The job that made me want to throw my biscuit joiner out the window

Had a kitchen remodel in Austin last Tuesday where the homeowners wanted these super thin shaker doors with a 1/4 inch panel. The stiles were barely 1.5 inches wide and my biscuit joiner kept splitting them right down the middle. After three failed attempts I just switched to dominoes and it saved my whole day. Anyone else run into doors that are too skinny for standard joinery?

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noahward6d ago

Hate to be that guy but just a heads up, biscuit joiners don't usually split wood on their own. If your stiles were splitting, the issue was probably the bit being too loose or the fence not being square to the material. That said, skinny shaker doors are a pain regardless, switching to dominoes was a smart move.

lisa_wilson876d ago

And if the fence isn't dead square you're just asking for trouble every time.