I Don't Get Why People Still Use These Joints 

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Quit smoking and you'll never need a joint again.

I agree with your reasoning, but in the world of antiques and furniture restoration, you can't deny that a dovetail is a beautiful piece of wood engineering 😊.

Having been trained as a cabinetmaker and educated as an industrial arts teacher with over 40 years in the field, I would have to disagree with some of your advice. Mechanical fasteners have their place in woodworking, primarily attaching hardware and holding things together while glue dries - not in face frames doors and drawers. In these situations, particularly if objects move (i.e. doors and drawers) mechanical fasteners eventually work loose. Even on face frames, I have gone back on jobs done by others where cabinet face frames have failed because the fasteners in the pocket joints have worked loose AND the glue has failed with the butt to edge joint.

“Get out there and make a bunch of mistakes” great advice! I’m really good at making long boards short. Not so good at making short boards long.

OMFG you just explained to me why my grandmother's old picture frames had coins in their corners on the backside! I'd always just assumed it was some kind fancy decoration (that faced the wall?) or weird trend they did a hundred years ago. Thank you!

From an old boat carpenter's point of view you did a good job at explaining the basics. When structure is the most important thing we use glued and screwed corner posts. Gluing and screwing compliment each other. Screws have clamping power, but shear can make them wobble loose. Glue doesn't shear easily but have a limit in tension. Together they form a very good joint. BTW, "water resistant" glues shouldn't be used on a boat, Epoxies and Resorcinol are the only acceptable choices as far as I know. Corner posts give far greater glue area and screws don't have to be held by end grain. Other joints can be used in places not subject to joint movement. Mitres have a problem in a marine environment where changes in moisture make the outside of the joint open up, leaving a birdsmouth.

Instead of plugged hidden screws I prefer visible dowels. Glue, screw temporary for clamping, unscrew, drill dowel holes on screw holes, dowel. As a result there is no steel hidden inside the wood. No fancy tool is needed. The dowels allways will fit perfectly.

Real men just nail it together with zero planning

Your videos have made me feel empowered and brave enough to just start making stuff the way im able to make it, not the way people on the internet tell me it has to be. My work isnt amazing, but im actually making things with my hands, and even with its flaws and the mistakes im making, im pretty proud of it, and having fun. I appreciate you.

Using mitres will "trick people into thinking you're actually good at woodworking." Well it's working, you look like a master.

Loved this! From essentially a baseline of zero woodworking knowledge I learned more info I actually understood from this short video than any other woodworking DYI I've ever watched. Definitely liked and subscribed. Thanks for this!

Not related to anything but I appreciated that he showed 4 different power tool brands within 20 seconds, DeWalt, Festool, Ryobi, & Bosch. Got a subscribe for that.

Very informative without being preachy or condescending. Teaching is a calling. ❤

Thank you for this video. Your clarity and humility make woodworking feel possible. I am right at the beginning of my journey, but even executing the simplest construction makes me feel good in a way that nothing else does! Yours, a beginner.

I couldn't care less about everyone arguing over whats stronger, whats going to last longer, etc. Admit it, we all got into woodworking because we wanted to make things that look cool, and thats why we use specific joints.

My goal is to trick people into thinking I'm good at wood working. That's why your videos are the best out there!

Less than 1 minute in and I got educated on multiple facets of tree cutting! Yet another reason I adore your channel mate! _"If you need anything better than that go build a spaceship"_ ! THAT had me ROLLING!😂

Don’t forget about that end joint called the dominotail - the 90 degree is unnecessarily trimmed into a sort of hexagon that beautifully showcases and properly honors a love for fine Festool joinery.

My best ever score, during my school days in any subject, was 19/20 for my blind dovetails. Forget the science or option, my pride for this won't change! 😊

I love the fact that you don’t just batch out videos showing the same old crap that some do but that rather your videos are obviously well thought out (and no doubt researched) and actually give me information that is useful to me in a no bullshit kinda funny way. I look forward to the next one!

Great video, even for old timers like me who love all things wood and lumber. My exper. mostly large-scale const. Now retired, my interest is fine woodworking, from small decorative boxes, to chests of drawers, dressers, coffee tables, china cabinets and dining tables. Thank you again! Please keep up your great work!

I don't get this fear of dovetails thing. Once you've cut a few they are pretty easy, look great and are satisfying to do. Go on, give it a go!

Are you a teacher by trade?? You're so good at breaking complicated concepts down and making them more understandable. The straw visual was incredible helpful!

Thank you for your video. I really liked how you encourage us to try and not worry about making mistakes. That's the only way we can learn - through our success and mistakes.

Very information dense, seen several videos on joints that for some reason never addressed wood grain. Makes perfect sense now. Thanks.

