SIGH... all I wanted to make yesterday is an inbox for my desk. I want it to have sides that slope outward at 12 degrees.
FIRST ATTEMPT: ROUTER TABLE - DOVETAILS First I tried my router table to make dovetails. I cut the ends at 12 degrees first and cut the tails. So far so good. The I cut the pins but they were cut at the wrong angle. So I recut them but the DT don't fit together, even if I pare the triangles as indicated in the Incra through dovetail instructions.
SECOND ATTEMPT: BAND SAW BOX JOINTS So I tried box joints on the band saw by tilting the table to 12 degrees. To make a long story short, I didn't appreciate the results...
THIRD ATTEMPT: MITERS By trial and error I came "close" to a workable miter joint but I don't like the look of miter joints and cringe at the thought of securing it correctly during glue up, as the joint is sloped 12 degrees. I tried a number zero biscuit which holds the corner in alignment but how do I put pressure on the joint?
Finally, a question: can anyone point me to a book or net source that describes (I need pictures) how to make a box with sloping sides with a joint other than a miter?
(Maybe I'm not really cut out for woodworking...)
oh, and please don't suggest a multi router. :)
bummed, dave