Wolfcraft 6156, 6155 manual Making Combination Joints

NOTE: Dovetail joint is used to connect (lengthen) two straight boards in this application.

5.Stand them vertically on the router table near the router bit, making sure the bottom of the two wood pieces are flush with the tabletop.

6.With the fence removed and using a block of wood as a push shoe so that the tail is not torn out, run the pieces through the router. This makes your first cut and leaves a tail on piece that was offset. See Figure 47.

PUSH

BLOCK

Figure 47

7.Place clamped wood pieces over dovetail/box joint bar with cut straddling bar. Using your first cut as a guide, make the next cut.

8.Continue making your cuts across the entire width of the pieces of wood, using each previous cut as a guide. See Figure 48.

PUSH

BLOCK

Figure 48

9. Assemble joint and test for fit.

NOTE: Move the dovetail/box joint bar slightly towards the bit to make the joint slightly looser; move the bar away from the bit to make the joint slightly tighter.

Making Combination Joints

A combination joint is comprised of a dado cut and a rabbet cut.

1.Set up router with same 3/8" bit height and the same spacing as for dovetail or box joints.

2.Lay a 3/4" piece of wood on the tabletop. With it snuggly against the dovetail bar, run it over the bit. This makes the dado cut. See Figure 49.

Figure 49

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