Ron Franssen
11-24-2009, 10:44 PM
I having a little trouble creating through dovetails with the jig. Hopefully, someone out there can provide some helpful tips.
I have set up the jig and cut all the tails first.
Then I flipped jig to cut the pins.
First problem: I had to move the jig beyond the indicator line about 1/8" before I was able to get the pins and tails to slide together. This doesn't appear to be a huge problem, it just seams that the indicator line should be "close" to the edge of the board when clamped in the jig.
Second problem: after sliding the boards together for the drawer, the top edge of the drawer sides/front/back do not align. One edge is a little up, the other edge is a little low, etc. This won't be a problem for my practice drawers but I'd like it to be better before I start any real furniture. Perhaps I need to turn the boards end over end rather than rotating them when cutting the pins and tails.
Any help would be appreciated.
I have set up the jig and cut all the tails first.
Then I flipped jig to cut the pins.
First problem: I had to move the jig beyond the indicator line about 1/8" before I was able to get the pins and tails to slide together. This doesn't appear to be a huge problem, it just seams that the indicator line should be "close" to the edge of the board when clamped in the jig.
Second problem: after sliding the boards together for the drawer, the top edge of the drawer sides/front/back do not align. One edge is a little up, the other edge is a little low, etc. This won't be a problem for my practice drawers but I'd like it to be better before I start any real furniture. Perhaps I need to turn the boards end over end rather than rotating them when cutting the pins and tails.
Any help would be appreciated.