Mortise or groove?

[glenn bradley]

Groove and spacers. It will save you a lot of time and is easier to get more precise. The squeeze out was not an issue for me. Also, you dont need too much glue.

Prashun's and my minds are one ;-) Do the groove and go light on the glue for the fillers.

[Greg Urwiller]

The 1/4" M/T is what I had in mind originally. But I really don't like my mortise machine and was considering the groove/filler because of this. I saw this method in Wood Magazine and thought I might try it. And, I WILL have a dark finish so it shouldn't show as much either. Anyway, I got interrupted and haven't done anything yet so we'll see about doing it this weekend. Thanks for all the replies! Greg

[Rod Sheridan]

A&C furniture was a revolt against the overly ornate, mass produced furniture of the time.

The emphasis was on craftsmanship, solid proven construction methods.

Dante has a special location for people who build A&C furniture that uses filler strips, pocket screws etc.

You're going to own this piece of furniture for your lifetime, then several more people will do the same. You're going to sign this piece, and every time you look at it and you've used a groove and filler strip in it, you'll regret it.

Now, part of the above post was a bit tongue in cheek, however you're making this as a hobbiest, craft is more important than time savings in my opinion.

regards, Rod.

P.S. This is the perfect opportunity for the "Dear, I really need a Kapex mitre saw to build that bird house for you" moment. Think mortiser you'll be happy with......LOL