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Routing Dado Joints
October 25, 2005

In the high-school furniture-making class I teach, we use a router and a parallel guide like the one shown above to cut most of our dado joints. Even though the…
Sliding Dovetail Jig
October 25, 2005

I use this jig for routing the sliding dovetail housings for the legs of small pedestal tables and stands: It's fast to set up and very accurate. I made the…
Clock Cavity Routing Jig
October 25, 2005

Although I devised this jig for routing a cavity for a quartz clock works, the idea could be adapted to many routing operations. The beauty of the jig is that…
Pivoting Router Mortising Fixture
October 25, 2005

Because I needed to cut more than 400 mortises in a short period of time, I built this pivoting router fixture. With it, I can cut two mortises in about…
Jig for Routing Sliding Dovetails
October 25, 2005

After reading Mac Campbell's article on sliding dovetails (Fine Woodworking #62, p. 80), I was compelled to use the joint on a project. The jig for cutting the pin that…
Router Jig for Flush Shelf Edging
October 25, 2005

Here is a router jig for trimming edge moldings flush with a flat surface. I have used this jig for trimming the edging on tables and countertops, but its most…
Milling Large Surfaces
October 25, 2005

Here is the procedure I used to accurately mill the surface of a 4-ft.-dia., 288-year-old ponderosa pine section destined for a museum exhibit. I utilized the shop door as a…
Router Fixture for Dovetail Pins
October 25, 2005

My variation on routing dovetails involves cutting the pins with a router equipped with a 1/4-in. straight bit and a bushing that follows an acrylic template. I mark the pins…
Jig for Routing Sliding Dovetails in Drawer Fronts
October 25, 2005

I recently received an order for drawers joined at the front with sliding dovetails. Because the drawers were of many different sizes, I needed to make a router jig that…
Making Discs on the Router Table
October 25, 2005

To cut smooth, accurate circles, make a sliding wooden strip to fit in the miter-gauge slot of your router table. The strip should protrude just slightly above the surface of…

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