I've been doing an AC surround for a my son's school in my spare time, whatever little I have(it's a co-op and I like to take on the more interesting work to make my hours). I designed a new fence to replace the old.
It's composed of two sections, but I've got one up and completed (mainly) less the slats which I have mocked up but not attached just yet. I decided to make it using traditional joinery and using alaskan yellow cedar. The material is divine, as always.
This is the smaller section, the larger will look the same.
No slats:
Slats mocked up:
I had my mortiser setup for another job during most of this project, so I chopped these out by hand. This material chops easily so I just use whatever chisel fits (24mm) and chop at a low angle to split the material out quickly. I do 95% of the work with the bevel and then touch the side walls with the back.
After I freed the machine up I cut for draw-bored pegs. Most often you see round draw-boring, but it can be done square as well.
Finished joint, the pegs are white oak.
I ran strips down the inside to hold the slats since I couldn't bring myself to cut visible holes in the uprights and I did not want to see screws on the slats from the front. I may need one or two at the extremes, but I can live with that.
I draw bored a bridle joint on this project, it's interesting to do so. I put the offset toward the outside of the joint for this because the forked sections are the 'tenon' and the center is the 'mortise' in how it functions. I didn't take a close up, but you can see it in the first pic.
Reply With Quote
I’m also quite happy that they were willing to spring for the good stuff (ayc). It should last a good long while.
. Somehow pressure-treated Doug fir pales in comparison to the Alaskan yellow cedar, not to mention the equally painful comparison of of your fine joinery with my galvanized nails construction. Keep up the good work!