A great assist in doing dados

So does my table saw, with a Freud "Dial-a-Width" dado set. ;)

Same thing can be accomplished with two boards and some clamps with the advantage that there is no offset distance to measure but, glad you like it. If it works for you, that's all that counts.

They work great. I've been using a shop made version for quite a while for routing dados.

Then there is my jig that is self squaring and you can build it with scraps.

Looks slick :)

Hey! That's the one I use!

Oh, that's right, I built mine from Leon's description.

Very nice. If you don't mind, what are the dimensions of the boards in your dado jig?

Michael

Le> >I am working on a bookcase project that has a fair number of dados. I

RE: Subject

I'm with Swingman.

Tough to beat table saw Unifence and a Freud dado set.

Lew

Sometimes...

I have a Dado King and Leon's jig. Either, or both, are correct for a given operation.

Take a look on a.b.p.w, I posted a PDF file of the drawing with dimensions.

RE: Leon's Dado Jig

Definitely has a place for cutting a dado in an assembled top such as adding a T-Track when building a router table.

Think I would be tempted to use the outside edge of the router base and a straight bit rather than a pattern bit.

Think it is an easier way to make shallow cuts.

Lew

Pardon my ignorance but I don't know what a b.p.w. is. If you are talking about the webpage you linked, yes, there is a red/blue drawing but the dimensions are illegible.

Michael

Le> > Very nice. If you don't mind, what are the dimensions of the boards in

Quick and better suited for cutting one or two dado's. More than that and the dado blades on a TS would probably make more sense.

I wanted to get away from the possibility of the base not being perfectly centered with the bit. Additionally, the advantage to using a pattern bit is that you fit the board that you want to fit in side the dado between the

It's a newsgroup - alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking .

a.p.b.w is the alt.binaries.pictures.woodworking news group.

If you would like, I can e-mail you the pdf file. The dimensions are not real critical as long as you have adequate clearance for the router to travel.

Thanks Doug & Leon for clarifying that!

If you don't mind emailing it, please & thank you.

Michael

Le> > Pardon my ignorance but I don't know what a b.p.w. is. If you are

The e-mail is on it's way.

Got it, thanks Leon. BTW, I don't have access to a.b.p.w.

Michael

Le> > Thanks Doug & Leon for clarifying that!

I also have a version that uses rabbetted rails and a tempet guide.

The same jig is usable for sliding dovetails.