The jig works much the same way as a sliding table saw box joint jig except that instead of having a pin attached to its sliding fence the rockler jig has a guide rail that s used to evenly space notches along the length of the joint.
Router table finger joint jig. A finger joint jig to make box joints is mainly a vertical piece of board with a small strip protruding the front in the base. The box joint jig anchors to a 3 4 miter track which the trim router table does not have. This new twist on an old idea provides interchangeable faces for different size box joints. In preparation of this project i made this very simple router table fence attachment to give me that ability.
You may want to consider the rockler convertible benchtop router table. A sliding fence jig across your router table or table saw can help you cut a lot of simple box joints in almost no time. The jig s sliding fence holds the workpiece vertically and guides it over the router bit. This is a simple way to build a jig that makes it possible to cut box joints also known as finger joints on your router table build video for mine.
Check out my video review of the router and why i bought it for my router table. A jig is a device that holds a piece of work and guides the tools operating on it this is going to be a box joint aka finger joint jig. Find plans for our jig here. Learn how to make box joints on your router table using a jig.
You may want to consider the rockler convertible benchtop router table. A sliding router table jig such as the rockler router table box joint jig works with any router table with a miter slot.