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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Dowels Vs Mortises
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 2/3/2009, 2:29 am
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Dowels Vs Mortises (Danp)

: Any strength or time saving advantage for deck beams?

A mortise done right is considerably stronger than a dowelled joint.

Bill H.

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Skin-on-Frame: Dowels Vs Mortises
Danp -- 2/2/2009, 9:44 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Dowels Vs Mortises
Don Goss -- 2/4/2009, 8:31 am
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Mike Savage -- 2/3/2009, 2:09 pm
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Aaron H -- 2/3/2009, 9:21 am
Both methods work fine...
Brian Nystrom -- 2/3/2009, 8:44 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Dowels Vs Mortises
Bill Hamm -- 2/3/2009, 2:29 am
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Phil Nelson -- 2/2/2009, 11:00 pm
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bill stupak -- 2/2/2009, 10:12 pm
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Danp -- 2/2/2009, 10:25 pm