Reply To: The Hounds Bench
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To my eye, the joint orientation is good. You get pure vertical strength for free with timber this size just by having the tails rest in the sockets, so the concern is racking strength. The tail orientation seems right to me to increase racking strength and would be weakened if he cut it the other way around. If you flipped it around, racking would be like withdrawing the pin from its socket, which is what it likes to do. In this orientation, racking tries to pull the tail out of its socket, which it’s designed not to do. So, I think it’s right? In any case, there is so much surface area here that, once glued, it will be strong.
I’ve never cut a big, thick DT like this. Did you stay away from your lines sawing and spend a lot of time paring, or was it like a drawer and it pretty much goes together off the saw and just minor adjustments are needed? Offhand, I’d think you’d have to get it nearly right off the saw. ??