. 5deg kerfs with a 3/8 hole at the end of the tenon to avoid splitting the stretchers.