Comments on: ‘City Sideboard’ & Getting Square

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:57:57 +0000

What kind of glue are we using while fiddling around with the scissors brace?

By: Wood Man Dan

Wood Man Dan — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:33:06 +0000

Is there any problem with the scissor brace separating the pieces of wood that form the corners?

By: nkallner

nkallner — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:01:12 +0000

very similar to what I do to put a little pressure where it is needed. Instead of using two clamps, I drive a screw through both pieces as a pivot point rather than try and fight two clamps at the same time. Then when I get the diagonal where I want it, I lock the brace in place with a clamp.

By: gumpbelly

gumpbelly — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:49:03 +0000

Used resourcefully that same brace becomes that third hand you so often wish for on dry fits, assemblies, and just when you are trying to figure out what size will this need to be to……

Seeing it here it is another thing some take for granted, but darned if I have ever seen it offered up as a woodworking tip. Carpenters use them all the time, theirs are just crossed outside of the walls into a stake pounded in the ground, where this is crossed and clamped inside.

By: Jonathan Szczepanski

Jonathan Szczepanski — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:23:37 +0000

That’s a nice trick. Thanks Mario!