cherry question

Andy, I am not sure what you are trying to make but 15mm will be a little small to use except maybe on a box or drawer side. Normally for carcass work you would need at least 19mm stock.

Joinery is largely a matter of personal choice. I have used both mortise and tenon and glue with pocket screws for face frames when I have used cherry for my cabinetry.

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like Scott said, joinery is really a matter of personal preference… for most fine-woodworking though, screws is not exactly the preferred method – but traditional joinery and mechanical joinery such as mortise and tenon, dovetails, and box joints are the preferred methods, splined miters are also doable. Although – screws WILL do the job.

as far as thickness -it really depends on what you’re trying to make? a small box – you should do fine with 15mm. a drawer cabinet? probably not.

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thanks guys for your input i’m thinking of making a sideboard for the diningroom and i was sort of hoping to wrap the carcass like extra thick veneer using traditional joinery but i think i’m blowing in the wind

thanks again

andy

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might be a bit of an overhead project – when you think about it – it’s not veneering – it’s building a cabinet inside a cabinet – double everything (joinery/materials/time/energy) seems a bit wasteful. but thats just me :o)

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i had a simular problem a few years back with some walnut burl.. building a blanket chest.. i glued thin red cedar to the back of my stock. then did the flat panel design.. walnut exterior, red cedar interior.. the only change was i could not use raised panel and i could not have any endgrain exposed on the finished chest.. my daughter still uses the chest, and it did not split.. of course the grain direction had to match..

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