Tongue-And-Groove Making Perfect Tongue-And-Groove Joinery on the Router Table
Joinery Class Tongue-and-Groove Making Perfect Tongue-and-Groove Joinery on the Router Table By Andy Rae Edge-to-Edge End-to-Edge Solid wood paneling, Groove Web frames, cabinet backs, frame-and-panel fl ooring assemblies S ti l e Rail Plywood Tongue Wood edging Edging Common applicati ons: Shelving, cabinet sides • Edging • Web frames • Cabinet backs • Wall paneling • Flooring With its relatively short groove, the tongue-and-groove When it comes to cutting the bits that allow spacing the tongue that �its into a shallow joint, the router table makes cutters to suit your stock’s quick and precise work of the thickness. All these bits cut the joint is woodworking’s diminutive job, thanks to router bits that usingpro�ile a instraight a single bit, pass—a rabbeting much cousin to the mortise-and-tenon. cut complementary tongues more desirable approach than Thankfully, it’s much easier to and grooves. Think of it as make, in large part due to modern cut ’n go: Rout each edge, and bit, or slot cutter to shape the routers and router bits. The you’ve made a perfect joint. Withjoint, awhere tongue-and-groove inconsistent stock bit shorter tongue is a good choice for There’s a range of bit designs orthickness bits in your can screwrouter you table, up. registering parts, such as when on the market, from single, �itting wood panels or boards for recon�igurable bits that you cabinet backs and �looring (in take apart and rearrange to cut a few accessories, and some which case the joint is typically both sides of the joint, to 2-bit, simple techniques, you’ll get assembled60 woodcraftmagazine.com without glue.) Oct/Nov 2016matched sets and “convertible” reliable cuts every time.
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