The Lapped Corner Joint - It's better than a butt! In just a few minutes, you can see two methods of easily creating this joint by hand. Check out the website for further information: www.WOmadeOD.co.uk
Nice demonstration. I always thought of this as a machine joint (which is how I use it). Have you ever seen a lap joint in old (hand made) furniture - just curious. Kind of like hand cutting a box joint. Dovetails would be used instead.
Marty Backe Thanks Marty, Only on rough, middle age, and the like, and not done to any precision. Held together with wooden pegs too. Certainly it's an easy joint for a rotary tool to make, like the box joint. It's a nice joint for small boxes when made with care though, so I definitely see a value in teaching it.
Hi Mitch, aside from the shoulder, isn't this an inherently weak joint because of all of the end grain? Unless you add something like dowels or (gasp!) nails?
Craig Reichert Hi Craig, Yes, it's still an end grain joint and so poor, but there is greater surface area than just a butt joint, and the lap doubles the directions in which the joint is mechanically strong. There are certainly areas where a well prepared lapped joint should be perfectly adequate.Watch out for a future video on improving this joint's strength - I probably will avoid nails ;)
Mitch Peacock - WOmadeOD I have now purchased the plane on eBay, I have now done the design, which will have 5 drawers and a shoe rest on the top, I have sort of made it more complicated as I have 3 different sets of brushes. I love how you show how to make the joints 2 ways.
