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Joints without glue - Boiled mortises

 
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I just participated in a conversation the other day about this sort of thing, and ended up stumbling upon this video.

I may end up making another thread soon on natural glue options like hide glue, resin, etc. but for now, for something more frugal where gluing really isn't necessary:

 
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Very nice! Simple and effective technique. You just want all the mortised parts of a piece of furniture steamed at once and the tenoned pieces ready to go into the right places.
 
Whip out those weird instruments of science and probe away! I think it's a tiny ad:
Edible Landscaping With A Permaculture Twist/ Second Edition - Kickstarter
https://permies.com/t/369458/Edible-Landscaping-Permaculture-Twist-Edition
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