Am I over thinking this
#16
(03-09-2020, 04:04 PM)CEPenworks Wrote: I am building a hall bench 5' wide and 8' tall. I am backing it with 1/2" plywood. Since the plywood is only 4' wide I need to splice in another piece. I can hide the seam behind some dividers that are 3/4" thick. I was thinking to make 3/4" wide 1/4" deep dados on both pieces so I could overlap them at the joint. Am I over thinking this and would it be fine to just butt them together behind the 3/4" dividers?

I'd just go with a small tongue and groove joint or easier, a 1/4" x 1/4" spline, glued in place and have the joint centered on a divider.
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(03-11-2020, 07:50 AM)Splinter Puller Wrote: I'd just go with a small tongue and groove joint or easier, a 1/4" x 1/4" spline, glued in place and have the joint centered on a divider.

It's a good thing I didn't reply, I like this method better than what I would have suggested!
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#18
If you can't hide it, point to it.
Cover the joint with a piece of screen mold.
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#19
If I am reading your design right, the joint will be behind another board.
This is traditionally known as a “board and batten” design with the batten being the narrow board.
The batten is specifically there to hide joints.

So your design should work fine with a simple butt joint between.
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#20
Plenty of good ideas on the back panel.
I’m just wondering if this is one solid unit or modular.
If one solid unit you will need a lot of room to stand it up and it will only fit under ceilings that are 9’ and higher.
Ray
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