How-To
How to Cut a Box Joint
Ed Pirnik shows you how he cut box joints for a whole bank of drawers with one tablesaw setup.
Apr 17, 2013
When it came time to outfit my Not-So-Big-Workbench with drawers, I knew right off the bat that box joint joinery was the way to go. Once you set up the appropriate auxiliary fence on your tablesaw’s crosscut sled, these joints are easy to cut, easy on the eyes, and super-sturdy.
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Where did you get that blade from?
You can get the Box Joint or Finger Joint blade set directly from a number of suppliers. Ridge Carbide and Forrest have them as well as Amazon, Rockler and Woodcraft.
With a flat kerf the blade pair can be used to cut two widths from one set of blades. The two widths are derived by pairing the blades for narrow or wide cuts.
Hope this helps.
Or you can use dado blade(s).
I've found I can almost halve the time for cutting box joints by making the indexing peg long enough to capture two pieces of stock. Make the first cut on the first piece as usual. Then flip it and make the first cut on the mating piece as usual. Now, flip the first piece back to its starting position and index its first cut over the pin. And lay the mating piece up against it and index its initial cut over the pin as well. Now proceed to making cuts in both pieces at the same time. I've had good success using this double-cut method.
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