My woodworking skills are nil, so that's why I had the alternate idea. I guess I could go wiith blocks since a caveman could do that. I do have some pretty cool paint that might dress it up a bit (even though it would remind me of school walls).
Is it possible to construct a wood stand with glue only? Another crackpot theory!
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My woodworking skills are nil, so that's why I had the alternate idea. I guess I could go wiith blocks since a caveman could do that. I do have some pretty cool paint that might dress it up a bit (even though it would remind me of school walls).
Woodworking is a hobby of mine. I've built furniture, etc. This stand of mine was built entirely without any metal. No nails or screws, except the door hinges. It's very strong.
You'd be surprised how strong is wood glue. It bonds pieces of wood so strongly that the glue is STRONGER than the wood around it. Try it. You'll see. The wood snaps elsewhere, not at the joint. I trust a properly made glue joint, and I don't trust nails/screws, but I do trust big bolts. Metal fasteners are localized and can fail (eg, rust), and have limited grip on the wood. Glue joints beat screws. A good glue joint has more surface area devoted to fastening. You can use both, but the nails/screws are often used only to hold the furniture together while the glue is drying.
Also, it's important to ensure weight bearing loads are borne by only the wood, not entirely by the fasteners. Eg, a weight-bearing horizontal beam must sit atop its vertical support column, not screwed to the column's side, so a fastener (if any) isn't loaded. Same idea is used for all load-bearing house walls, where building codes ensure that all fasteners merely hold the wooden columns/beams in place without bearing any of the actual load itself. People who rely on load-bearing fasteners will often find their decks collapse under heavy loading. Same principle applies to aquarium stands.
Sample woodwork joint testing videos:
Testing various common wood joint methods
Testing woodworking joints
You'd be surprised how strong is wood glue. It bonds pieces of wood so strongly that the glue is STRONGER than the wood around it. Try it. You'll see. The wood snaps elsewhere, not at the joint. I trust a properly made glue joint, and I don't trust nails/screws, but I do trust big bolts. Metal fasteners are localized and can fail (eg, rust), and have limited grip on the wood. Glue joints beat screws. A good glue joint has more surface area devoted to fastening. You can use both, but the nails/screws are often used only to hold the furniture together while the glue is drying.
Also, it's important to ensure weight bearing loads are borne by only the wood, not entirely by the fasteners. Eg, a weight-bearing horizontal beam must sit atop its vertical support column, not screwed to the column's side, so a fastener (if any) isn't loaded. Same idea is used for all load-bearing house walls, where building codes ensure that all fasteners merely hold the wooden columns/beams in place without bearing any of the actual load itself. People who rely on load-bearing fasteners will often find their decks collapse under heavy loading. Same principle applies to aquarium stands.
Sample woodwork joint testing videos:
Testing various common wood joint methods
Testing woodworking joints
