doweling a butt joint

[James Grebe]

it seems to me that you are describing a very weak joint.
James Grebe
Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 10:36 AM
Subject: Re: doweling a butt joint


> Having looked up pocket hole, it's basically a diagonal hole drilled
> between two pieces that are butt jointed, but it is designed so that a
> screw can be inserted (usually 15 degrees) to connect the two.  I don't
> prefer using screws in this situation (added belly bracing) because should
> the screw under the panel ever work loose, it is impossible to tighten.  A
> dowel would serve the same purpose as a pocket hole and screw arrangement
> and might even be stronger in terms of shear strength depending on the
size
> of the screw versus the diameter of the dowel.  I would be curious, still,
> to know what the other method is called (drilling down the length of the
> seam and inserting a dowel (or dowels) such that half the circumference is
> held within each butt-jointed piece).
>
> David Love
> davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: gordon stelter <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
> > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Date: 7/24/2004 8:28:46 AM
> > Subject: Re: doweling a butt joint
> >
> > What is pocket hole?
> > Thump
> >
> > --- James Grebe <pianoman@accessus.net> wrote:
> > > a pocket hole
> > > James Grebe
> > > Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair
> > > Artisan of Wood
> > > WWW.JamesGrebe.com
> > > 1526 Raspberry Lane
> > > Arnold, MO 63010
> > > pianoman@accessus.net
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net>
> > > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > > Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 9:48 AM
> > > Subject: doweling a butt joint
> > >
> > >
> > > > I've seen two methods of doweling a butt joint.
> > > One is to drill
> > > diagonally
> > > > from one piece to the other and insert the dowel,
> > > the other is to drill
> > > > straight down the through the seam so that 1/2 the
> > > circumference of the
> > > > dowel is located on each piece.  Which is better?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > David Love
> > > > davidlovepianos@earthlink.net
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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