DMoening wrote:
While the CNC created an interesting pattern upon the Maple, I'm more interested in the secrets behind the joints that make up the corners.
The corner stiles appear to be one piece providing structure to two sides of the box.
Are the rails simply attached in a rabbet?
How are the panels held in place?
Maple and Cherry are always an excellent contrast.
I like the box very much.
Yes, the corners are one piece, with rabbets for the adjoining faces. The rails are glued to the panels. Yes, it's a risk that humidity might break the panels free from the rails, but with the small size I was willing to take a chance. The assembly sequence was to glue the rails to the panels, then trim the rail length. The corners were the glued to the face (vs. end) panels. After that had set, the two faces were glued to the two ends forming the box. The bottom was inset in a groove at the time the ends were glued to the faces. It was a bit tricky, but came out reasonably well.