Comments on: End to side-edge joinery, part 7 https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2026/03/02/end-to-side-edge-joinery-part-7/ inside the woodshop Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:01:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2026/03/02/end-to-side-edge-joinery-part-7/#comment-544421 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:01:06 +0000 https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=8502#comment-544421 Thanks, Alfred. Yes, more evidence of dowel joinery stability.

Yea, the biscuit joiner is not a necessity but it is wonderfully convenient for edge gluing. It takes little space in shop storage, maybe an under $100 model via Amazon would do the job, and there is no dust when you attach a dust machine of some sort.

]]> By: Alfred https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2026/03/02/end-to-side-edge-joinery-part-7/#comment-544419 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:01:36 +0000 https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=8502#comment-544419 I have been using 3 in long, 5/16 in diameter dowels in 20+ panel glue ups. It s a litlle more work but has the same advantages: alignment and added resistance to cracks at the ends of panel boards.
I use those pointy dowel markers to line up dowel holes. My oldest panels are hand jointed and still solid and crackfree after 20+ years. A biscuit joiner never made any sense for my small/ mobile ‘ shop’. Not just considering the initial expense, but also maintenance, storage, and dust control.

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