Why a climb cut on tenon jig for router

Fencepost | Posted in Matt Berger on November 14, 2006 02:29am

Re the current video. Please can Patrick Warner explain why he preferred a climb cut with his neat jig for tenon routing? It looks to me as though a standard cut would achieve just the same result. Thanks

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MBerger | Nov 14, 2006 09:20pm | #1
Hey Fencepost,

You know, I don't think there was any technical reason he made a climb cut versus a standard cut. I suspect he decided to make a climb cut because of where he was standing in relation to the workpiece; it was easier to pull the router than push it, but that's just speculation. The bottom line is, the jig works just as well with a standard cut, and the general opinion is to use a standard cut whenever possible.

Matt Berger
Fine Woodworking
TJW | Nov 17, 2006 09:27pm | #2
Climb-cutting will also minimize tearout at the shoulders.