INProfile Issue 3 | Page 14

3 furniture focus by Tom Rogers Tom Rogers outlines ways of hiding undesirable joint lines. utt jointing has never been the most attractive or effective way of fixing one square piece of wood to another. The natural and inevitable expansion and contraction of timber will always distort a butt joint leaving an irregular line. One way of overcoming such a problem is to exaggerate the joint by creating a mould or profile B along the joint line helping to disguise any overhang, bowing, wavy or damaged edges and make the joint look consistent. Here are just a few examples showing how this can be achieved. IP A rounded overhang on the horizontal section using a staff bead/nosing cutter 9/3 as a moulding. The new Trend bearing guided V-groove trimmer 46/85. A 33/60 arbor, SLK slotter and a B280 bearing to provide a 5mm by 6mm deep groove. A core box profile using a 8/20 sunk bead cutter. A multi core box profile using a 8/30 bead cutter. Bearing Guides Any of the bearing guided options can be used on curved or shaped joints as the bearing automatically follows the vertical section. An example of a typical butt joint exposing an unattractive glue line. Any timber movement would be immediately highlighted. Such a joint never looks finished. 14 INProfile The new Trend bearing guided V-groove trimmer ref. 46/85 is specifically designed for improving the look of a butt joint. It will trim the horizontal section at the same time as creating the V-groove.