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Butt Joint Wood Binding or Angle?
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Author:  Chris Paulick [ Fri Nov 28, 2008 10:41 am ]
Post subject:  Butt Joint Wood Binding or Angle?
What do you all do? Do you just butt joint it or do you over lap it at a 45 degree angle or somthing else?
Author:  TonyKarol [ Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Butt Joint Wood Binding or Angle?
butt at the butt .... mitred at corners obviously.
Author:  Cal Maier [ Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:48 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Butt Joint Wood Binding or Angle?
Like Mr. Karol said.

Cal
Author:  stan thomison [ Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:59 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Butt Joint Wood Binding or Angle?
If talking about the endgraft and purf into like Tony said.

If your talking about joining the binding and purf in the channels for top and back, I and most think make a good tight centered join on both (have to do same for back at neck) can angle them in a scarf type join.

Wasn't sure which one you were asking about.
Author:  Howard Klepper [ Fri Nov 28, 2008 12:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Butt Joint Wood Binding or Angle?
I noticed that Paul Woolson is doing a 45ยบ scarf at the butt end. To my eye this just calls attention to itself; maybe because we aren't used to it.

I don't agree that bindings should be mitered at all corners; depends on the corner. For example, the right angle on the back at the top of a cutaway IMO looks better as a lap, with the cutaway piece lapping over, if the heel is flush to the cutaway, since then no end grain shows. If the heel is tapered, then that binding joint is going to look bad no matter what. IMO, of course 8-)
Author:  Chris Paulick [ Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Butt Joint Wood Binding or Angle?
I'm talking as if you are looking down at the top and the edge of the binding. Like when you butt on piece of trim molding to another you cut the molding at a 45 like a scarf joint I guess so it hides the seam better. If that makes sence.
Author:  Rod True [ Sat Nov 29, 2008 3:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Butt Joint Wood Binding or Angle?
Dark wood bindings would be easier to hide a scarf joint but light colored wood would be much harder and would look bad IMO.

Also a butt joint is pretty common but if it's off center by any more than 1/16" (1/32" really) it becomes pretty noticeable.
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