Tom Baugues
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I've never been one to be afraid of admitting my mistakes and lack of woodworking skills so I come to you with a question.
I'm building a cart for my newest street organ and I'm working on the handle that I will attach to it. I have attempted my first half lap joint. (You already know what I'm going to ask don't you). Anyway, I used my table saw and I knew that finding the exact 1/2 measurement for each side of the cut was going to be difficult so I tried to creep up on the depth slowly however the last cut was about 1/16" too deep on each piece and now my joint is about 1/8th" too thin. So my question is...can I cut a thin spacer to glue inside of this joint or would that completely ruin the strength of the joint? I should have taken more time to find the exact middle of the wood. However is there a way to save these parts?
I'm building a cart for my newest street organ and I'm working on the handle that I will attach to it. I have attempted my first half lap joint. (You already know what I'm going to ask don't you). Anyway, I used my table saw and I knew that finding the exact 1/2 measurement for each side of the cut was going to be difficult so I tried to creep up on the depth slowly however the last cut was about 1/16" too deep on each piece and now my joint is about 1/8th" too thin. So my question is...can I cut a thin spacer to glue inside of this joint or would that completely ruin the strength of the joint? I should have taken more time to find the exact middle of the wood. However is there a way to save these parts?
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