deck question again

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podunk
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deck question again

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Can you butt joint pieces together without a spline as in the book? I am making my decks out of cherry with a walnut wedge in the middle, approx 1 inch wide at the end, tapering to a point. This will be edged with 2 pieces of aspen 1/16 wide sandwiched between 2 pieces of cherry. Can I just glue these up with epoxy? I am going to put a piece of 6 oz. cloth on the bottom. Decks will be about 14 inches long and I may put in a handle cutout or routered area for a grip. Will this be strong enough or will I need to dowel or insert a biscuit? Or maybe something else?
Markham_David
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Post by Markham_David »

From my experience, gluing the decks up without splines will be plenty strong enough, especially if you are adding a layer of glass underneath. I would use a good carpenter's glue instead of epoxy. It's easier to work with, and still provides a joint which is stronger than the surrounding wood.

Cheers,

Dave
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Post by Adamv »

Mine were black walnut and mahogany glued with a butt joint. No problems.

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podunk
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Post by podunk »

Thanks, I will push on and hope for warm weather to glass.
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