I want to build an 'old fashioned" coffin. That is it will be made
from pine boards. It will not be rectangular bit will have angled
sides. The head and foot ends will be narrower that it will be at the
shoulders. I estimate the inside angle where the 2 side boards meet
will be 154 degrees. This is almost a butt joint and I am not sure how
to join these boards at this point.
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
On Jan 10, 5:31 pm, trvlnmny <[email protected]> wrote:
> I want to build an 'old fashioned" coffin. That is it will be made
> from pine boards. It will not be rectangular bit will have angled
> sides. The head and foot ends will be narrower that it will be at the
> shoulders. I estimate the inside angle where the 2 side boards meet
> will be 154 degrees. This is almost a butt joint and I am not sure how
> to join these boards at this point.
> Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Butt joints. Joints can be reinforced with straps, inside
or out.
trvlnmny wrote:
> I want to build an 'old fashioned" coffin. That is it will be made
> from pine boards. It will not be rectangular bit will have angled
> sides. The head and foot ends will be narrower that it will be at the
> shoulders. I estimate the inside angle where the 2 side boards meet
> will be 154 degrees. This is almost a butt joint and I am not sure how
> to join these boards at this point.
> Any suggestions will be appreciated.
It's basically the same as any other carcase joint, just opened up a bit
wider. All the usual suspects apply; biscuits, finger joints,
dovetails, miter, etc. These could all be reinforced with a glue block,
and the miter could be reinforced with a spline or multiple keys.
Chris
trvlnmny wrote:
> I want to build an 'old fashioned" coffin. That is it will be made
> from pine boards. It will not be rectangular bit will have angled
> sides. The head and foot ends will be narrower that it will be at the
> shoulders. I estimate the inside angle where the 2 side boards meet
> will be 154 degrees. This is almost a butt joint and I am not sure how
> to join these boards at this point.
> Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Lots of good suggestions here. Seems like a coffin built in 1850 would
have had a few nails in it.
just wondering,
jo4hn
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:d17123fe-912a-4681-92d6-780092be10b2@s19g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
>Last time doc gave me codeine, I didn't have a dump for a week.
I remember that week......I couldn't believe a whole week with nary a
post<G>.....Rod
Rod & Betty Jo wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:d17123fe-912a-4681-92d6-780092be10b2@s19g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
>
>> Last time doc gave me codeine, I didn't have a dump for a week.
>
> I remember that week......I couldn't believe a whole week with nary a
> post<G>.....Rod
>
>
>
>
I remember the end of that week. Pheeeeuuuuuuww. Tons of email.
gurk,
jo4hn
"Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I remember that week......I couldn't believe a whole week with nary a
> post<G>.....Rod
That was pretty good. Not nice, but a pretty good one.
No malice intended, glad you took it as intended......Rod
On Jan 11, 3:32=A0pm, jo4hn <[email protected]> wrote:
> Rod & Betty Jo wrote:> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in messag=
e
> >news:d17123fe-912a-4681-92d6-780092be10b2@s19g2000prg.googlegroups.com...=
>
> >> Last time doc gave me codeine, I didn't have a dump for a week.
>
> > I remember that week......I couldn't believe a whole week with nary a
> > post<G>.....Rod
>
> I remember the end of that week. =A0Pheeeeuuuuuuww. =A0Tons of email.
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 gurk,
> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 jo4hn
Et tu? jo3hn?
On Jan 10, 10:45 pm, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
>
> jo4hn <[email protected]> wrote:
> > trvlnmny wrote:
> > > I want to build an 'old fashioned" coffin. That is it will be made
> > > from pine boards. It will not be rectangular bit will have angled
> > > sides. The head and foot ends will be narrower that it will be at the
> > > shoulders. I estimate the inside angle where the 2 side boards meet
> > > will be 154 degrees. This is almost a butt joint and I am not sure how
> > > to join these boards at this point.
> > > Any suggestions will be appreciated.
> > Lots of good suggestions here. Seems like a coffin built in 1850 would
> > have had a few nails in it.
> > just wondering,
> > jo4hn
>
> Robetussin... because that will fix a coffin'.
Codeine's better
On Jan 10, 9:21 pm, jo4hn <[email protected]> wrote:
> trvlnmny wrote:
> > I want to build an 'old fashioned" coffin. That is it will be made
> > from pine boards. It will not be rectangular bit will have angled
> > sides. The head and foot ends will be narrower that it will be at the
> > shoulders. I estimate the inside angle where the 2 side boards meet
> > will be 154 degrees. This is almost a butt joint and I am not sure how
> > to join these boards at this point.
