i'm trying to make cubes like in this pic:
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/meanmeosh/sketch.jpg
the wood's gonna be only 3/4" - 1" thick, and i'd prefer them to be 45degree cuts at the joints. what's the best way to bind them together and have as little of it as possible show on the outside? nails are out, as a result.
should i go for a series of shallow mitred joints with splines (http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/meanmeosh/mitred_joint_spline.jpg) or would it be worth the time and effort to do a milled corner joint (http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/meanmeosh/milled_corner_joint.jpg).
i'd have the do the milled corner joint with hand tools. for the first kind of joint, i could use my circular saw to make the 45degree cuts and then use a handsaw to saw in shallow, thin holes for splines.
any other joints that i should consider? i'm going to make 4 or 5, and stack them to make bookshelves, so should i just not expend the energy and use little braces (http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product_details.cfm?offerings_id=354) on the inside corner and screw them in?
the tools i have on hand are a circular saw, a drill, and i have access to some hand tools (hammers, different width chisels, a hand saw, a hack saw). i could always get other tools, so if you think some other tool will produce a nice-looking joint, let me know.
http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/meanmeosh/sketch.jpg
the wood's gonna be only 3/4" - 1" thick, and i'd prefer them to be 45degree cuts at the joints. what's the best way to bind them together and have as little of it as possible show on the outside? nails are out, as a result.
should i go for a series of shallow mitred joints with splines (http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/meanmeosh/mitred_joint_spline.jpg) or would it be worth the time and effort to do a milled corner joint (http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/meanmeosh/milled_corner_joint.jpg).
i'd have the do the milled corner joint with hand tools. for the first kind of joint, i could use my circular saw to make the 45degree cuts and then use a handsaw to saw in shallow, thin holes for splines.
any other joints that i should consider? i'm going to make 4 or 5, and stack them to make bookshelves, so should i just not expend the energy and use little braces (http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product_details.cfm?offerings_id=354) on the inside corner and screw them in?
the tools i have on hand are a circular saw, a drill, and i have access to some hand tools (hammers, different width chisels, a hand saw, a hack saw). i could always get other tools, so if you think some other tool will produce a nice-looking joint, let me know.