Woodworker's Journal 2006-30-Winter, страница 77

This jig provides quick and accurate setups when cutting through or stopped dadoes and sliding dovetails. The flip-up stops and hold-down clamp firmly control your workpiece. And when you're done, the jig conveniently hangs on a wall for storage.

Quick and Easy Grooves

Quick, easy and accurate ... that's what you'll get with this jig. It's quick to set up (both depth settings and dado placements), and it's quick when it comes to making repeatable cuts: the sliding hinged stops help you plow successive indexed dadoes (like those on matching bookcase sides) in a hurry.

Because you move the router across the stock — not the stock across a table saw — it's also a lot easier (especially on your back). And if you do any type of cabinetry, from bookcases to entertainment centers, you'll find this jig indispensible for plowing three styles of common dadoes: stopped, through and sliding dovetail.

Through dadoes are the easiest to make, although not as attractive if they remain in plain view.

Stopped dadoes allow you to hide the forward aspect of the joint, but they also force you to accommodate the stopped portion of the joint with a matching notch or rebate.

Sliding dovetails are a more challenging variation of a dado. The familiar wedge-like shape creates a strong and attractive mechanical joint.

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