I suspect that Thomasville should be able to afford some biscuit joiners. :-)
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+Now that is a cool piece of info..I have never heard of them being used that far back. There really isn't much "new" stuff in woodworking.
John Grossbohl> The use of pockets for screws is nothing new... used at least as early as
Did the tape still work when he was done?
I remember seeing pocket screws in the skirt of an antique table I was restoring. Granted, they didn't have the fancy machines then, but the technology isn't new.
Grant
Duane Bozarth wrote:
"John Grossbohlin" wrote in news:Bnrse.6427$ snipped-for-privacy@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net:
Wow. Pocket holes used way back in a cabinet shop that far back? That makes them almost as cool as dovetails :-)
ken
I'm certain you wouldn't catch Mack making face frames with pocket screws though... mortise and tenon for sure! For that matter I don't think you'd find Mack doing any casework with pocket screws... ;-)
John
John
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