building furniture

[yesjenks]

Hello,

I'm thinking about building a piece of furniture (never attempted this before), and was wondering the best way to create a strong wood joint. Based on the research I did, it seems pocket holes are the way to go?

What's the best way to do this without splitting the wood?

Thank you in advance!

Jay

 

[masterswimmer]

Pocket holes are a very easy, simplistic, strong joints.
If you want to get more crafty, try dado joining or dovetail.

Russ

 

[annanymous]

There is a tool called something jig (sold at lowes) that was very good when i was uilding my stand with pocket holes. It takes all the guessowrk out and gives you perfect results every time
http://www.lowes.com/pd_255535-39450-R3_0__?productId=1072743&Ntt=jig&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Djig&facetInfo=
thats the link to their jr model, but there is also a full model which includes other goodies as well. I had the jr and was happy.
good luck.
Also use wood glue prior to fastening the screws and make sure everything is attached well

 

[masterswimmer]

There is a tool called something jig (sold at lowes) that was very good when i was uilding my stand with pocket holes. It takes all the guessowrk out and gives you perfect results every time
http://www.lowes.com/pd_255535-39450-R3_0__?productId=1072743&Ntt=jig&pl=1&currentURL=%3FNtt%3Djig&facetInfo=
thats the link to their jr model, but there is also a full model which includes other goodies as well. I had the jr and was happy.
good luck.
Also use wood glue prior to fastening the screws and make sure everything is attached well

+1 - A Kreg Jig is the best way to seat pocket screws.

 

[yesjenks]

Great! Thank you for the info!!!

Hope this works!

 

[Potacka]

It really depends on what you are making, your skill level and available tools. Two good sources sawmillcreek.org and lumberjocks.com

Adam

 

[solo]

Check out the loews videos on how to use the kreg pocket hole jig. You get a lot of tips and tricks from that guy. He seems very enthusiastic about wood working.

 

[bueller]

kreg...hands down