RABBETED HALF-BLIND DOVETAILS
To produce rabbeted
NOTE: Cut the tails first.
For miniature
Use scrap wood until you are comfortable with the jig.
Mount the correct offset guides - black for the standard and silver for the miniature.
ITEMS NEEDED
●
●17/32", 7° Dovetail Bit 43776PC
●3/4" O.D. Template Guide, 42040
●Template Guide Lock Nut, 42239
ITEMS NEEDED FOR MINIATURE
●Miniature Dovetail Template
●9/32", 7° Dovetail Bit 43777PC
●3/8" O.D. Template Guide, 42037 (with dovetail bit)
●Template Guide Lock Nut, 42239
●Miniature Offset Guides (silver)
CUTTING THE TAILS
Step 1 -
Step 2 -
Step 3 -
Clamp a scrap board (A) Fig. R1 in the upper clamp (horizontal mounting position). Use scrap board that is thick enough to prevent the bit from contacting the base (1/2" will work). Secure the template (B) on top of the scrap board (Fig. R1). Ensure the flatness by holding one hand on the board and using the other to tighten the template knobs.
Move the left offset guide all the way to the left (Fig. R2). (Use the black offset guides for the standard cut, and the silver for the miniature cut).
Position and clamp the tail board in the lower clamp (vertical mounting position) with the outside surface against the jig base (Fig. R3).
B
A
R1
R2
R3
Step 4 - Make a spacer equal to the rabbet’s width. Put the spacer (A) Fig. R4 against the left edge of the tail board, move the left offset guide (B) flush against the spacer, and secure the offset guide.
Step 5 - Reposition the scrap board
(C)so that it is flush against the offset guide and the back edge of the vertical board.
Step 6 - Align the
A
B 
R4
C 
B
A
R5
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