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ESSENTIAL JOINERY

MITER ASSEMBLY STRATEGIES

Miter joints can be tricky to assemble with nothing more than glue and standard

clamps. Because of the angles involved, the pieces tend to slide past one another

and it doesn’t take long before your carefully cut miters are overhanging and

creating odd angles. Here are two of my favorite ways to assemble miter joints.

BAND CLAMPS

TOOLS

Band clamp

Band clamps typically feature four corner cauls, a metal or fabric band,

and a clamping head that tightens the whole assembly by pulling on

the band.

1. Position the parts on a flat

work surface and arrange the

cauls in their approximate

positions around the frame (one

at each corner). With glue applied

to each joint, slowly tighten the

band clamp, making any slight

adjustments needed to keep each

corner aligned.

1

TIP

Always do a test assembly with no glue just to double-check the

workpieces and to familiarize yourself with the process.