Hi all
Please look at the angled tenon in this photo. It is of a rail joining to the front leg of a chair.
It occurred to me that as the loose tenon is not parallel to the grain in the rail (the dashed lines in the rail are the grain!) you will not get the usual strong bond of a long grain to long grain connection.
Is this a genuine concern or should I not worry about it?
The problem is not because I'm using loose tenons. If I opted for a normal mortise and tenon joint you'd get the same thing. The tenon wouldn't be cut parallel to the grain and so where its glued into the leg you wouldn't get long grain to long grain orientation.
Should I do this joint differently?
Cheers, Andrew
Please look at the angled tenon in this photo. It is of a rail joining to the front leg of a chair.
It occurred to me that as the loose tenon is not parallel to the grain in the rail (the dashed lines in the rail are the grain!) you will not get the usual strong bond of a long grain to long grain connection.
Is this a genuine concern or should I not worry about it?
The problem is not because I'm using loose tenons. If I opted for a normal mortise and tenon joint you'd get the same thing. The tenon wouldn't be cut parallel to the grain and so where its glued into the leg you wouldn't get long grain to long grain orientation.
Should I do this joint differently?
Cheers, Andrew