Home Improvement Today?

Yeah , I'm not doing a traditional pegged connection . The GRK screws will be going through the face of the brace , through the mortise and tenon joint and into the post then likely plugged .

The original idea that was put forward was to just lag the braces to the posts and beams with a 45 degree butt connection but I though this would be a bit more elegant plus its a lot more rigid because the braces can't really move once they are housed by the post and the beam

 

yep, mortise/tenon much better than a simple butt joint, ..and you'll probably feel much better about it after you're done... any reason not to both glue and screw, ...or is it convention to not use adhesives in these cases?...

 

I guess you could use glue I just hadn't considered it as its not used with a pegged connection

 

Put in wood chips and landscape fabric instead of grass (which was dead) and built new planters for a low water use drip front yard and a lot less maintenance. Now I just have to go buy more plants and sago's for the empty planter to fill it in, I had a Camry when I started remodeling this house and I don't know how I lived like that before, this truck is indispensable now.

 

I was just thinking... added insurance, and it'll probably seal the joint from water intrusion, etc... then again, i'm assuming this is for a permanent structure not meant to be easily torn down at some future time?...

 

Yeah , its not coming down on purpose

 

Glue it. It won't hurt. And will be stronger than any non through bolt or peg with that much surface area.

 

@nosedreds

The tag for the blade case just says Exchange-A-Blade Blade Carry-All but looking on line I can't find it anywhere so not sure if its a rebranded Canada only thing or what

 

I think it's a company item for their pick up service.

 

My lumberyard has a 1/2 dozen for sale on the shelf if you really want one , not sure how much Canada Post would gouge for shipping

 

So I figured out how I'm going to manhandle the beams in the shop

 

Dude, yeah, I could not find anything like that online. Found a 10-inch only at Woodcraft, and it mentioned a Bosch bag that is better, but only holds 2 blades. PM me price/shipping info if you would.

 

...might be a good use of a polyurethane glue like gorilla glue (or similar)... or maybe titebond 3, if that's suitable for outdoors?..

looks good oz! ...will it be paint or varnish?... ...also, that must be some primo real estate, ..that's quite a view in the background!!!

 

It will have a " clear " stain , I almost always use Titebond 3 , inside and out

Yeah , it's a nice spot , I built the house there

 

Time bond 3 continues to amaze me, I glued up some spoons and other kitchen things with them, and absolutely beat on them, leave them soaking in water and they hold up just fine. The open time is shorter but that shouldn't be a problem on that assembly

 

...I thought the open time on titebond 3 was longer?... anyway, I use it too, ...leaves better looking glue line on light colored wood...

 

8 minutes IIRC

 

...10 minute according to spec
http://www.titebond.com/titebond_wood_glues/Ultimate_Wood_Glue.aspx
...I believe it's longer than titebond 1 and 2... Titebond Extend is purpose designed for even longer than Titebond 3

 

Started milling the main and crossing beams today , 20' and 18' 8x12 Fir

Moving these by myself is a bit of a trick