have client who wants her kitchen cabinet doors mitered instead of another better joint such as …anything.
Just wondering if anyone out there can give some tips on this.
Specifically clamping methods that have worked out well and the need for reinforcement at the joint (say a small biscuit or spline).
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
K.Hamby
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Fourquarter,
I manufacture a miter clamp that was reviewed in issue #130 of FWW page 66: #121 of FWW page 108: issue #104 FHB. They are perfect for your application, so long as you oversize the stiles and rails by 1/8" then rip them down to fit.
One of my customers is a mitered cabinet door shop in California who has bought 8 to 10 dozen Clam Clamps. You could get by with 4 however for only one kitchen job.
You are right that you will need either splines or biscuits. I would opt for splines in your application, since you will be able to achieve far more surface area than with biscuits.
My number is 1 800 96 Miter (800 966 4837) if you are interested.
Clampman
How about a mitered M&T? Mortise your stiles as normal and then cut the miter. Cut the miters on each side of the rails to the tennon depth only to establish the shoulder of the tennon. Then cut the cheeks with your favorite method; by hand, RAS, router, or TS with dado blade. Fit the tennon to the mortise and you're done. Sounds simple doesn't it. Definitely stronger than a plain miter joint but looks like it is a miter only. Tage Frid's book does a lot better job than I could ever do explaining the how to's. Joyce's book probably has it as well (I don't have that book).
"If you keep doing what you've been doing, you'll keep getting what you've been getting." - Unknown
depending on the number of doors...i'd build a jig on a flat surface to hold the pieces until the glue sets (e.g. one or two right angles attached to a piece of plywood or an old door). For the joints I'd consider a M&T but make the tenon floating...
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