Q. How many biscuits should I use per foot of wood?
A. Michael Dresdner: "Two per foot will be more than enough for aligning a linear glue joint."
A. Rob Johnstone: "Powdermilk or baking powder? As Michael indicates above, the benefit of biscuits is that they help you align the edge glue joint with ease. Two biscuits per foot is a great rule of thumb, but the goal is just to make the alignment task easier. So, if you have a couple of edges that are 24" in length and are dead straight & perhaps you would only need two biscuits to do the job."
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