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262300 Phil Schempf <philschempf@g...> 2017‑05‑18 Re: Garden Gate - help needed please!
John-

I built this dutch door from 2X6 western red cedar with drawbored M&T
joints.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vtfrl8e4cw0avn6/Door.jpg?dl=0

Some of the drawbore pins can be seen.  It's held up well with no sag.  Not
readily apparent from the picture is that the joint is a double M&T like
this-

https://www.woodworkingarchive.biz/machine-cut-joint/images/1369_55_264
-double-mortise-and-tenon.jpg">https://www.woodworkingarchive.biz/machine-cut-
joint/images/1369_55_264-double-mortise-and-tenon.jpg

to avoid wide and more unstable mortise cheeks.

Phil

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