DOVETAIL JIGS
Dovetail jigs for routers use tapered cutters, flared out towards the end to
cut sockets and angled sides on the tails. Unlike most other bits, the
dovetail cutter needs to work at full depth and make the socket in a single
pass so you must move it slowly into the wood. This puts a lot of stress on
both the router and the bit so the router needs to be powerful for cutting
dovetails and the bit needs to be very sharp.
Simple jigs with comb-pattern templates can produce reliable half-blind
dovetails of fIxed dimensions, while more sophisticated adjustable jigs will
also produce through dovetails of different sizes. Dovetail connoisseurs
will notice from the coarser pins that router-cut dovetails do not look as
fine as the hand-cut versions; however, they perform just as well and take a
fraction of the time once the jig is...
10 Guide bush collars fit behind the fluted bit for dovetail cutting.
11 A dovetail jig with adjustable fingers.
12 Fluted cutters with different sizes and angles for dovetails.
13 Router dovetail jigs make secure joints for boxes and drawers.
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