Halo Jones
Established Member
Hi All,
I am making two separate garden gates of the style above. The gates are 1.8m high and approx 1m wide. I have finished all the mortice and tennon joinery and the next step is to fit the brace. I have been following the nice little book of "Doormaking and Window-making" released by Lost-Art Press. The book gives useful information on where the brace should be positioned but it does not say what kind of joinery should be used to secure it.
I don't want to use any screws or nails to secure it so I seem to have two options. The first is to use a single long length of brace m&t into the top and bottom rail and half lapped with the other two rails; or I can fit individual pieces between each of the rails m&t'd into place.
How have other folks done this? How do the pro's do it?
Thanks,
H.
I am making two separate garden gates of the style above. The gates are 1.8m high and approx 1m wide. I have finished all the mortice and tennon joinery and the next step is to fit the brace. I have been following the nice little book of "Doormaking and Window-making" released by Lost-Art Press. The book gives useful information on where the brace should be positioned but it does not say what kind of joinery should be used to secure it.
I don't want to use any screws or nails to secure it so I seem to have two options. The first is to use a single long length of brace m&t into the top and bottom rail and half lapped with the other two rails; or I can fit individual pieces between each of the rails m&t'd into place.
How have other folks done this? How do the pro's do it?
Thanks,
H.