End Grain Butt Joint Tips - reinforncing, and using up off-cuts

In by recent video "Butt Joints" I demonstrated how the glue joint is weak where end grain is butt jointed. Now I take a look at reinforcing these situations, plus how to use butted off-cuts to...
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...minimise waste.
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[@MRrwmac]

Nice follow up video! I like how you explained all the options!

[@mitchwoodwork]

Cheers. No doubt there are more options, there are certainly plenty of splices to choose from, but that as they say is another video ;-)

[@jhh243]

Great video! I like your calm demeanor. Good job on getting to the action and not "fluffing" the video with random things.

[@mitchwoodwork]

Cheers John

[@dekeros-recreationalwoodwo6456]

Great tips and very informative video! Thanks for sharing!

[@mitchwoodwork]

Cheers!

[@ecaff9515]

Excellent video and process. Thanks for sharing.

[@mitchwoodwork]

Cheers

[@intotheblue50]

Like your ideas on joining end grain, thanks.

[@mitchwoodwork]

Phil Tams cheers Phil

[@hardnox6655]

Excellent presentation and explanation.

[@mitchwoodwork]

Cheers Peter

[@danielsolowiej]

Good tricks well explained Mitch!

[@mitchwoodwork]

Cheers Daniel

[@arnold7156]

great idea, I just learned something new , thanks mitch again

[@mitchwoodwork]

Cheers Arnold

[@MultiWarrior63]

Thanks Mitch, good info mate

[@mitchwoodwork]

Cheers mate

[@ricos1497]

"Hobbyboards" from the various large DIY stores are made up of many off-cuts. I've found them a real pain when using with hand planes due to the opposing grain directions. Basically, try and align the grain when joining all your off cuts to make for a more pleasurable hand planing experience.

[@cobberpete1]

Good Info thanks Mitch

[@mitchwoodwork]

Peter Compton Thanks Peter

[@BDM_PT]

Hi there from Portugal,
Nice :D
Obrigado(Thanks)

[@mitchwoodwork]

Blog das Madeiras Cheers :D

[@RayVRoberts]

Nice video work...

[@mitchwoodwork]

Ray Roberts Cheers Ray

[@stevecollins9450]

Thanks Mitch.

[@mitchwoodwork]

Cheers Steve

[@CasualDIY]

Great video! Thanks for the info:)

[@mitchwoodwork]

Cheers

[@kevinhalsey3341]

Thanks for the wonderful information on the butt joints and alternatives, Mr. Mitch!

[@mitchwoodwork]

Thanks Kevin

[@handydan1591]

How does expansion and contraction effect these joints? Or is it possible that because the splines are cut so thin that there really isn’t a whole lot (if any) movement at all.

[@mitchwoodwork]

The splines are generally parallel grain to the boards, so expansion and contraction work similarly in both - no problem. Where they are closer to being in opposed directions, the thicker boards may be restricted a little as they expand (or try to) more than the splines want to stretch along the grain. I've not encountered a problem myself, but that's not to say it couldn't happen.
Interestingly, when using splines to join long grain to long grain (don't really see the point, but you'll find it in books) the splines are deliberately oriented to give a cross grain situation.

[@handydan1591]

Mitch Peacock - WOmadeOD well said. Thank you.

[@SteS]

Would mitre epoxy glue be okay also? I have some of that lying around.

[@mitchwoodwork]

Hi Stephen,
Never used that, but it sounds like it should be okay. Let me know

[@SteS]

@@mitchwoodwork Mitch Peacock - WOmadeOD it's used for skirting board mitres. It sets pretty quick and it's epoxy and all them are super strong. I've went with the half lap joint for my situation. I've just thought of a dovetail straight joint. Maybe a video of that would be good. Cheers.

[@AzinFiro]

Can you use a series of dovetail joints?

[@mitchwoodwork]

Great suggestion! That's a fine way to achieve a joint, and may be acceptable in many situations. Strictly speaking though it is now a dovetailed splice of sorts, rather than a butt joint, and visually quite different. So it depends on the aesthetics, and also the skill available ;-)

[@AzinFiro]

@@mitchwoodwork Skill seems to be the key to all of this. 🙂Thanks for sharing yours with the rest of us.

[@ginoasci2876]

they will all work except for one. that’s where the spline is perpendicular to the grain this will just crack it in half.
The green on the two pieces in the spline must run in the same direction.

[@AlabamaManChild]

In my experience, end grain butt joints are much stronger than edge grain…. Just my experience though!

[@scrotiemcboogerballs4967]

Stop swallowing its rank!

[@BS-Fact-checker]

Way too much talking even when I played it at twice the speed.

[@mitchwoodwork]

Try with it muted ;)