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Woodworking Blog
Joint strength tests, tool comparisons and workshop notes from Jim and Mike Lindsay in Kelowna, British Columbia.
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joints
Bed Frame Wood Joint Strength Test: Mattress Rail to Leg Joint
Video and photographs of a mattress rail to leg joint strength test in which the dowel joint survived 1700 psi intact while the hardwood...
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joints
Two Minute Real Time Wood Joint Demo
Jim demonstrates the speed, accuracy and strength of Dowelmax to make a perfect wood joint.
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joints
Strength of Dowel Joint Construction in Twelve Year Old Front Door
I recently had an experience which I think is worthy of mention. I had built a substantial front door for our house in Kelowna...
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joints
Double and Triple Row Multiple Dowel Joints
We are starting a series of updates to our Incredible Woodworking Joints page that will include a video demonstration by Jim of the joint...
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comparison
Dowel Joint versus Tenon Joint
A reader questions the workbench joint failure photos; Jim replies on glue application, surface area and why multiple dowel joints outperform mortise and tenon.
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joints
Crown Moulding
Some time ago, a friend involved in the construction industry asked me if I knew of a method to join moulding in really long...
