Glued joints strength test

[Mike.S]

Matthias Wandel on Utube has just published an interesting video in which he tested various glued wood joints. The differences being tested weren't types of joints but sanded v scraped; glue squeezed out (as I observe some forum members practice) v used to gap fill etc.

I learned something new and I suspect it may surprise a few.

The video is here.

 

[MARK.B.]

Interesting stuff Mike.

 

[Giff]

He is a genius but a bit eccentric ! G

 

[Mike.S]

He is a genius but a bit eccentric ! G

Absolutely.

As far as I can tell he's an ex-software engineer for RIMM (Blackberry manufacturer). I do love some of his projects e.g. wooden bandsaw, wood gears, even a telephone 'carved' with his pantorouter!

 

[Giff]

I've been following everything he does. Even putting his shed roof on....although I did send him an email to say he shouldn't be using an angle grinder while standing on the piece he was cutting with open toed sandles ! He said he supposed not but it was a hot day ! Geoff

 

[jeffdavies]

Thanks for the Youtube link, absolutely hilarious, this guy should have his own TV show!

 

[Jelly]

Due to poor 3G connection, I can't see the video, but reading Giff's post, I looked up his website, it's inspirational!

The vast majority of woodwording machines are actually operating on very simple principles, something he's reminded me of!

 

[jeffdavies]

The link for Matthias is here - http://www.sentex.net/~mwandel/

I love his Workshop and already have ideas!

 

[marcus]

never seen this guy before - fantastic! The clip where he makes a wooden air aid siren is brilliant. You could sit me in a workshop with a stack of wood for forty years and it would never have occurred to me to do that

 

[Mike.S]

The link jeff posted is to his personal website; his main woodworking one is atWoodgears.ca and there's something for everyone.

One of his most quirky ones is: Skype collaboration

 

[templecarpentry]

He isnt a scaredy cat is he either.......

 

[WellsWood]

Yes, interesting stuff, and kudos to the guy for taking the time to do the test. Sadly the results are largely meaningless unless he cares to define the "ordinary carpenter's glue" used, type of timber, or details of the failures: i.e. was it the glue that actually failed or the timber fibres adjacent. Also not at all sure about his conclusions regarding dry tenons, which I don't think were well simulated at all.