Question Corner cubboard

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FJDUFF

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All,

I have recently started building the Hanging Corner Cupboard in the Old Salem Collection (C. Lynch plans) and have a question about cutting the spline which joins the vertical boards at a 45 degree angle. 

I need some advise as to how to cut the slot in the two mating boards.  I was thinking of building a fence on the router table which would hold the board at the required 22.5 degree angle and using a straight bit to cut the slot.  Does that make sense?  Is there are a better method? 

I would appreciate any suggestions offered.

Thanks.

Frank Duff
Monkton, MD
 
Would they have used a spine in the 18th century or would it just be glued and nailed?
 
I've made two in the past. One I used the table saw with the blade tilited over and before I beveled the edge. I used two blades frona  dado stack to make the 1/4" slot for the spline. This allowed the piece to be run vertical against a screwed one tall aux. fence on the table saw's fence. This worked well.

I was going to use the shaper with a 1/4" bit after beveling but two things gave me the willies. One was the thinness of the cutter as I figured it could snap. The other was just such a long piece going across a smaller table, not to mention needing to build an angled fence. I figured it would be too easy for me to create a none to straight a groove.

The other I ripped a batten and used it to guide a 1/4" dado plane after beveling the pieces. This worked fine and lessened my fears about blowing the piece. Did take longer than using the TS.

Take care, Mike
 
Tom,

I believe they would have -- obviously using some sort of hand tool arrangement.  Mike Wenzolff's method below sounds like a very practical technique.

Carlyle's Lynch's plans are usually true to period techniques.  By the way, in his plans, My Lynch offers an alternate joint which is simply glued.

Thanks for the question.

Frank Duff
 
Frank, I have just finished building this same hanging corner cupboard, using walnut, and non-purist that I am I, too, used a table saw for this groove. It's easy, it's accurate and using the clamp jigs that Lynch shows it's easy to glue and clamp. I took one shelf out of my cupboard, leaving about 36" height. I used a piece of crotch walnut on the raised panel of the door.  Good luck
John McAlister
 
John,

Hi!  Good to hear from you and that you're back in your shop making furniture. 

I hope to see you in Williamsburg in January. 

My cupboard will also be in black walnut.

It sounds like two votes for the table saw and so I expect to try that method.

Thanks to all that responded to my question: I appreciate your help.

Best regards for a great Holiday.

Frank Duff


 
I built 2 corner cupboards for my dining room and used my circa 1990 biscuit  joiner to cut the spline grooves. I just hung the fence over the outside of the miter and pulled it down the length of the boards, reset the fence and repeated the process. It also made it easy to have a stopped groove.

Dick
 
HI Frank,
I eco the earlier comment, would they have used a spine in the 18th century or would it just be glued and nailed? A butt joint is normal on period corner cabinets in England.
         
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