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minus-squareLem Jukes@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·1 day agoDon’t measure at all and just mark the piece to fit.
minus-squarerc__buggy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·16 hours agoHard to do when the pieces weigh 300lb (136kg) each
minus-squarejawa22@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·22 hours agoOne might be surprised at how often this happens.
minus-squareBeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-221 hours agoIsn’t it pretty much the basis of joinery?
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·21 hours 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-up2·9 hours agoAh yeah, was definitely thinking of hand cut joinery!
Don’t measure at all and just mark the piece to fit.
Hard to do when the pieces weigh 300lb (136kg) each
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!