Ok I am looking to getting into woodwoorking, cruently pricing jointers. planers, and table saws (there is a mill right down the road that I can get mixed HW 1x6 9ft long for a buck a board) and I was just wondering if there is a tool out there I should be looking into that makes like a tougn and grove egdes to wood for you can join them together, or how you would go about joing boards together to make like a table that wont have gaps.
Deborah
Deborah Kelly,
You can use a router with a tongue and groove bit. They look like this
Router Glue Bit, T&G! There's dozens of ways
On Wed, 30 Mar 2005 23:07:13 -0600, "Deborah Kelly" scribbled:
No need for T&G, just properly jointed boards, edges glued to each other. I suggest you get yourself a good book or maybe take a course.
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mixed HW 1x6 9ft long for a buck a board) and I was
makes like a tougn and grove egdes to wood for you can
like a table that wont have gaps.
Actually I would not hesitate to race to that mill and get that lumber as fast as I could at that price... simply get there, I suggest.
You should be able to find about a zillion T&G planes up there in Maine for very reasonable prices. That's assuming that you don't like tailed tools. Otherwise a router is the first thing that comes to mind. OTOH, a rubbed joint should do what you want, and that can be done with a jointer, a jointer plane, or a router. There are lots of ways to skin this cat, how much do you like noise is the starting point.
Dave in Fairfax
Get the machines that you have listed and simply glue the boards up edge to edge. No need for tongue and groove for a table top.
I searched for that book, least was $49.94 used and most was around $160. I think it was recently out of print. So I am now borrowing it from the library and scanning it. It will be a pdf soon.
As a newby you are asking the wrong question by focusing on tongue and groove. That type of joint wastes too much wood, just a straight cut with biscuits to help alignment or 1/4" grooves is both boards with a 1/4" plywood slip saves wood and helps alignment. There are other ways also to help alignment.
You can get straight edges with a table saw or a jointer (a table saw is easier). If the boards are not warped you don't need a jointer, but you will likely need a planer and it will certainly help.
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