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Like Maurice, I've had the little Ryobi biscuit joiner for years and use it on occasions like this. Like it's big brothers it has 3 biscuit sizes. It especially works well for picture frames where you don't want the see the end of a spline joint. And if the material is thick enough I use 2 biscuits vertically. I've never had one of these joints fail, even on a large lazy susan with a marble inlay.
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think ive read the one over the other is a positive thing with a good increase in strength. I was told by the past guy he used the ryobi and then went to splines as his customer said fine. a bit Commercial work. Since splines were okay and a large quantity its faster and not as fiddly as biscuit way.
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A photo of the application would have been helpful.
I like slip feathers for certain mitered joints.
"Anything seems possible when you don't know what you're doing."
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TA-DA! Richard , you win. Safe, no new jigs or tools. Appreciate your help. BrianOriginally Posted by Richard Coers
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Found this video of how to cut through splines without a jig on the table saw.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRPbkUVsVxQ
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Those are slip feathers, not "through splines".
"Anything seems possible when you don't know what you're doing."
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Ok. Brian
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. . . and the "external splines" shown at the beginning of that video are what I've always heard referred to as "keys".
Just a reminder how terminology is not universally understood. Like grooves vs dadoes.
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