Can you please provide a bit of perspective about what you're showing? This looks like it might be a face frame of a cabinet where the wood is the side and front panels is separating a bit from the frame. Is that what we're seeing?
Where are you located? Is your home humidified? It looks like the wood in the side and front panels might just be shrinking a bit due to natural seasonal movement caused by lower humidity this time of year.
Yes, my issue was the bottom 2" or so of the arch isn't attached. If I had done a mortise all the way down instead of chincing out with pocket screws it doubt it would have happened.
Of course I'm the only one in the damn house that even saw it.
It's hard to say different joinery would have stopped it. Maybe.
How wide of board? If it's on the larger side, say 6" or so, I doubt anything would have stopped it.
I have given up on trying to get joints like this perfect and accentuate the joint instead. I actually like the look better and you never have to deal with hair line cracks. They drive me nuts and I can't handle them.
I have given up on trying to get joints like this perfect and accentuate the joint instead. I actually like the look better and you never have to deal with hair line cracks. They drive me nuts and I can't handle them.
Most of the time I ease the edge of both pieces, giving a V effect. Edges need to be eased anyway, just go slightly further than normal. I never use router.
Some companies put a 1/16th saw kerf on horizontal piece.
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