bevelled frame question
I read how Jim Michalak does his frame bevels and was wondering how
others did it. Here are the choices:
1. Do it properly by bevelling the plywood and framing stock.
2. Do it Jims way with square cut plywood: "Outys" (framing stock is
wider than plywood) are aligned with opposite face of the plywood,
creating a little triangular gap that is filled with epoxy, thus
sealing the end grain.
"Innys"(framing stock sweeps in) are aligned with opposite face,
and little triangular piece of plywood is cut off (hence bevelling
the plywood). Or if bevel isn't too severe align with contacting
face, which creates a gap as above, but now it is slightly wider than
plans call for.
I was wondering if in the "inny" step it was better to install the
framing stock where it belonged and just cut the plywood square where
the framing stock ended, creating an intentional triangular gap. That
way it would get the extra epoxy yet still be at the correct width,
at least as far as the framing stock was concerned. I can't imagine
that the edge of bevelled plywood would be that strong.
Who thinks I'm going overboard?
for Jims description if I lost you see
http://marina.fortunecity.com/breakwater/274/1998/0215/index.htm
others did it. Here are the choices:
1. Do it properly by bevelling the plywood and framing stock.
2. Do it Jims way with square cut plywood: "Outys" (framing stock is
wider than plywood) are aligned with opposite face of the plywood,
creating a little triangular gap that is filled with epoxy, thus
sealing the end grain.
"Innys"(framing stock sweeps in) are aligned with opposite face,
and little triangular piece of plywood is cut off (hence bevelling
the plywood). Or if bevel isn't too severe align with contacting
face, which creates a gap as above, but now it is slightly wider than
plans call for.
I was wondering if in the "inny" step it was better to install the
framing stock where it belonged and just cut the plywood square where
the framing stock ended, creating an intentional triangular gap. That
way it would get the extra epoxy yet still be at the correct width,
at least as far as the framing stock was concerned. I can't imagine
that the edge of bevelled plywood would be that strong.
Who thinks I'm going overboard?
for Jims description if I lost you see
http://marina.fortunecity.com/breakwater/274/1998/0215/index.htm