Whereas there are, little question, different methods to perform this magnificent woodworking feat, I’m going to restrict my remarks to the usage of the Keller Mannequin 2401 Professional Sequence Dovetail Jig. Keller has different fashions accessible however this one appears greatest to me when contemplating each operate and price router bit set B09TR8Z82F TOOLDO.
This is not going to be a protracted article as a result of the operation of this dovetail jig is elegantly easy. The entire package consists of two, giant aluminum templates, one for the pins and the opposite for the tails. It additionally consists of two router bits, one for the pins and the opposite for the tails. These bits have ball bearing monitoring collars mounted between the cutter and the bit shaft. The collar tracks across the template whereas the bit is slicing into the top grain of the work piece.
Every dovetail jig template is screwed onto a chunk of wooden at proper angle to the template. This wooden is clamped to the one facet of the workpiece whereas the template rests on the top grain. The one changes relate to correct left/proper placement alongside the sting of the workpiece and setting the depth of minimize on the router.
Full directions include every dovetail jig package and an educational video is on the market. The width of every template is 24″ (a 16″ mannequin is on the market) however the size of minimize just isn’t restricted to these dimensions. You merely minimize all of the dovetails on the template after which re-align the template in order that the primary place on the template is now lined up with the final dovetail (or pin) minimize in the course of the preliminary go. Theoretically, you might minimize dovetails all the best way to the moon though nobody has tried this but.
It can save you some cash by ordering the 16″ mannequin however you’ll have to re-align the template extra usually for large workpieces. With the usual (bigger) bits which are included, you might minimize dovetails in panels which are from 5/8″ to 1″ thick. A smaller dovetail jig bit set is on the market (at further value). With the smaller bits, you might minimize dovetails into 3/8″ to three/4″ materials. Regular pin spacing is 1 3/4″ middle to middle. The dovetail angle is 7 levels. A 1½ HP router or bigger is required and the router collet could be both 3/8″ or 1/2″. One-half inch is preferable. A Professional Clamp Package is on the market at further value for manufacturing work and is very helpful for making drawers with the Keller dovetail jig..
If you would like giant dovetails in thicker inventory, you may need to think about Keller’s Mannequin 3600. These 36″ large templates will deal with thicknesses from 1/2″ to 1 1/4″ thick. The usual bit set works with wooden as much as 1″ thick. The non-obligatory small bit set is for wooden thicknesses from 1/2″ to three/4″. The non-obligatory giant bit set is for inventory 7/8″ to 1 1/4″ thick.