Awesome, thanks in advance for this video! EDIT: Yep, mistake did happen, and will happen again. It's always good to learn some more or come back to the basics.

I got kicked out of the woodshop in school for breaking a broom over someone's head so I needed the help.

Your transition from joints to a commercial for PEC tools was pretty creative.

One of your best videos…. Thank you so much for sharing. ❤❤❤

So much great info here. Bravo!

Great explanatory video. Thank you

DUDE! YOU are an incredible communicator!!! You make woodworking approachable!!!!!!

Love the video bud. Thank you,

Excellent primer on joints and cuts. I always have trouble knowing the difference between cuts. Thanks!

All true. The advantage of the older joinery techniques is that they function without the adhesive. The pinned and wedged mortice and tenon joints don't use glue. They last more than 100 years when properly executed. A good video my opinion.

Very well described and shown, thank you. I primarily use box joints for drawers, as well as butt joints with dowels for larger projects.

Your wood working how to vids of way better than all the rest out there. Keep a steady hand, pls do not rush it. You looked, investigated, understood, did it better. Now just keep at it. Doing it in your own, natural way. It's the best and will pay off. No pressure is best practice. Always. Long term. No comparison. Ever. Please. Awesome shit man.

I really like your channel and I always learn a ton!! I like your jokes and style of delivery too! You are doing all of us beginners a great service and good entertainment too!

I find that a major consideration when choosing what type of joint to use is what is easiest to glue, clamp and assemble. Especially when you have many pieces that need to be glued at the same time. Some types of joints will by themselves help to align and pull the pieces together. Also, the glue, screw, unscrew then plug method can work well for pieces that are difficult to clamp.

WOW. thank you. you answered so many questions i have thought about for some time. and that sponsor spot was so good i didnt even realize i was watching it until it was nearly over. great job on this vid

Good information for new woodworkers.

Nice overview of different techniques and tricks for beginners. There are way too many videos talking about joint strength that frankly don't reflect real world usage. Dovetails are great but other joints are easier to make. PEC makes great squares - I bought a combination set years ago and love it.

Excellent video! Thank you!

I love your presentation style, and get that many times a simple joint is all that's needed - it's a good point. But surely a dovetail beats all when the joint come under tension, e.g. holding the bottom of a wall cupboard to a side.

What an informative video! Please make more videos in this format.

Another excellent video! Ive been woodworking for a couple years now for fun and i owe a lot to this channel. thank you and rock on

Drawers are not sufficiently stressed to break in that location. First, it's tradition; second, it looks sweet, dude!

Thank you you answered all the questions i didn't know i had about jointing wood. Thank you

Thanks for describing the basics. An interesting and potentially very useful blade is a 1/4" carbide table saw blade I had custom made for special cuts and projects. The 1/4" kerf opens a lot of potential uses.

Thank you for an excellent teaching video. In Australia, where I have been teaching high school Industrial Arts (your comparison would be wood shop, metal shop, etc…) I taught Year 10 woodwork students how to hand cut Dovetail joints that they must include at least once in a project. Not to have them become master craftsmen, but to show them what is possible. Most never want to do them again, but some loved the challenge and the ensuing sense of accomplishment. If a 16 yr old kid can do it many of your viewers would be able to. May be another video idea for those that wish to try. FYI, dado and rabbit joints don’t exist outside the USA that I know of. As you said a dado is a trench so everyone else calls it a …… trench! Which is across the grain, rebate on an edge and a groove along the grain. One point you could emphasise is extra support from shoulders - not just glue area in dovetails, M&T, even housing joints. It’s not just greater glue area. Finally, are you likely to consider a marking knife? They go a long way to showing off perfect joinery. Once more thanks for the great teaching video. Even after 40 years in the classroom/workshop, I’m still learning. Lloyd

Great video dude. I've been woodworking for years and this is a very succinct video that combines a lot of the simpler techniques I use. I do it for fun and hobby, so because they're simple I don't waste a ton of time on fooling around with joinery

Beautiful presentation thank you buddy.

Great vid. I always enjoy I do and humor

Great vid, thanks!

Lincoln you've done it again. Explain something in such a way that I finally understand it.

I'm not even a woodworker, but your channel rocks ❤

Thank you, that was an excellent and concisely explained video.

Great video, very informative. In future, I would love to see you experiment with some locking joints, Japanese style.

Wonderful audio.... Thank you

You are a great teacher! Nice work.

9:48 I'll never be able to watch the movie _Deliverance_ again the same way. 😂

Excelent and simple demonstratives with the straws and glue. Thanks.

Just come across your channel and you’re throwing out some great tips, here. As a 56 year old avid novice, I thank you. Subbed 👍

another banger! always find your videos extremely educational/useful...thanks!

