Reply To: The strength of glue joints
…as the joint went plastic past the yield point of the glue. All His other tests failed at the approximate yield strength of the glue he was using. His test…
…as the joint went plastic past the yield point of the glue. All His other tests failed at the approximate yield strength of the glue he was using. His test…
…Paul (his blog, perhaps), he commented that he just makes sure that the blade is perpendicular to the table in both dimensions. In other words, test against the side of…
…make it flat. This is important to have no light coming through. Once you have all of that established, test the plane. If it still doesn’t work well, most likely…
If you have access to anyone who uses a method of non-destructive testing called “magnetic particle testing” you could determine how far the crack goes through the length of the…
…top of each other, and slide the top one away so that there is room for your test shot piece. Bring it in to contact with the top piece and…
…working I would think cabinet making without a mallet would be impossible to do. We impact test every blade we make. So after passing this test they will easily be…
…am testing out a new page that may help somewhat in this and I would appreciate any thoughts you may have on it: https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com/new-dashboard/ I am aware that the count…
I have started using planes a few weeks ago. Compared to my first attempts, I get fantastic results, but looking at the boards with an accurate square and straight edge,…
I have not attached it to the box yet to test it, you might be right after all. In the end I wanted to see the box on a stand…
…different species, 100% Tung, Boiled Linseed and Kunos. It’s always trial and error but I first test on scrap before committing to 1 of the 3. Sometimes I’ll use shellac…