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   West28th | Jul 27, 2010 10:39am | #1

   What do you think about this?

   The attached photo is something I found on the Internet.   Any thoughts?

   
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   Scott | Jul 27, 2010 07:46pm | #2

   What do you figure the channel is for? (The one that has been routed or dadoed in the top part.)

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   DanH | Jul 27, 2010 07:47pm | #3

   Keeps the muffler from twisting.

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   DaveRicheson | Jul 28, 2010 06:05am | #4

   It was an "oops"

   Set the

   It was an "oops"

   Set the router up on the wrong side of the mark for the edge rabet.

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   Scott | Jul 28, 2010 11:39am | #5

   {chuckle}....BTDT....

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   DanH | Jul 28, 2010 09:10pm | #6

   Aw, you shoulda said that it was to relieve the stress in the wood.

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   billg71 | Jul 28, 2010 09:34pm | #7

   That's a nice way to do it

   Since since the cedar he's using looks like S1S1E, it  allows him to butt a finished edge to a finished cut for a tight joint. Cutting the rabbet a little deep and finishing off with a flush-trim bit would give you a nice smoooth face all the way around, I'll bet that's what he did.

   Galvanized nails work well on cedar but I like stainless for trim nails since the head is hidden. For common nails, I've always used the Maze nails ( http://www.mazenails.com/priceguide_maze.php ), the original small-head ones. We don't put up enough cedar that we need gun nails but they make them. They don't shine in the light like stainless nails.

   Best,

   Bill