Hi, everybody! I'm Mike McCrory and
this is Wood U Make It.
So, I'm working on a cupola right now.
That's it sitting right over there.
So, the bottom part I could cover it in
plywood but plywood doesn't hold up that
well outdoors. So, instead of that, I'm
going to use poplar and I want to have a
piece that's about 18 inches high and
obviously I don't have a piece that wide.
So, I need to glue up a couple of pieces
and join it together.
I was contacted a few weeks ago by a company called Drillpro.
They make router bits and drill bits and other types of equipment
and they offered to send me a finger joint router bit to try out on one of my videos.
So, I thought this is a perfect opportunity to do that.
And I think since this is going
to be outdoors, having the finger joint
rather than just a flat glue line would
be a good idea to give it a little bit more strength.
So... let's get started!
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This router bit has a bearing on the top but
my piece of wood is not thick enough to
make use of it so I'm running the piece along my fence.
To make the second cut,
I needed to lower my router bit by 5/32 of an inch.
There were no instructions
that come with the bit but I was able to
figure it out by taking a look at the
specifications of the bit design and
then by making a test cut
And the piece fits together very nicely.
So then I just ran a bead of glue along the fingers and brushed it in well to make sure that it
was along the entire surface.
Then I clamped it up
and I'll let it sit overnight.
So, I think this is a good way
to glue up boards especially when using them outdoors.
It just gives them a lot more gluing surface and it'll result in a stronger joint.
So I got to ask...
would YOU make it?
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