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OPERATION
MISCELLANEOUS TECHNIQUES
Using these techniques can simplify your dovetailing projects.
USE A DEAD-BLOW HAMMER
Use a plastic dead-blow hammer to join your workpieces together to help prevent the marring of wood (Fig. 1A).
CHAMFER THE TAIL EDGES
Chamfering the inner tail edges can make the joints go together easier and may prevent damage to the pins (Fig.
1B). Make the chamfers with a file or a chisel. Since the chamfers are located on the inside of the joint, they will be
invisible.
This method of setting your router bit depth on through dovetails or box joints is very accurate for creating pins or
tails that are flush, and is especially good for inlay work. Use a board that is the same thickness as your workpiece
to be joined and draw a line.
ALTERNATE THROUGH DOVETAIL AND BOX JOINT BIT DEPTH SETTING
Set the router on the template and lower the router bit until it reaches the line. Make sure that the scrap material
used in the horizontal position to support the template is at least as thick as the router bit depth-of-cut.
Fig. 1A
Fig. 1B
Fig. 2A
If using the same setup repeatedly, you can use a 3/8"-16 nut (A)
Fig. 3A (not supplied) to keep the brass adjustment knobs from
moving.
STOP NUT FOR BRASS ADJUSTMENT KNOB
Fig. 2B
Fig. 3A
A