<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#b8b8b8> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Farrell"</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In theory you aprehension is valid, but = in application, I have not found the overlapping seams in the t.pin area to = be a problem. The only difference I have noted is that with this system, you = need to bore with a slightly larger drill than would normally be used with a = "whole" block of the same material. I assume that this system makes the whole = much more rigid, with less compression possible w/in the wood itself.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I go by the philosophy, if it ain't = busted......... The system I've developed, over the years, has stood well to time w/out, = (knock on REAL wood), failures!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe = Garrett-Oregon</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>