I will be doing a project which will require me to join two 1 x 8 whiteboards for a wider board but I do not have a joiner. I may purchase one some day but for now, have never needed to use one and also waiting for the finances to straighten up a bit more before I do. Therefore, I was wondering if there is another option to use for joining these boards other than borrowing/renting a joiner?
Thanks for any input.
Very helpful Leon. Geesh :^(
I use my TS all the time for that purpose.
Attach a straight edge to the board being jointed and reference the base of a hand held router off of it. Use a staight bit to trim a 1/16" off of the board and you will have a clean edge ready for joining.
OR
Instead of referencing the router base off of the straight edge, use a straight bit with a bearing (See Flush Trim Bits at Woodcraft).
The traditional way is a hand plane...
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In all seriousness, I use my TS and Rip fence to straighten boards all the time. If it is a long board I use a strait edge jig along the fence.
Take a router with a straight bit and a straight edge. Clamp the straight edge to one board so you are taking a very small cut off the side of the board. Clamp the second board slightly less than the diameter of the bit. Route both boards at the same time and the edges will be matching. Larry
(Slaps forehead) Ok, I'm an idiot. My apologies for the improper wording, I assume. After reading the advice I realized what I had said and I didn't mean joining as in "planing" or "smoothing". I meant the bonding of two boards end to end or side to side using a "biscuit jointer".
Therefore, any help on this is appreciated.
You really don't need biscuits for strength (if that is indeed your concern), but they do help with alignment. If you decide to use biscuits and you own a router you can perform the same operation using a router table and router.
You need the right bit:
If you always keep the board flat on the router table, the slots should all be aligned the same.
Good luck
"end to end" ... a glued "scarf joint" is usually appropriate where strength of the join is a concern. Or, depending upon the project, a "butt joint" of some type may be sufficient, as you usually see in applications like flooring, or siding.
"side to side", which reduces, practically, to "long grain to long grain" as in panel glue-ups like table tops ... nothing but glue, and sufficient and artful clamping, is necessary.
So you aren't worried about getting the pieces to mate without a gap
-- either lucky with straight stock or you haven't looked. Assuming you are lucky then I bet the resounding answer from the wreck will be "uhhhh use glue". Seriously though, if you are joining long long grain most any ww glue would be strong enough. End grain is a different matter. Repeat the mantra: biscuits are alignment aids.
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I should add that if you don't get all of the slots in the same place (center of thickness) you will end up throwing yourself out of alignment at some locations (i.e. the two faces will not be consistently flush from end to end). If this happens remove those troublesome biscuits and glue it up!
Of course I want the sides to mate without a gap, but I've already received good advice about joining the boards earlier..LOL. Therefore, that's no longer a concern.
Thanks for the advice.
What will be the size of the finished board?
Lew
If you are planning on gluing the two boards end grain to end grain this would be an excellent application for a half lap joint.
This can easily be done with a back saw and a chisel.
The other posts about a method using a router or a table saw would work fine for a non-end grain butt joint.
G.S.
13 3/4"
I like it. Thank you
That reminds me - - - - I've seen the router bits that make a sort double tongue and groove for joining boards. How are they for doing the ends? Lap joints would give more surface, but would these be OK for a lightly stressed place, such as the middle boards of a four board wide panel?
Tue, Jan 8, 2008, 8:19pm snipped-for-privacy@bluebottle.com (SBH) doth clarify with: (Slaps forehead) Ok, I'm an idiot. My apologies for the improper wording, I assume. After reading the advice I realized what I had said and I didn't mean joining as in "planing" or "smoothing". I meant the bonding of two boards end to end or side to side using a "biscuit jointer". Therefore, any help on this is appreciated.
Glue usually works for me. Or you can nail on a piece of wood to each for butt joining them; multiple pieces if side by side.
JOAT
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Tue, Jan 8, 2008, 9:52pm snipped-for-privacy@bluebottle.com (SBH) doth posteth: Lew queried: What will be the size of the finished board?
To which wasshisname replied:
13 3/4"Would that be: Length? Width? Thickness? Or all of them? Details, details, details - seriously lacking.
JOAT
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