How to Produce an Edge-to-Edge Biscuit Joint
By Mallory Kramer To lay a small patch of groundwork, a biscuit joint is wood joint that binds two workpieces together with a disc-like oval-shaped "biscuit" of dried and compressed wood shavings. A slot is cut into the adjoining edges of each of these two workpieces, a biscuit is deposited into one slot, glued, aligned with the corresponding slot on the opposite workpiece, and clamped in place to allow the glue to set. This creates a flush, hidden joint that is very tight and extremely strong. Because the biscuit also expands within the joint with the moisture of the glue, a biscuit joint is uncommonly durable. Because it is relatively fast and simple to create and because the result is accurate and reliable, biscuit joinery is a very popular method among all walks of woodworker. Accordingly, one of the most widely produced biscuit joints is an edge-to-edge joint, one that is used in framing, box making, table-top making and other common woodwor