My oak has gone black
My Oak has gone black! How do I remove the staining?
Ever since I wrote the guide to painting or staining gates and doors, I've been ...
Tips and tricks
Build this Nesting Box to Bring Birds To Your Home
How To Make a Bird Box: Build this Nesting Box to Bring Birds To Your Home
A nesting box is more than likely the easiest thing you c...
Gate Locks for Wooden Gates & Garage Doors: a guide.
Gate Locks for Wooden Gates & Garage Doors: A Guide
There's quite a choice of locks for wooden gates and side hinged wooden garage ...
removing dents from wood
Removing small dents from wood
It's all too easy when working with timber to damage it, for example, missing with your hammer and leavi...
Keep your hammer clean and avoid hammer rash
Keep your hammer clean and improve your efficiency (and avoid the dreaded hammer rash).
Do you find you cannot hammer a nail home clean...
Removing a Splinter
If you’re a joiner (or other occupation that works with timber), then getting a wooden splinter is an occupational hazard.
If you le...
Avoiding cowboy builders & rogue traders
How to avoid cowboy builders & rogue traders
I don't know about you, but it seems these days you cannot switch on the television or...
Woodworking joints – Hinging and shutting joints
Hinging & shutting joints - Woodworking joints
There is a large variety of hinging and shutting joints, the majority are complex, s...
Woodworking joints – Joining timber in width
This type of joint enables narrow boards to be built up to cover large areas (floor boards, cladding, etc.), or built up to form wider boards for shelving, cabinet work, table tops, etc.
Woodworking joints – Joining timber in length
Joining timber in length - Woodworking joints
Scarf joints
These are the most important joints for the lengthening of timbers, and the ...
Woodworking joints – Angle joints part 3
Woodworking joints - Angle joints (Part 3)
The Tusk Tenon
Another type of mortice and tenon joint used is the Tusk tenon. Arranged to ...
Woodworking joints – Angle joints part 2
Woodworking joints can be divided into three main classifications that correspond to their functions. Joints for increasing the width or surface of timber
Joints in length for increasing the lengths of timber,
Joints in width for increasing the width of timber,
Angle joints.
Joints in length
This type of joint is used where the required length of timber is unavailable. The four main types are:
Scarf joints, Laminated joints, Heading joint and Handrail bolt.
Joints in width
This type of joint is used to form wider boards for say work/counter tops, cabinet work or shelving or to enable narrow boards to cover larger areas such as flooring or cladding.
Angle joints
This group of joints is a broad one and covers a large variety of joints, such as mitre joint, halving joint, mortice and tenon, dovetailing, housing, bridle, etc.
In part one we shall be looking at angle joints.
Woodworking joints – Angle joints
The Mitre Joint
This is the most simple of the angled joints and probably the most commonly found joint around your home. The main use of the Mitre joint (Fig. A) is for skirting boards, picture rails and dado rails (external corners), architraves, mouldings and picture framing. Usually, this joint is used to form a 90 degree corner, with the two pieces of timber to be jointed being cut at 45 degrees.
Basic Woodworking Joints
The main aim when jointing any pieces of timber together should be to cut the joints and arrange them so as to weaken the pieces of timber as little as possible. When the connection is effected entirely by means of timbers fitted together, it is called a joint. Most commonly, however, the joint is strengthened and secured by fastenings, such as: wedges, glue, draw pins, pins, screws, nails, etc. In nearly all cases simple joints are more effective than complicated joints.
Woodworking joints can be divided into three main classifications that correspond to their functions:
joints in length for increasing the lengths of timber, joints in width for increasing the width of timber and angle joints.
Treating Your Wooden Gates
Like all exterior joinery, our wooden gates and garage doors need protecting from the extremes of the British climate, if they are to last for many years. There are many types of treatments available from paints to stains and oils.
If you decide to oil your wooden gates or doors then be aware that you could end up having to regularly apply additional coats of oil every 2-3 months to keep the timber in tip-top condition.