Questions tagged [miter-joint]
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Beveled edges on melamine MDF
I'd like to make some nice looking speaker boxes. The only material I have access to is melamine MDF. I don't have a table saw, so I get it cut at the store.
I want to bevel the edges so the corners ...
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How would you make these brackets from Fine Woorking's Modular Wall Unit plans?
I'm a beginner woodworker, but I'm intrigued by these plans for a Modular Wall Unit from Fine Woodworking. They're outside my skill range but could be a fun challenge.
The plans are pretty detailed, ...
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Problem cutting corner joints on specific skirting boards
Update: I went back to store and they told I will need to by plugs for corners. I returned these skirtings and now back to regular skirtings which work with miter and coping.
I am using this skirting: ...
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Why does my miter saw cut 45 degree angles differently?
I am a very amateur woodworker that's just getting started using my DWS 779 miter saw. My recent projects have been making bird houses with flat bottoms that have a 2" wall surrounding the floor....
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How is this weight rack joined or fastened?
I'm trying to recreate the weight rack shown in this photo and I'm curious how top A-frame like section and the section where the bottom of the 'A' meets the base are joined/fastened.
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Doweled miter joint vs doweled butt joint
I am going to be making a box to store full milk bottles outside.
I was going to make a frame using miter joints, as I have a miter saw. However, I didn't think the joint would be strong enough, so I ...
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Strengthened leg miter joint with spline [key]
I'm building a coffee table with legs that are sub-assembled with a miter joint. See photo. The plans call for a Domino or dowels in addition to a spline [edit: key, see link below] for added strength....
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I'd like to make 3" thick table legs using 3/4" oak veneer core plywood. Will this design work?
I'm designing a red oak table with 3" thick legs. I haven't found anywhere local where I can source 3" thick red oak boards, and the cost would probably be prohibitive anyway. So I thought I'...
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How to join miter cuts for picture/sign frame? [duplicate]
I have some 1x2 project boards for making a frame. The frame will hold a painted sign on Masonite.
I am uncertain the best method for joining the miter cuts and was hoping for suggestions. Wood glue ...
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What are the advantages of coping a joint vs. mitering?
I've generally mitered joints and very rarely coped them in trim or molding, and have been able to achieve an appearance I was satisfied with.
But "traditionally," coped joints seem to have ...
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Miters on window casings shrank with cold weather. How do I fix this?
Last winter I started replacing the casings on the doors and windows in my house and have continued this off and on over the summer and fall. When the weather turned colder this fall, the miters on ...
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Mitered Corner with Glue and Pins vs Butt Joint with Glue and Pocket Holes
Making a frame using 1"x4" wood. Exposed ends are not a concern. Which would be a stronger joint, a mitered corner with glue and 1" pins (2 from each side), or a butt joint with glue ...
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How do I calculate a miter angle?
See the image below:
When I lay this out in Fusion, I can get the angles but I can't figure out how to calculate it mathematically.
The goal is to have the angled stretcher fully contact the upper 45&...
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How to make compound cuts for struts in a icosahedron?
I'm making a dodecahedron and an icosahedron from struts of wood with compound mitre cuts. I have a compound mitre saw. I've made some test joints and the dodecahedron joints seem fine:
while the ...
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How can I replicate this joint?
The picture looks like simple miter but how can I make this a strong miter myself?
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