I discovered an AMAZING 2x6 trick for woodworkers!

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[vdmaker]

You’re the textbook example of “work smarter not harder” philosophy! Great videos, keep them coming! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[j.d.]

Wow. Novice here. Started this retirement hobby doing small boxes and frames. Awesome idea. Thanks dude. Go Wings

[billdouglas]

Great tutorial, as always. I've used hidden splines, as you demonstrated, along the length of the miter. It gives a solid, dependable joint.
I've also done a variation of this. First I glue up a box with simple, unreinforced miters. Then I take my biscuit joiner, and using pieces of plywood to progressively elevate the tool, I cut slices up and down the 90 degree corner edge of each miter. (This could also be done on a table saw, with a simple, shop-made jig.) Then I fill those slices with a thin strip of a nice contrasting wood that I slip into the slices, and glue it all up. After trimming off the reinforcing strips, sanding, and finishing, I end up with a very strong, decorative, and attention grabbing corner. I keep a few scraps of purpleheart on hand, just so I can make my little slices contrast sharply with whatever wood the box is made of.

[soujrnr]

Hi James. You hit another one out of the park here. What fantastic ideas! I'm new to woodworking, so anything and everything I can learn is helpful, and I know that as long as I keep coming back to your channel, I'll always get a steer in the right direction!! Thank you so much! Your videos put me way ahead of the curve compared to what it would take for me to discover these great tips on my own! You ARE the man!

[scottwilliams]

Genius!
I always learn something watching your videos.

[Gimlet]

I love this tip and plan on building a jig like that. I do have a point about your comment on grain direction, however. You state that the mitered end of the board is end grain, but the slot for the spline in long grain. A quick look at the end after slotting will show that both the mitered end and the slot are at 45 degrees to the grain; no difference. I'm not saying that this makes the joint weak, it has been used for many years to strengthen miter joints, but I did want to clarify that grain direction is 45 degrees on either part of the joint.

Thanks for all the great videos.

[arbyars.chicksawdust]

Your videos are on my list to watch first because they are always good. I think this one is one of the best you have had in a while. Please don't misunderstand all are good but this is better. Thanks.😀

[Patrick-pwcr]

Exactly the solution I needed when I needed it, thank you

[johnnylightning]

Great tip on running grain perpendicular to the slot.

[mrmanu]

Thank you again I started by watching your videos

[brewofqi]

I really like simple jigs like this. Thanks for sharing! Also, Scott Walsh has a vid "This Simple Joint is Stronger than a Dovetail" & proved miter joints can be incredibly strong when glued correctly, even without splines.

[doug]

Great tip. I will definitely use this tip the next time I cut miters.

[douglasboyle]

Something like this is just common sense...that I never would have thought of on my own. Thanks for sharing.

[G.I.JeffsWorkbench]

Great, practical tip (as we’ve come to expect). Thank you!

[captainoates]

The diagram at 1:00 labels the long grain and the end grain but in reality they are both cuts at 45° to the grain.

[MCsCreations]

Oh... Really fantastic tips, James! Thanks a lot! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[shanecarlson]

Great content as always, Stumpy Nubs! One comment I had: It seems to me that it would be better for the spline to sit closer to the inside of the corner, rather than in the middle. In fact, I think it would arguably be best to put the splines as close to the inside corner as possible, without them being visible on the inside of the box. This maximizes the amount of intact wood that connects the box's sides with the corners (not sure that's clear). In any case, brilliant stuff.

[timshanahan]

It seems a smaller router plate, sized to the bit would provide more stability. Great tips!

[Idahoanghost]

Great video. I love this a lot! Thank you thank you!