Dadoes are one of the simplest forms of router joinery, and they create sturdy connections for casework construction. Bill Hylton demonstrates several methods for routing dadoes, including using an adjustable shop-made jig that provides foolproof results. Learn more about Dado joinery on a router at...
For a PDF and SketchUp plan of this project, head to In the Weekend Wall Shelf episode, I showed you how to use a parallel jig to create dados. But the jig was originally created for making coves at the tablesaw. So here's a special jig made specifically for the purpose of creating dados with your r...
Learn how to build a router table for Woodworking for under $10 in this woodworking video for beginners. This simple router table is a good starting point for people who are learning woodworking or even the professional looking for a quick site setup. For more woodworking tutorial videos please subs...
Be sure to check out for more shop tips, tool reviews, project ideas and to participate in workshop discussions. If you own a plunge router and you like to use it for making dado and/or rabbit cuts, then this might just be a tip you can use. If you spend a half an hour making these set up blocks, yo...
A simple way to make your own dado jig with some lumber and Bessey clamps. Far away from being expensive and highly adjustable. Using a Makita RT0700 trimmer with trimmer/plunge base. This video should give you a rough idea about what you can do. You should have some experience for creating such a j...
Dado jig for a circular saw and or a router, in a combination jig, can be also used as a saw guide for square cuts. slides on the sides of the material being set up for the dado, width set with a caliper, for precise dado width. Easily clamped, and adjusted to different material from 12ins to 3/4ins...
For more details visit:. Cut perfectly fitted dados for a wide range of plywood thicknesses-no undersized bits required! The conventional solution for cutting tight-fitting dados for plywood is to buy a set of expensive undersized bits, but this jig lets you do it for a wide range of thicknesses wit...
Step by step instructions for the set up and use of the Craftex Dovetail Jig from Busy Bee Tools featuring Mark Eaton. ?search_query=CT052+CT154&x=0&y=0...
We all know that 3/4" ply is never 3/4". This jig uses your actual stock to set the dado width for a perfect fit every time without having to measure or make test cuts. Improved and expanded from the first appearance in Woodworker's Journal Magazine, the plans are 14 full color pages, incl...
This is my newest router jig for making dado cuts with a handheld router...
Accent your woodworking with a "French" dovetail: a sliding dovetail joint that's made completely on the router table, with essentially one setup. Bill Hylton takes you step-by-step through the cuts for a drawer assembly. Learn more about dovetail joinery with a router at This is the first...
3-Pc. Master Woodworker's Dado Package For More Info: Don't stop yourself mid-project to improvise a homemade dado jig - pick up our 3-Pc Woodworker's Master Dado Set and keep your project moving forward. This complete package will have you cutting perfectly straight dados to exactly the width you w...
Subscribe for new videos every week. There are many router dado jig options out there. I could have very easily just made one of them but I wanted to be a little different with this one. Just for the sake of trying something new. My spline jig and miter sled were each made from a single 2 x 2 piece ...
How to use a Porter Cable Router jig to create dovetails...
For More Info: As seen in WoodSmith Magazine. Use your router and this exclusive new jig to make precise dado joints quickly and with confidence. Built from a solid piece of aluminum, this guide allows you to make dados up to 2" wide in exact 1/16" increments. It will work with any length ...
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Popular Woodworking Magazine Senior Editor, Robert W. Lang, demonstrates how to make a plywood jig for perfect fitting dado joints. He then uses his jig for routing dados for the shelves of his Craftsman Bookcase...
7 FUNCTIONS 1 ROUTER JIG - MPOWER YOUR ROUTER! 1) Adjustable Dado Jig / Trenching Jig. 2) Mortising Jig. 3)Anti Tilt Jig. 4)Router Compass Jig. 5) Offset Base Jig. 6) Adjustable Faux Panel Rebate Copying Jig. 7) Flush Finish Edging Trim Jig. For more information visit...
For more information and photos: This shop made jig works in conjunction with your router and its edge guide. It has a fixed stop on one end and an adjustable stop on the other end to limit the length of the mortise. The guide helps to support the router and keep it square. The tabs on top of both l...
The best of the best on routers, Bill Hylton, now available at an eye-popping discount in our store: Bob Lang is a big fan of the router for all sorts of woodworking projects. In this video he takes you through the process of building a router jig for working on a dado joint. -Dan Visit our communit...
7 FUNCTIONS 1 ROUTER JIG - MPOWER YOUR ROUTER! 1) Adjustable Dado Jig / Trenching Jig. 2) Mortising Jig. 3)Anti Tilt Jig. 4)Small Router Compass Jig. 5) Offset Base Jig. 6) Adjustable Faux Panel Rebate Copying Jig. 7)Large Router Compass: ACCESSORIES 8) Dowel and Edging Flush Trim. 9) Edge Guide Sid...
This is the jig I use to create perfect dados. It's quick and easy to make and even easier to use. Can be made to pretty much any length (within reason) to suit your project...
This elegant design will cut panels and dado them for assembly is a very short time. Positioned vertically it has a small footprint and so can be left in position ready to spring into action when required. No more stretching over 4 foot boards with a skill saw - just lift the skill saw from knee lev...
See my prior video to make a router table pin jig.I'm making a template of a adjustable wrench for Christmas ornaments. It can be used for signs or other purposes...
DIY Track Saw (comparable to Festool and Dewalt) I believe it too! The idea is simple and fool proof. Use a 3'4 " router bit or a stacked dado set on the tables saw. Ideally use se a runner that's adjustable to take up any slop and put some no slip rubber feet on the bottom ...
Double-Duty Trim Router Jig has both a circle cutter and an adjustable fence for dadoes, grooves and flutings. By Jerry Seabaugh...
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