Tonight and tomorrow starts the fun joining phase of the project. Though I would say the double dowel with the thinner stock seemed just a tad stronger during the break test with my hands. The last photo is a failed dowel joint (with 2 dowels from the thicker stock - they need too much space double, two from the thinner works though) - but anyway, I found that just one dowel from the slightly thicker stock is much easier - I also made a double dowel joint but thats only possible with the thinner stock - either way 1 of the thicker is pretty much the easiest. I made some joints just from glue and staples last night and broke them all - they all broke apart much much easier than the dowel reinforced ones. Overkill!? Ha well as you see in the other 2 pictures I picked up some 3mm and 4mm round stock and have created my own dowels! Haha, I drilled the pieces together and cut small dowels from the stock for even more insurance - however I think it is a bit overkillīUT I will say that compared to the pieces from last night these joints feel actually a decent bit better in my hand. Why not staple, its a little overkill but whatever.

In the second you can see the 'finished' test joint, I sanded and stapled the backside of the joint so it would be realistic. I attached some pictures with test pieces (the same as the smallest pieces on the actual project) - anyway in the first picture you can see I have some pieces of scrap drilled into a table in my 'workshop' and just simply screw them into the table in a manner which lets me wedge the to-be-glued pieces, sort of gives me a little bit of pressure. Hey guys! I did some tests last night and this morning! Was educational/informative! I think that they might work but I want some advice! Or maybe instead of rod shaped dowels maybe those leaf shaped ones? I dunno! I can of course join a few of the pieces with the support points that will eventually be built in so that they 'float' above the panel.Īny advice/input would be greatly appreciated! For what it's worth I have a miter saw, jigsaw, and small router with a few bits, otherwise I do not have many special things here at home - but enough I think! (Well of course I have a drill and such as well). I will also try to build a few support points for the unstained pieces in the picture, I want to suspend a couple levels of floating wood-lines and then adhere dimmable LEDS to their undersideĪNYWAY, how would you join these? I was thinking dowels? I can only find 6mm diameter wood dowels (besides maybe searching for some hobby store source with specialty dowels). I want to attach oddly cut/shaped wood to this panel, in the fashion of the stained lines on the panel the in question pieces lay on in the picture. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. I usually just make my own canvas frames and art panels - that is basically the extent of my wood working so far, but I am trying to expand my knowledge, in the attached photos you will see my latest project.

Hi guys! I am a rookie and untrained hobbyist 'woodworker'.

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