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[QUOTE=vachterm] i get perfect joints by running my router along a trust worthy VERITAS starightedge.[/QUOTE]

It's trustworthy because it's Canadian, right :)

I've got one of those spiffy helical jointers, and with the proper attention I've made many an unfindable joint. That being said, I'm strangely drawn to the simplicity and foolproofness of Ken's method.

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Bob Garrish
Former Canonized Purveyor of Fine CNC Luthier Services

thanks Ken

It does't seem it can get any easier than that.But isn't it important to have your wood 90 degrees to the paper? seems to me if its not you won't be maximizing your glue surface area.

Peter

peter, think about the geomtry. if the wood is not at 90^ the glue joint area actually becomes larger, not smaller. i have read of some who advocate the joint not being a true 90^, but i can't recall who it was.

that being said, having the joint at 90^ makes alignment much easier, and i don't think the amount of extra glue joint area gained by having the joint off 90^ is of any significance. it is a simple matter to build a fence to keep the joint at 90^ if you want to try the method.

i am not in favour of it, particualrly in view of all the research which shows that a planed glue joint is superior to a sanded one.