I disagree

Lew Hodgett · 2015-09-11T00:18:03+00:00

This weeks tip from WoodSmith suggests using a drawer lock router bit to get tight drawers. Rockler offers a bit for about $40.00. IMHO, that is a waste of money. Much easier to use a dado set and T/S to set up a $200, 8" dado set 1/4" dado using just the outside blades. A carbide dado set will do a lot of other jobs as well as locking drawer fronts which allows for the recovery of it's $200 investment spread over many more jobs. Lew

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Lew Hodgett 11 years ago

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------------------------------------------------------------- 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.

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--------------------------------------------------------------- You seriously reduced the total amount of stock prep for a drawer, but what is left lends itself to the drawer joint bit.

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dedicated router bit.

or not - is irrelevant to that joinery method.

------------------------------------------------------------ But it does have a major impact on the total amount of stock prep time and 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 for drawers,given a choice, I'll take a T/S.

Lew

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Lew Hodgett 11 years ago

Gezzus Lew - you think you could post this again in a more logical, and

------------------------------------------------------------ Totally clueless,

Try again.

Lew

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Swingman 11 years ago

Yeah Buddy! How about them apples, eh?

LOL The drawers in the photos, with joinery done on the table saw, blows that contention completely out of the water.

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Swingman 11 years ago

---------------------> 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

Jeeezus, Lew ... that mess is as confused as your argument. :)

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