Toy plane
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I am a rookie woodworker trying to make a toy wooden plane for my son. I am going to use a piece of wood for the base, and then two pieces to simulate a frog and handle. These 3 pieces will be joined in a triangle for add strength so my son doesn’t break the handle. Is a mirrored butt join sufficient on the 45 degree frog or does it need some sort of dowel or tenon?
Hi Troy. The mitered butt joint won’t stand up to the rigors of a child for long. I think some other reinforcement is in order. Your dowel or tenon suggestions would work, but a tenon might be challenging with the angle. Good luck.
Thats sort of what i figured, but being a noob i didn’t want to try to tackle an angled tenon right out of the gate. I didn’t know if dowels were “Paul Sellers Approved” 🙂 … But that certainly seems like it is more my skill level at this point. Do you drill the same size hole as you have dowel, or should it be 1/64″ bigger or something? Think I could just glue up the butt joint and then drill holes for the dowels and glue and drive them in for reinforcement after assembly?
Thanks for the help.
Your last sentence is exactly what I was thinking. Assemble with glue first, then drill. Be careful not to drill all the way through the wedge. Make the holes the same size as the dowels. If you find they are too tight, just sand the dowels a little bit.