> > Any suggestions will be appreciated.
>
> Lots of good suggestions here. Seems like a coffin built in 1850 would
> have had a few nails in it.
> just wondering,
> jo4hn
Wooden nails, split with a froe.
On Jan 11, 1:56=A0pm, "Rod & Betty Jo" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:d17123fe-912a-4681-92d6-780092be10b2@s19g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
>
> >Last time doc gave me codeine, I didn't have a dump for a week.
>
> I remember that week......I couldn't believe a whole week with nary a
> post<G>.....Rod
That was pretty good. Not nice, but a pretty good one.
In article <[email protected]>,
jo4hn <[email protected]> wrote:
> trvlnmny wrote:
> > I want to build an 'old fashioned" coffin. That is it will be made
> > from pine boards. It will not be rectangular bit will have angled
> > sides. The head and foot ends will be narrower that it will be at the
> > shoulders. I estimate the inside angle where the 2 side boards meet
> > will be 154 degrees. This is almost a butt joint and I am not sure how
> > to join these boards at this point.
> > Any suggestions will be appreciated.
> Lots of good suggestions here. Seems like a coffin built in 1850 would
> have had a few nails in it.
> just wondering,
> jo4hn
Robetussin... because that will fix a coffin'.
On Jan 11, 7:51=A0am, Jeff <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jan 10, 10:45 pm, Robatoy <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > In article <[email protected]>,
>
> > =A0jo4hn <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > trvlnmny wrote:
> > > > I want to build an 'old fashioned" coffin. That is it will be made
> > > > from pine boards. It will not be rectangular bit will have angled
> > > > sides. The head and foot ends will be narrower that it will be at th=
e
> > > > shoulders. I estimate the inside angle where the 2 side boards meet
> > > > will be 154 degrees. This is almost a butt joint and I am not sure h=
ow
> > > > to join these boards at this point.
> > > > Any suggestions will be appreciated.
> > > Lots of good suggestions here. =A0Seems like a coffin built in 1850 wo=
uld
> > > have had a few nails in it.
> > > =A0 =A0just wondering,
> > > =A0 =A0jo4hn
>
> > Robetussin... because that will fix a coffin'.
>
> Codeine's better
Last time doc gave me codeine, I didn't have a dump for a week.
On Jan 11, 9:23=A0am, [email protected] (Ross Hebeisen) wrote:
> no dump for a week? I'd say you were full of shit.
> ross
I been told that before, but fortunately for me, I developed the urge
to purge.
A friend of mine up in Oskosh WI, told me all about this little cheese
shop with the best curds on the planet (Her words, not mine) She sent
a bag of them with me for a much on the road.
Coming through Chacago (On a Friday afternoon on a Labourday weekend
(YUP, I'm THAT smart) on my way home, I had some time to kill in one
of many traffic jams, and ate the whole damn bag of curds.
I won't get into too much detail, but the story involves plungers,
corkscrews and crow bars and cracked porcelain.
Those curds made doc's codeine look like a laxative.
Beware of curds.
On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:31:34 -0800 (PST), trvlnmny
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I want to build an 'old fashioned" coffin. That is it will be made
>from pine boards. It will not be rectangular bit will have angled
>sides. The head and foot ends will be narrower that it will be at the
>shoulders. I estimate the inside angle where the 2 side boards meet
>will be 154 degrees. This is almost a butt joint and I am not sure how
>to join these boards at this point.
>Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Maybe this book from Rockler?
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=5016&filter=coffin
Plans and kits:
http://www.mhp-casketkits.com/casket_plans.php
Other DIY info:
http://www.diylife.com/2007/10/03/build-your-own-coffin/
John
On Jan 11, 6:34=A0pm, "Rod & Betty Jo" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Robatoy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
> news:a0a8047f-921c-4bac-98a4-0dc561811bd3@k39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>
> > I remember that week......I couldn't believe a whole week with nary a
> > post<G>.....Rod
>
> That was pretty good. Not nice, but a pretty good one.
>
> No malice intended, glad you took it as intended......Rod
Funny is funny. When I do something stupid, I usually laugh the
loudest... and often.