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Hello there everyone
It took ages and ive finally scavenged enough wood for my workbench
and came up with a design that im happy with ... ( i wont get into that )
but ive run into one of those ..
mabye i should go to bed moments

Im going to laminate 2cm ash onto door frames
thats what the extra lines are for if your wondering
thanks for your future suggestions
tomas gilgunn

I don't understand your question but the name of the joint that you're picturing is called a rabbet.

Are all the joints glued or are you looking for a friction fit?

Thanks for the reply i couldnt get any luck with google
i should have explained my question better

Basically i was wondering what kind of joint would be the
strongest/most suitable joint to acompany the rabbet joint .....
(I havent cut the rabbet yet so i still have all the meat)

Bearing in mind of the mortice and tenons are benath and that
theirs going to be a vise there

Sorry if its a bit off topic
thanks
tomas

Is screwing it in place not an option?

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Alain Moisan
Former full time builder of Acoustics, Classicals and Flamencos.
(Now building just for fun!)

Hi again i was planning to glue it togther
mabye for the lower legs i might make it a wedged tenon
or something incase i cant get it through a door

have you any advice on gluing this vise end section ?

thanks

IMO the skirt (the short part connecting the legs at the upper end of the leg assembly) should be a glued mortise and tenon joint and the stretcher (the long span) should be an unglued stub tenon with a bed bolt type connector through the leg into the stretcher in order to be able to knock down the joint.

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