Blade for cutting miter keys

[Jeremy Rayburn]

Any suggestions on a good blade to cut miter keys with?

[Paul Symchych]

I use my bandsaw. Before assembly, I fold adjoining sides face-to-face, align them and saw the keys. Dead on accurate for position and no guessing on depth of cut because the miter face and inside surface of the box are visible as you cut. Takes but a minute or two per corner. They are fairly discrete but can be widened easily with a second cut if you want them to be more prominent.

[Tim Orr]

I use a flat ground ripping blade from Infinity Tools (glue-lip rip, item # 010-024). Works great using a jig to hold the box at 45 degrees. Cuts clean and flat bottom kerfs.

I notice they also have a new 8" flat ground cross-cut blade that looks like it would work as well. They advertise it for box joints and similar.

Tim

[glenn bradley]

I was lucky enough to use this (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?161965-Review-Carbide-Processors-1-8-quot-Groover&highlight=) but, any good FTG blade will do. This one just happens to be exactly 1/8" and designed for the job by Jerrimy Snook of Snook’s Saw in Oregon.