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[tiler99]

Hi, i am just preparing to make a roll top desk but its not clear how to joint one of the sections. Its the curved rail that meets the top rail. Drawing shown here.

 

[engineer one]

i assume you are making it frame and panel. and are talking about the curved rail into the top side frame??

if so, biscuits could well be the answer, since you should have the strength in the whole frame.

you could of course make the whole thing solid, and just cut the front to shape. seems how many of them used to be made.

paul :wink:

 

[Nick W]

Errrm, you appear to have mice living in your plinth.

 

[tiler99]

After 59 views i was wondering if anyone would help :wink:
Yeah it is a frame and yes that the joint, i was thinking of biscuits but i have to rout a groove for the tambour to run in and that would go through the biscuit i think. But then it would pass through any joint i used.
Thanks

 

[engineer one]

well you could also use a vertical dovetail!!!! just to show how clever you are.

you are right about it happening with any joint, but you could also use the shorter biscuits.

paul :wink:

 

[Philly]

Tiler
What about a mortise and tenon. A large glue area will give a string joint, even after you rout out the groove for the tambours.
Cheers
Philly

 

[tiler99]

Tiler
What about a mortise and tenon. A large glue area will give a string joint, even after you rout out the groove for the tambours.
Cheers
Philly

That was my 1st thought but seeing as it wasnt shown on the drawings and all other joints are, i was just wondering. Thanks for yur input.

 

[Colin C]

Tiler

You could also dowel it, counld try to get in more than two if you have the room

 

[Scrums]

Couple of points - sorry, not about the jointing - I can't quite figure out which joint you mean.

a Have you considered getting a flat screen monitor, assuming that is a profile of the monitor you have?

b Is there enough air flow around the computer case? .... the faster they go, the hotter they get.

Chris.

 

[tiler99]

Couple of points - sorry, not about the jointing - I can't quite figure out which joint you mean.
its the joint between the curved frame piece and the top rail.

a Have you considered getting a flat screen monitor, assuming that is a profile of the monitor you have?

Yes i have a flat screen

b Is there enough air flow around the computer case? .... the faster they go, the hotter they get.

Yes, Pc has been running fine for 4 months now.

Chris.

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[JFC]

Could you not offset the joint so the groove doesn't effect it ?

 

[engineer one]

i wonder whether philly's idea of a mt joint, but draw bored to add interest,
you could do it at all the joints around the frame, and use a different coloured dowel from the frame wood, to enhance the joint.

paul :wink:

 

[tiler99]

:lol: I am a beginner so i want to keep it simple.

 

[dickm]

:lol: I am a beginner so i want to keep it simple.

Wouldn't a simple halved joint do? That way, you would have the glueing surface area of the whole member, and the groove for the tambour would only affect a very small proportion of it.

 

[tiler99]

:lol: I am a beginner so i want to keep it simple.

Wouldn't a simple halved joint do? That way, you would have the glueing surface area of the whole member, and the groove for the tambour would only affect a very small proportion of it.

Open to all suggestions

 

[JFC]

Same idea as the off set mortice and tenon but with the M&T you get more glue area . You could off set it to the side or drop it down below the groove and do a wider M&T i think the latter would be better .