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Serious question, is everyone really happy with pocket hole joinery for face frames?
I had a big maple face frame fail on me last month, right in the middle of a kitchen install. The pocket holes just pulled apart after the wood moved a bit with the season change. I spent a whole day fixing it with proper mortise and tenon joints. I know pocket holes are fast, but for something that needs to last, I'm not convinced. Has anyone else had a piece come apart like that?
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stellaj635mo ago
My maple face frame from 2018 is still fine.
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emma_hayes805mo ago
Unlike my maple cutting board from that year, which is a warped mess.
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morgan_lewis184mo ago
Wait, did you say that maple face frame buckled on you mid-install? That's wild, I've never heard of pocket holes failing that dramatically with maple. I mean, I've had some pine stuff loosen up after a while but not straight up pull apart like that. Maybe it's just me but I always thought maple was pretty stable for joinery like that. Were you using coarse thread screws or fine thread? I have to admit I usually just grab whatever is handy and maybe that's why my stuff hasn't failed yet.
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