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Jig Cuts Slots for Corner Splines
October 25, 2005

A commission for six identical boxes led me to develop this router-table jig for cutting spline mortises in outside corners. The jig is used with a slot-cutting bit. To make…
Router Mortising Jig
October 25, 2005

With this simple jig and a plunge router, you can rout mortises or panel grooves in any size leg or rail. The work is held between the jig and your…
Cutting Hinge Mortises
October 25, 2005

Periodically, I build Colonial-style kitchen cabinets with flush-mounted doors. One kitchen can have at least 20 or so doors with relatively small butt hinges mortised into the edge of each…
Easily Aligned Jig for Routing Shelf Dadoes
October 25, 2005

Recently, I had to rout lots of dadoes in cabinet sides for 3/4-in. plywood shelving. I came up with a method built around a 5/8-in. patternmaking router bit (with the…
Cutting Wedges
October 25, 2005

I just glued up three large cherry panels using the vertical press described by Jim Tolpin (Fine Woodworking #112, pp. 58-59). The press works great but relies on a lot…
Enlarging Routed Dadoes
October 25, 2005

I recently had to rout a series of dadoes slightly wider than the router bit into some large panels. To accomplish this, I took advantage of my slightly eccentric router…
Shoulder Block for Hand-Cut Dovetails
October 25, 2005

This simple little shoulder block is not my idea, but I've adopted it and now have several different sizes for different situations. To make the block, start with two 1-1/4-in.-sq.…
Router Ramp for Pocket Holes
October 25, 2005

I built this router-based pocket-hole ramp when I became frustrated with my drill fixture. The router slides down the ramps to cut a low, 6¡-angle pocket hole. It's quick and…
Jointing Mitered Segments With a Router
October 25, 2005

While making a round sunburst mirror frame consisting of 16 segments, I had to miter both sides of each segment at precisely 11-1/4¡ on my tablesaw to get a gap-free…
Router Dado Setup on a Table Saw
October 25, 2005

One way that the Biesemeyer and other similar tablesaw fences have changed the way we work is that the alignment guide is so accurate that you can make quick, confident…

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