Well doing dowels or screws would probably defeat the purpose of it being easier….but i am sure it would make it much stronger. How would I get a hole drilled that long and narrow? I don’t own a drill press…
Charlie – can you provide some more details on how you did the glue-up? How much did you put on? Did you glue both ends or just 1?
Letting a thin layer of glue dry seems to be a decent idea, but how much? Just a VERY light coat? Any more than that and I’d think you would see some separation of the pieces on the glue-up. I have heard of this method, also diluting the glue with water for the preliminary coat. I would just worry that the glue would be too thick and lead to visible glue-lines.
-- Andrew - Albany. NY
