Wolfcraft 6155, 6156 manual Box Construction

3.Use the first piece of wood as an offset to make the next cut. Lay the first piece on the table with the dado cut straddling the dovetail bar. Lay another 3/4" piece of wood on its edge next to the first piece and run it through router bit. This makes the rabbet cut. See Figure 50.

4 SIDES

DADO CUTS

SCRAP WOOD

CLAMP

Figure 51

Figure 50

4.Assemble the two pieces of wood to make joint.

Box Construction

In constructing a box shape, for a drawer, for example, you will want to make sure all four sides are even in height; that is, the joints are located in exactly the same location on each piece of wood.

1.Use a piece of scrap wood to make a 3/8" or 1/4" dado cut along length of piece.

2.Place the 4 pieces of wood you will be using for the sides of the box on the piece of wood on which you just made the dado cut: two in the slots and two in the spaces between the slots. This places the offset on each piece exactly in the same location. See Figure 51.

3.Set up router, bar and bit in the same configuration as for dovetail/box joints (see page 39).

4.Clamp pieces of wood together. Run through router on each side. Sides come out even every time. See Figure 52.

PUSH

BLOCK

Figure 52

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