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or what abt ted henry's structural lap?

By:mike allen --->
Date: 3/14/2002, 2:34 pm

In Response To: What I really like the best is ... (Ted Henry)

: Tom Jordins' spline joint which completely does away with tape on either
: side. It is very clean yet strong. He does not have a website, but this
: gives me an idea. Since this subject seems to come up regularly, let me
: see if I can get ahold of pictures of his process and put them on my
: website. Stay tuned.

: Ted

where he clamps the 2 pcs in place butting, cuts back the top veneer on ea side abt 2-4 inches to some pattern or at least diagonal line, glues a contrasting pc of veneer back on w/ epoxy using a layer of glass in the glue up so its structural, mashing on a layer of glass below the joint too at the same time. clamps up all at once.

gets abt 2x the strength(2 veneer layers betw glass) of a spline but also obscuring those 90deg joints too.