First adult ed class questions

Corey · 2004-09-17T02:19:06+00:00

Had the first adult ed class tonight. My project is a little 36" W x 30" Hx 10.5" D bookcase (one shelf). The class is in one of the local highschools and some of the equipment is suspect (and I'm not sure on theinstructor yet). So I have a few a questions after tonight.1) Neither of the jointers work. One actually works, but the fence can't besquared. So it won't work well for jointing my 3.5" boards to glue togetherfor the pieces. So what to do? Attempt hand planing, buy my own benchjointer, did I read somewhere that you can use a router somehow to jointboards? I did buy s4s wood (be easy on me, it's my first project). So theinstructor thinks I might be able to get away without jointing the boards,since they theoretically already went through a jointer to be s4s and I'monly worried about 36" max length (less opportunity for gaps). Also, I cando all of the combinations from the same board (not having to use one piecefrom one board and two pieces from another board).Comments/suggestions?2) The instructor recommended doweling the 3.5" boards together, to helpkeep the boards in line with one another. Do I need to do this or would Ibe okay with just butt edge?3) The project plans call for screws into the top and on the upper and lowersides. If I used putty or a plug, will this stand out as awful looking inthe finished product? Or should I look into replacing the screws with someother types of joinery (rabbets, mortise and tenon, etc)?Thanks

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bridger 21 years ago

glue will take care of those barely there gaps.

however many are needed to pull it tight. it depends a lot on how straight the boards are, how good the jointery is, how thick the glue is, how strong the clamps are......

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