On Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:18:18 -0600, Chris Friesen
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> wrote:
>My point was simply that in the context of a panel glue-up, if you've
>already got a joint that is "stronger than the wood itself", then the
>biscuits can't buy you any useful additional strength. If the panel is
>stressed hard enough that something breaks, it won't break at the glue
>line. Biscuits won't change that.
>
>Chris
let me ask you a question, Chris.
In all the tests that I have seen, although it is true that the glue
line does not break, the break is always near the glue line. It does
not appear to be the case that the break is in another part of the
panel that is away from the glue line.
What's up with that?
Regards, Tom.
Thos. J. Watson - Cabinetmaker
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