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Cutting "false buttons"

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Cutting "false buttons" (post #167376)

morty on Tue, 05/31/2011 - 19:31
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A while back, I made some Stickley style frames and a porch swing. I made false through tenon buttons for them. However, I just can't remember how I did it! I'm now making a small frame & want to have small, square buttons in the corners. I'd rather not "reinvent the wheel" How do you do it?

Thanks in advance for jogging an old guy's memory.

 

Morty

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Were the buttons standing (post #167376, reply #1 of 2)

by DonStephan in reply to morty [original] on Tue, 06/07/2011 - 17:31

Were the buttons standing slightly proud of the surface after all was said and done?  If so, I was told to make a square stick, detail the end as desired, cut to fit the depth of the hole and glue in place.

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Buttons (post #167376, reply #2 of 2)

by morty in reply to DonStephan [original] on Mon, 06/13/2011 - 11:49

Thanks. That is the way I ended up doing them; & they turned out fine.

 

Morty