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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Dowels Vs Mortises
By:Phil Nelson
Date: 2/2/2009, 11:00 pm
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Dowels Vs Mortises (Danp)

I read somewhere that dowelled construction is almost as good as a mortise in general woodwork, but that assumed glue was used as part of the joint.

I found dowelled deckbeams took a fraction of the time compared to mortised joint, so what I did was use mortises for the foortest, backrest & the deckbeam next towards the stern from the backrest (ie the beams that will have the highest loads on them) and dowelled the rest.

Regards,

Phil.

: Any strength or time saving advantage for deck beams?

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Dowels Vs Mortises
Danp -- 2/2/2009, 9:44 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Dowels Vs Mortises
Don Goss -- 2/4/2009, 8:31 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Dowels Vs Mortises
Mike Savage -- 2/3/2009, 2:09 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Dowels Vs Mortises
Aaron H -- 2/3/2009, 9:21 am
Both methods work fine...
Brian Nystrom -- 2/3/2009, 8:44 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Dowels Vs Mortises
Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2009, 2:29 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Dowels Vs Mortises
Phil Nelson -- 2/2/2009, 11:00 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Dowels Vs Mortises
bill stupak -- 2/2/2009, 10:12 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Dowels Vs Mortises
Danp -- 2/2/2009, 10:25 pm