Plywood Tenons
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14 September 2018 at 8:33 pm #551504
After the discussion regarding plywood thickness for the Eco Bin, I wanted to try an experiment just to see what could be done. I had some 1/4″ oak plywood scrap (from Home Depot) which measured 0.204″ actual thickness but I wanted to try that in a mortise cut with a 1/4″ chisel and then see how possible it would be to wedge the tenon. The photo’s show the result. I used a piece of oak scrap to simulate a style, plowed a 1/4″ groove and chopped a 1/4″ x 2″ mortise. I fit the plywood tenon first, then ran the saw kerf and finally cut a walnut wedge and glued it up. Given the fact that I spent almost no time on this, I think it turned out pretty good and it was very easy to do. So this is one possible solution to the loose plywood tenon dilemma.
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You must be logged in to view attached files.14 September 2018 at 10:46 pm #551514A really big thanks Harry!
At long last, a comment substantiated by investigation and tried solution: an example I will try follow.
I suppose the wedging resulted in the plywood more or less centred along the groove?
/Sven-Olof
14 September 2018 at 10:56 pm #551515You’re correct Sven-Olof, it ends up exactly centered. I think it would work to put a wedge on both sides of the tenon as well but the saw kerf method seemed to be the more correct way to me plus I think it looks nice. I suppose for that matter, you could simply wedge from one side and force the panel against one side of the groove if you wanted to. Lots of possibilities – I just wondered if that one would work.
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