Excellent video. Love miters, bevels, dowels and plugs personally. End to end joinery can be done with finger joints. Seems to me those have been mostly forgotten over the years.

Great video! Heading out to the shop right now to make a bunch of mistakes..LOL

Nice!!! One of my fave channels

I love this video. It shows just how great these simpler joints can be both practically and aesthetically. For beginners, and let's face it, just about all of us, the satisfaction of making a successful project only spurs us to move on to more ambitious projects.

I love your style! =) inspiring!

I used the circle of plywood trick today on a project after seeing this. Thank you!

Excellent video!

Really good info. Accurate comparisons.

One point to keep in mind when using a table saw to cut joints such as dados and lap joints is that most blades have teeth that leave a U or V shape perpendicular to the direction of the cut. To prevent this use a blade with a flat top grind (FTG) tooth profile.

When I did my apprenticeship in cabinet making and carpentry . We were always taught to dovetail because it is beautiful and strong .

As someone with pretty basic skills who wants to get better, this is one of the most truly helpful woodworking videos I've seen. Thanks a lot!

Perfect amount of explanation. A bit more than I knew I needed, but not enough to stop paying attention 😊

Excellent! Really enjoyed your video...

Great video Thanks for sharing

Nice information for the new woodworker. Your lack of master shows in your conclusions that are based on some else’s tests and not your own experience over time. It’s true modern glues are stronger than old ones, however a mechanical joint will always be stronger long term than a glued one. I use to believe what you do but age and experience has shown me otherwise. I do wish videos such as this were around when I was starting out decades ago as it would have shortened my learning curve. It’s refreshing to see a younger generation taking up woodworking. Best of luck with the channel!

Simply put, it looks nice

I made a box recently. I wanted to do mitre joins but on the first attempt I had exactly the problem in the video, despite measuring and stacking opposite sides before cutting. So I gave up on that and did butt joins using dowels. I didn't think of making a jig until after I had finished it, but it worked anyway.

Really interesting, and a lot of sense talked. Thank you.

always very well explained

awesome video - thanks - mr

this is some good info man. thank you.

Enjoyed your video - as always.

My great grandfather made a set of drawers to fit in a narrow space. The drawer fronts (mahogany) were set in rabbets. And then glued and 3 slim brass nails secured the sides to the front, I'd guess to clamp them as the glue set. One drawer was missing, and I was able to replicate it pretty well re the wood and found some brass nails that looked similar. The drawers he made, well over 100 years ago, were still solid. I also have some drawers he made in oak drawer fronts with dovetails. They did not hold up as well, despite that the drawer cabinet likely got more use. I also repaired the oak piece, though not the dovetails.

Great educational video.

Great video. Very clear!

This was a great video with a great explanation of wood structure along with the possible joints for any project. My first rule about making is there really aren't any rules except what you want to follow in your own shop. Getting everyone to agree on the same standard practice would keep us arguing for a century. Tips are just experienced advice that you can take or leave.

Patrick Sullivan made a video showing that end grain to end grain is stronger than edge grain to edge grain, but the point of the cellulose fibers being stronger than the glue still stands. If you're gluing two pieces of endgrain together, I would definitely still reinforce it. Edge grain to edge grain glue-ups are still pretty strong, stronger than the natural lignin, so I will definitely continue using edge grain to edge grain and edge grain to end grain glue-ups in my work.

I prefer the stopped cut on the table saw for miter splines because the groove it leaves is concave/hollow along its length rather than flat like with a sled jig. Since I don't own a flat tooth table saw blade, the groove ends up with a slight 'V' that is unsightly and needs to be cleaned up with a chisel. The flat grooves need to be cleaned up along the entire length to seat the spline and achieve a seamless look, but the hollow groove only needs to be cleaned up on the ends--much quicker and almost foolproof. Small detail, but I haven't heard it mentioned before.

Lots of good quality information. Great video.

I learned to use dowels at school. And also tongue and groove. I made a small shelf that fit cassette tapes. Very satisfactory methods.

Excellent video. It is absolutely true that modern glues have changed woodworking, and your summary of joining methods is excellent. Incidentally, I am a fan of Products Engineering measurement tools. They are excellent -- everything from precision rulers to squares. Thank you for the time spent to put this together. Cheers.

Thanks for this!!

Wow, I learned so much watching this. I knew about dado and rabbit joints and Adding splines. Glad to hear that dovetails are weaker than other joints lol, Wasn’t keen on buying extra jigs etc to make them. $$$. Difference of dado and groove was new and adding the round spline was cool. Have not tried laps yet, and setting the blade height is great to know. Kerf tool? Okay, I need one. I hate figuring kerf for cuts. Yes, I am following u now!

Such a helpful and well explained video. Thank you!

Great video excellent job at presenting, thanks for the information.