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NOTE: Dovetail joint is used to connect
(lengthen) two straight boards in this
application.
5. Stand them vertically on the router
table near the router bit, making sure
the bottom of the two wood pieces are
flush with the tabletop.
6. With the fence removed and using a
block of wood as a push shoe so that
the tail is not torn out, run the pieces
through the router. This makes your
first cut and leaves a tail on piece that
was offset. See Figure 47.
PUSH
BLOCK
Figure 47
7. Place clamped wood pieces over
dovetail/box joint bar with cut
straddling bar. Using your first cut
as a guide, make the next cut.
8. Continue making your cuts across
the entire width of the pieces of
wood, using each previous cut as a
guide. See Figure 48.
PUSH
BLOCK
Figure 20
WOLF109-58
Figure 49
9. Assemble joint and test for fit.
NOTE: Move the dovetail/box joint bar
slightly towards the bit to make the joint
slightly looser; move the bar away from
the bit to make the joint slightly tighter.
Making Combination Joints
A combination joint is comprised of a
dado cut and a rabbet cut.
1. Set up router with same 3/8" bit
height and the same spacing as for
dovetail or box joints.
2. Lay a 3/4" piece of wood on the
tabletop. With it snuggly against the
dovetail bar, run it over the bit. This
makes the dado cut. See Figure 49.
Figure 48