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Eric Bennett's avatar

Beautiful! I just about sprayed my coffee when I saw the picture. I've spent two years making that joint on a router table - dozens of times. Of course they only LOOK similar, but the stub tenon is strong enough for kitchen drawer fronts. All the while thinking that it takes double or triple the time of a square joint. I chose it to match glazed doors on an antique stepback china cabinet and wondered how they'd made muntins with hand tools? This post gives me some of the answer - thank you.

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robert f. trent's avatar

Doesn't the Deluxebury chest in Ned Johnson/Fidelity collection have this joint?

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Peter Follansbee's avatar

the paneled lid ones? Nope - bevels around the panels, but curved out at the joint.

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robert f. trent's avatar

Opps. I don't have Wrought Covenant at hand. A wonderful chest, anyway, much tter than fhe one at the Wadsworth.

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Kevin Adams's avatar

“But it feels as if all joiners emigrating over here had to sign an oath that they’d not use this joint here.” That’s funny, you can picture them standing in line to get on the boat agreeing they will NEVER cut that joint again! I guess adding simple thin beveled moldings wouldn’t give the same look...do you see that as a “compromise?”

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Peter Follansbee's avatar

there's so many variations/treatments. Hard to say any are a compromise. I think just different. This joint I'm discussing here is a bit more effort in layout and cutting than square 90-degree shoulders. Not outrageous...but...

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Aaron Trovillion's avatar

Such a simple thing that adds so much harmony to the piece.

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