The m t joint is for a table apron into a leg with a setback.
Router table tenon jig. Tenon jig this jig has an indexing feature that allows you to cut perfect fitting tenons every time without having to set up the jig each time you use it. Many of the jigs we have included like the woodriver 2801 and the shop fox w1500 can be used on both table saws and benchtops although a simple woodworker s vise is ideal when hand cutting tenons. This tenoning sled is very easy to make if you. A 3 4 freud mortising bit dr16104 i locked the router table fence about 1 8 wider that the bit side of the miter slot to bit distance and ran a 1 8 deep groove across a 10 x12 piece of 1 2 birch ply.
The jig can be mounted directly on a workbench or onto a board that can be clamped in a vise or to a bench. Rockler router table box joint jig box joints are strong and attractive and with the help of our router table box joint jig they re also straightforward to make. Using a plunge router with the jig woodworkers of all skill levels can cut fully aligned mortises and tenons ranging from 1 4 to 1 2 wide and from 1 to 3 long. A tenoning jig is mostly known as a tool that holds wood stock perpendicular to the top of a table saw it is essentially a moving fence.
The easiest mortise and tenon joint ever the easiest mortise and tenon joint ever the router table works well for mortises up to 1 4 wide. Router table tenoning sled. The only tools you need to start making loose tenon joints are a plunge router equipped with an edge guide straight bits designed for plunge cutting and a mortising block a shopmade jig i ve designed that you can make in a day the mortising block minimizes layout work and allows routing both edge and end mortises from the same router setup. So when i have to use this woodworking jig i put my workpiece against that strip in the tenon jig.
By argosybob member dec 01 2010. Add a spacer. And then i screw a guiding strip below the piece of plywood. This video demonstrates how to make a mortise and tenon joint using the router table.
Jigs for routing perfect curves with bob van dyke. The starting setup set the height of the spiral upcut bit to 9 16 to accept a 1 2 long tenon. A very fast and simple way to cut tenons in our woodworking shop. When it comes to cutting tenons it s hard to beat a tenon jig and a table saw.
Position the fence to. This jig uses precision machined solid brass indexing keys to ensure uniform finger spacing and an airtight fit.