Woodworker's Journal 2009-33-2, страница 78
Skill Builder Dovetail Joints XMORG ON TH€ W€B Finger and Lap Joints Mortise and Tenon Joints Skill Builder For a more detailed article on miter joints, go to www.woodworkersjournal.com and click on the More on the Web tab. Or send a large SASE to Woodworker's Journal, Skill Builder 8, 4365 Willow Drive, Medina, MN 55340. The Mighty Miter Get the Picture on this Joint Miter joints are commonly used in picture frames (top photo). Using a protractor or bevel gauge (middle photo) to set a saw angle helps to cut them accurately, while a shop-made jig (bottom photo) enables you to add decorative, strength-enhancing dovetail keys. Learn more at our website; www.woodworkersjournal.com. to create other shaped projects, such as triangular flag boxes and hexagonal planters. In their simplest form, miter joints may be butted and glued together (it helps to add a few small nails, to hold the assembly together while the glue dries). Glued miters are adequate for many small projects that don't require significant strength; say, a small frame for a photo or a pencil tray for a desk. By reinforcing plain miters with biscuits or splines, or by cutting special lock or lap miters (see the continuation of this article online), miter joints are strong enough for building durable cabinetry, furniture and more. — Sandor Nagyszalanczy If you've seen a picture frame, then you know what a basic miter joint looks like: two members cut at matching angles that form a corner. In addition to being a popular frame joint for shadow boxes, cabinet faces, chair seats and so forth, miters are commonly used to join trim pieces, such as decorative ogee moldings framing the drawers of a fancy dresser as well as shoe, chair rail and crown moldings used to add style to a kitchen's or dining room's decor. Splined Miter Joint Miter joints are also great for joining corners when building carcasses — jewelry boxes, blanket chests, cabinets for a kitchen or entertainment center, etc. Mitered assemblies have a clean look because the end grain of solid-wood frames and the plywood edges of carcass panels are hidden when the joint is assembled. Like butt joints, basic miters are very easy to cut, as long as you can make accurate cuts with a table saw, compound miter saw or with a hand saw and miter box. Mitered members cut at 45' are used for 90' corners — the most common form of miter construction for woodshop projects. But you can also use miter joinery 78 April 2009 Woodworker's Journal |
