Jointing oak slabs..

[pie eater pete]

Are most people using dowels and a drill for joining oak boards together or routers?? I realise the router will probably give a better,stronger joint..

[treequip]

Biscuit jointer mate, and I don't mean rich tea either

[se7enthdevil]

depends on the size of the slabs. if they are 1" thick then biscuits are required but if they are 2", 3" or thicker then perhaps something more substantial is needed.

 

you could use dog bones or 1" dowels if they are thick slabs.

[Woodworks]

Yes biscuit jointers are the way forward for speed. Dowels work fine but a pain to make them line up perfectly. If you have a router and don't fancy buying a biscuit jointer cutting a groove and adding a spline would work well.

[dervishcarving]

biscuits? dog bones? Dont you guys realise my dog reads this forum and he is now looking at me and asking for a biscuit... or a bone...

He also asked me to ask if anyone knows where i might find a biscuit joiner at reasonable price?

[benbound]

Festool Domino 700XL wouldn't be without mine, ideal for this sort of stuff and plenty other uses.

 

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[delabodge]

biscuits all day long,,apart from my lovely wide boards that i dont need too,just plane and thckness

[Woodworks]

biscuits? dog bones? Dont you guys realise my dog reads this forum and he is now looking at me and asking for a biscuit... or a bone...

He also asked me to ask if anyone knows where i might find a biscuit joiner at reasonable price?

 

Lottie in the avatar can recommend Freud. She had one for years and worked well and much cheaper than some of the big name brands. Ebay might be good as they are very simple bits of kit without much to go wrong.

[muttley9050]

Biscuits or loose tongues depending on application. Festool domino is ace if you have big pockets. You can buy a bit fir biscuiting for your router which you can also use to fit loose tongues.

The only problem with cheap biscuit joiners is keeping them square in the setup. Cam be a pita. If you have a router and want to do it on the cheap then I would use that. Or buy a mid range jointer.

Edited December 5, 2015 by muttley9050

[se7enthdevil]

biscuits? dog bones? Dont you guys realise my dog reads this forum and he is now looking at me and asking for a biscuit... or a bone...

He also asked me to ask if anyone knows where i might find a biscuit joiner at reasonable price?

 

 

for my money a biscuit jointer is a biscuit jointer. go for a deal on ebay. i got a good dewalt fairly cheaply.