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Re: Strange tenon

Author: Chris P
Date: 2008-12-22 08:10

Most R13s I've seen have this 'wavy' tenon slot - and it's a pain as the cork has to be forced into the dips leaving the surface wavy until it's shaped, otherwise it'll only be glued onto the peaks if not enough pressure is applied.

The best tenon slots are completely flat and smooth as that provides a perfectly flat area for cork to adhere to when using impact adhesive.

Grooves in tenon slots aren't needed as shellac is no longer used to glue tenon corks on with. The grooves gave the shellac more surface area to adhere to the wood, but as impact adhesives (such as Evo-Stik) are only applied thin, the peaks lessen the surface area of the wood against the underside of the cork.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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