Charles Brown
03-12-2012, 9:48 PM
Surely I'm over-thinking this.
Previously, when I made a chest of drawers I would use web frames that were 3/4" thick. I would use a 3/4" pattern bit and a small block to plough the dados and then come back with a dovetail bit fit in a guide bush to create a sliding dovetail. I've decided to change the size of my web frames and have run into a road block.
I would like to use a 13/16" thick web frame. This means I can't use the pattern bit. I would like to run this in one pass so there aren't a lot of fussy setups. I use a circular router base plate and do not think that guiding one edge along a straight edge is accurate enough. Should I create a jig that traps the base plate on both sides and then plough the dado? Is there a simpler way? I would like the setup to be straight forward and repeatable without a lot of fussy measurements (wouldn't we all?).
Maybe I answered my own question? Anyone have any other suggestions to help me through this little thought experiment?
How does everyone else create sliding dovetails with a shoulder in their casework?
Previously, when I made a chest of drawers I would use web frames that were 3/4" thick. I would use a 3/4" pattern bit and a small block to plough the dados and then come back with a dovetail bit fit in a guide bush to create a sliding dovetail. I've decided to change the size of my web frames and have run into a road block.
I would like to use a 13/16" thick web frame. This means I can't use the pattern bit. I would like to run this in one pass so there aren't a lot of fussy setups. I use a circular router base plate and do not think that guiding one edge along a straight edge is accurate enough. Should I create a jig that traps the base plate on both sides and then plough the dado? Is there a simpler way? I would like the setup to be straight forward and repeatable without a lot of fussy measurements (wouldn't we all?).
Maybe I answered my own question? Anyone have any other suggestions to help me through this little thought experiment?
How does everyone else create sliding dovetails with a shoulder in their casework?