Woodworking joint torture test

Interesting!
I am wondering how joints and glue react to sudden impact. I mean, nobody sits down in a chair this slow. Most stress-situations in real life are impact-like. It requires as whole different testing set-up, but it would be interesting, too.

yeha, and wouldnt the type of timber alos affect the result, like what if the timber isnt seasoned properly and the moisture content allows it to be bent easier

What about a Lap Joint?

this was intrigueing said max

Very nice test results. It,s nice to see something different about woodworking every now and again. Thank you for the posting.

I agree with you, this was very neat.

No wonder that the wood fails before the dowls. The wood has been cut regardless of the direction of the fibers. Thats the pricipal problem. The Vikings did it in a better way. They didn't use a saw to cut wood :) They used axes to split it. Wood always splits along the weakest line.

i wanted 2 see some dope :(

LOL he said butt stress:)

what would be shear? pressing a downward force directly at the joint, rather that 6 or 8 inches away like in the movie?