Hi, I am building a guitar amplifier cabinet and have some questions about making the joints. I am not doing finger/dovetail joints yet.. just using kind of a butt joint.
Looks like this _ _____________________ A |_______ _ - - B - | | C |___________
The top is .. well the top. There is a notch in the top that is 3/4 in deep (B) to take the side of the cabinet There is a lip that covers the top of the side (A) that is 1/4 inch wide. Since the plank is 3/4 wide (C=1/2 inch.. therefor A+B=3/4
Anyway.. Ideally this would be done with a dado.. but I dont have one. I do have a router and table and that is where the question comes in.
I have to do the cut in mulitple passes. I can only take off about 1/8 of an inch at a time. When I am cutting I am noticing that in addition to sawdust there are curls of wood (as if I was using a plane) I can only cut about an inch every 4-5 seconds. When I cut across the grain there is a considerable amount of buring.
Is this normal? I am assuming I am doing something wrong.. just dont know what. Burning when crosscutting? Curling when cutting? Cutting 1/8 deep by
1/2 inch at a time?I really would appreciate any help. I have looked through several woodworking books and havent found anything pertinent to this situation.
Thanks
Drew I had cleaned any gunk from the bit before I started routing.