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Rabbett joints do better than just "good enough". It is a viable and common joint used widely in furniture and crate/chest construction.
Big Bear
Big Bear
We shoot 3-- 1/2" crown staples in each direction on each side of the joint (deep box), with the glue its plenty strongVery few beeks use ten nails in a rabbet joint or even nail in both directions.
I'm not a woodworker, but I think that ten fasteners in a rabbet joint would weaken it.A fair comparison of rabbet joints or box/finger/dovetail joints would need the same number of fasteners in each.
Yep, that's it. Why doesn't it show up in my post?your picture?
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I designed a 3x3 mating nuc with rabbet joints. You can see the basic design on my blog. You can obviously omit the dividers to make a normal box, and if you want to make a different size box, all you need to do is adjust the height.Do y'all happen to have plans that I could look at
Watch these two YouTube videos on building mediums with rabbet joints. I tried it last winter with a table saw and router and it worked great. You can make them entirely with a table saw if you like, but I like to finish off with a router for cleaner joints. I use just 3 screws on each corner after the glue has dried. They make nice sturdy boxes and you have 1/2 the amount of exposed end grain than you would with a box joint.Do y'all happen to have plans that I could look at or send to me on making medium hive bodies using the rabbet joint?
Jason