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minus-squareLem Jukes@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·13 days agoDon’t measure at all and just mark the piece to fit.
minus-squarejawa22@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·13 days agoOne might be surprised at how often this happens.
minus-squareBeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-213 days agoIsn’t it pretty much the basis of joinery?
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·13 days agoWith traditional hand cut joinery, yes sometimes. The traditional method of cutting dovetails involves cutting the tails and then using the tails themselves to mark the pins. Mortise and tenon joints are usually laid out with the same marking gauge. Machine cut joinery involves precision measurements.
minus-squareBeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 days agoAh yeah, was definitely thinking of hand cut joinery!
minus-squarerc__buggy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·13 days agoHard to do when the pieces weigh 300lb (136kg) each
Don’t measure at all and just mark the piece to fit.
One might be surprised at how often this happens.
Isn’t it pretty much the basis of joinery?
With traditional hand cut joinery, yes sometimes. The traditional method of cutting dovetails involves cutting the tails and then using the tails themselves to mark the pins. Mortise and tenon joints are usually laid out with the same marking gauge.
Machine cut joinery involves precision measurements.
Ah yeah, was definitely thinking of hand cut joinery!
Hard to do when the pieces weigh 300lb (136kg) each