Hi
Well I am doing a lot more reading due to the lockdown and trying to expand woodworking knowledge when I came across edge jointing methods. Biscuits seem to be the choice for many and they say the strength is in the glue joint if the boards are properly jointed so biscuits just help alignment, all makes sense. Then dowels, now because it is a long grain to long grain joint they say dowels introduce cross grain to the joint which means if the wood shrinks the dowels can tend to push the joint apart, if this is the case then surely oblong dowels, aka Dominos would do the same or have I missed something here? What are peoples thoughts or experience?
Well I am doing a lot more reading due to the lockdown and trying to expand woodworking knowledge when I came across edge jointing methods. Biscuits seem to be the choice for many and they say the strength is in the glue joint if the boards are properly jointed so biscuits just help alignment, all makes sense. Then dowels, now because it is a long grain to long grain joint they say dowels introduce cross grain to the joint which means if the wood shrinks the dowels can tend to push the joint apart, if this is the case then surely oblong dowels, aka Dominos would do the same or have I missed something here? What are peoples thoughts or experience?