This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/related attachment ------=_NextPart_001_0031_01C47198.F8FD3D10 Yup, go into the brace a few inches from the belly rail or rim on a 45 = degree or so angle and go through the brace into the rail/rim. I like to = use red oak dowels (hard/strong and very porous for epoxy) and I drill = the hole oversize and epoxy in place. Below is a picture of a brace I = installed. You can see two dowels in the top - one through the brace and = into the rail and the other through the belly rail and into the brace. Terry Farrell www.farrellpiano.com ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "David Love" <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 11:29 AM Subject: Re: doweling a butt joint > We're talking belly brace. >=20 > David Love > davidlovepianos@earthlink.net >=20 >=20 > > [Original Message] > > From: Farrell <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> > > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Date: 7/24/2004 8:04:37 AM > > Subject: Re: doweling a butt joint >=20 > > What are you butt jointing? Hmmmmm?? > > > > Terry Farrell > > > > > > > I've seen two methods of doweling a butt joint. One is to drill > > diagonally > > > from one piece to the other and insert the dowel, the other is to = drill > > > straight down the through the seam so that 1/2 the circumference = of the > > > dowel is located on each piece. Which is better? > > > > > > > > > David Love > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >=20 >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > ------=_NextPart_001_0031_01C47198.F8FD3D10 An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/75/70/59/4c/attachment.htm ------=_NextPart_001_0031_01C47198.F8FD3D10-- ---------------------- multipart/related attachment A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 61787 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/42/ca/38/58/attachment.jpe ---------------------- multipart/related attachment--
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