I discovered an AMAZING 2x6 trick for woodworkers! 

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I'm largely a metal worker but I still watch your delightful content.

"I suggest labeling it." The best advice in the entire video!

You’re the textbook example of “work smarter not harder” philosophy! Great videos, keep them coming! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Wow. Novice here. Started this retirement hobby doing small boxes and frames. Awesome idea. Thanks dude. Go Wings

Finding leprechauns is easier than finding a straight 2x6

James, we can always count on you!! Great info.

Some of the best WW tips on the internet, thanks

I’ve used biscuits for this purpose when I didn’t want an exposed spline and the biscuit cutter largely eliminates the problems of material slippage or alignment to the cutter. I also do like cutting these on the table saw because then I can leave the material flat on the table, supported with a miter gauge to ensure alignment, and just tip the blade over, resting the pointed end of the material against the fence only now it can’t slip under the fence.

There’s a directly proportional relationship between a persons experience level and the number of simple but extremely effective jigs hanging on their shop walls.

Never thought about plywood for splines, makes good sense, and simple.

This video is excellent. I like the idea of using both pieces back to back. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

I use my biscuit jointer for splines like you proposed. Easy, fast and precise.

My Wood Shop teacher 60+ years ago taught us about using splines in our miter joints. I’ve been doing this ever sense using the table saw. Your router table setup is great. Will be using that from now on.

Once again Stumpy made me feel like a fool! Something so simple and yet I have never though it. Thank you Sir!

Genius! I always learn something watching your videos.

Thanks for the awesome tip. Now I need to get a router and a router table to make miter joints. I love an excuse to buy a new tool. ;-)

I love that you support small businesses like that too.

So cool how construction workers and carpenters figure out things to use to make everything easier

What a spectacular idea James! Thank you so very much. 😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤

Exactly the solution I needed when I needed it, thank you

Not just smarter , but safer. Excellent upload, James.

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Thank you, Stumpy. Once again, another great video to help us all become better wood workers

A very useful tip! Thank you, James.

Thanks for ALL the great information in your video and the feather board information James, both were great. Stay safe and keep up the great videos. Fred.

These kinds of videos are the best. Simple, useful and easily usable.

Definitely want to try this on a box. And, I love that Bow feather board.

Nice. Beautiful and simple.

Thank you again I started by watching your videos

Thank you for sharing your awesome tip. Everyone stay safe, warm, happy 😊 and healthy. From Henrico County Virginia

Very clever tip, thanks.

Awesome tip James! Thank you! 👍👍🔨🔨

What a great idea. Thank you for the excellent tips and tricks for splines.

Awesome tip! Thanks for sharing.

I add biscuits to miters. Usually they will be the small FF size.

Great, practical tip (as we’ve come to expect). Thank you!

Love this, James! Thanks!

That is freaking brilliant. Thank you.

Great tip James thanks for sharing definitely going to try this. Thanks for sharing

James, so much to learn watching your videos. You have the knack to explain the underlying principles - engineer in me loves it. Keep up the great work.

Looks like you could use a 2x4, but great idea. The splines aren't invisible from the ends. Stops might help.

You could also use the table saw to cut the grooves for the splines.

cut plate jointer slots in your miter intersections

Simply brilliant!

the next level of that would be to put stops ahead and behind, so the cut for the spline comes short of the edges of the piece, hiding the spline entirely inside the joint.

Your videos are on my list to watch first because they are always good. I think this one is one of the best you have had in a while. Please don't misunderstand all are good but this is better. Thanks.😀

Great tip, this sounds like something simple i can easily make and use. Now i just have to remember to do it when i try to make my next box.

Great stuff! Thanks Tom Byrne

Brilliant, Thankyou for this presentation . . . Chris . . . Norwich, England

Love this channel, always something new to learn. Getting ready to be making some frames and would have never thought of this.

Something like this is just common sense...that I never would have thought of on my own. Thanks for sharing.

Oh... Really fantastic tips, James! Thanks a lot! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

In all tests I've seen so far, simple 45 degree miter jøints with only glue are among the strongest. The glüe surface is not completely endgrain, it's 1/2 endgrain and 1/2 along the grain.

Another great video. Love all your help.

Great tip. I will definitely use this tip the next time I cut miters.

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I've been watching your videos for several years now and I've seen many of them, I will say you are very experienced and intelligent, keep the good content coming

Another great video!! Thanks

This is brilliant!!! Thank You

Thank you for the info. I’m going to be making a few boxes soon and that. Will work out well

Another great idea, Thank you!

You always have good advice. Thank you sir.

Thing about woodworking. The more complicated it is the more impressed fellow woodworkers are. Same thing done with a hand drill and some bamboo skewers.

I really like simple jigs like this. Thanks for sharing! Also, Scott Walsh has a vid "This Simple Joint is Stronger than a Dovetail" & proved miter joints can be incredibly strong when glued correctly, even without splines.

Great tip! Thanks for sharing! 👍

Thank you, appreciate the video.

Great job. Thank you 😊

Nice, easy and complete

Excellent idea. Thanks for sharing.

As an Avalanche fan, I'm not sure I can continue watching your channel. Wings are my mortal enemies.

Great, smart, easy jig and tip. Plunging can completely hide the splines as well.

Youre always giving me some good ideas, thank you.

Very good! Thanks for sharing

Thanks for an excellent "how to" video. Will use.

Good tip thanks for sharing it

Hey stumpy, I just watched the video about bevels. And putting a spine In them and using a 2 x 6 for a guide. Holy cow, what a super idea? I gotta give that a try thanks so much.

Great tip on running grain perpendicular to the slot.

Great video. I love this a lot! Thank you thank you!

Short and SWEET. :-) Thanks.

Very clever and useful.

Great tip thanks

After watching Pat Sullivan's end grain glue strength video, I put it to the test. I used some red oak, 1' thick, 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" squares. As the oak is so porous, I doubled coated the end grain. It gave the joint a micro tenon effect as the glue wicked into the grain. Result was a joint stronger than long grain glue joint. Long grain will break before the glue fails, end grain will not. I let several guys attempt to break the joint with hand strength, no can do. That was a year or so ago, still carry the joint in my tool box for the occasional test subject. Your miter joint spline set up would work equally well with a table saw with some adaptation.

Nice tip, thanks.

Brilliant!

When using plywood for the spline I suggest you cut it so the the laminations are at 45 degrees to the slot to obtain maximum strength.

If you want the spline more hidden then you could stop the cut before coming out the other side. In this way, the spline would only be visible from the bottom of the box.

A great idea. I use it with a horizontal slotting cutter as small straights tend to snap.

This one gets a save for later! Thanks!

Thanks again for a great tip!

Great tip.

Awesome tip!

Good ideas. Thank you.

Fascinating

Ingenious, must have a go at that.

Brilliant idea you always amaze us with your tips tricks and more💯

Great tip, Jim. 😊😊

Nice, thanks

Excellent

Great information 👍