I am planning a project to create a “Woodie” Wagon based on a 1940s era sedan that was never offered as one. A hallmark of the wood framing are large (~2″ deep) tapered fingerjoints to butt join pieces at angles. Router joints aren’t large enough, and I don’t own a shaper. In the recent issue of FWW there is a test of dovetail guides, and I was wondering if this could be a way to execute the joints? There are only 4-6 joints required. Or are there any other ideas? Thanks!
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What is the scale of the project, and how severe are the angles you're working with? Photos or a sketch would be helpful.
As you might know, these are normally done with a shaper and a multi-finger cutter. I don't think the geometry of a dovetail jig would work; the taper would be too angled, and also backwards. But there might be a way to do it I can't think of. There is the possibility of making the cuts with a table saw and a spacer, like is done with a straight cut to make a finger joint. Looks like a tricky set-up...
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