Cutting Box Joints On Router Table

Fasten a runner to the jig s sled section fig.

Cutting box joints on router table.

While you could cut box and finger joints by hand both joints are most quickly and efficiently cut with power tools in either solid wood or plywood. No table saw necessary. A sliding router table jig such as the rockler router table box joint jig works with any router table with a miter slot. No i m not going to dance and leap around until the end if this turns out successfully.

Making box joints on the table saw requires a dado stack which isn t available in all areas. Rout a groove down the length of a piece of plywood to begin making the jig s base fig. This tutorial video shows a simple method on making a jig out of plywood for a hand held router that attaches to the base. Use a push block to hold the pieces in a vertical position.

Clamp both ends of the base to the router table. Learn how to cut box joints using a router table and this simple jig. The easiest methods include using a sliding jig and a table saw a portable router and a template style joinery jig or a router table and sliding fence jig or dedicated box joint router bit. Place the first cut over the spacer fence and make the second cut and continue until finished.

Make the base the. For 10 off your first purchase go to. Set the depth of cut so that it is slightly more higher than the material thickness. Chris marshall demonstrates these techniques on the triton twx7 workcentre module.

All right folks i m gonna get jiggy with it. The next best method is at the router table but not everyone has the space for a dedicated router table. A simple way to cut box joints using a special jig and your router table. How to make finger and box joints with only a router.

A jig is a device that holds a piece of work and guides the tools operating on it this is going to be a box j. The runner s fit in the base is crucial so begin slightly. Brought to you by squarespace.