-----------------------------------------------------------------------"Swingman" wrote:> I would have sworn your post never mentioned material of any type,> and, as the subject indicates, was about not agreeing with the> necessity of the use of dedicated router bit in a WoodSmith tip> video specifically entitled "Rock Solid Drawer Joints". :)------------------------------------------------------------Lew Hodgett wrote:> If you don't include pre-machined stock, the bit becomes a nice> feature,> but unnecessary bit.------------------------------------------------------------> Why?-------------------------------------------------------------Using the precut pieces you describe eliminates a lot of T/S work,and makes the remaining stock prep using the drawer bit a natural.------------------------------------------------------------>> Your approach of using pre-machined stock turns the bit into atotally>> new ball game, application wise..-------------------------------------------------------------------> How?---------------------------------------------------------------You seriously reduced the total amount of stock prep for a drawer,but what is left lends itself to the drawer joint bit.---------------------------------------------------------------------> Your original post is about a 'drawer side' joinery method, using adedicated router bit.>> The material used - finished, unfinished, purpose milled as towidth, or not - is irrelevant to that joinery method.------------------------------------------------------------But it does have a major impact on the total amount of stock prep timeand the methods used to do the job.I just like a T/S and appropriate sled where possible.Don't get me wrong, I use a router for a lot of things, but fordrawers,given a choice, I'll take a T/S.Lew
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