This was a first for me. I've always wanted to try and make something with box joints or dovetail joints (really any joint that doesn't require screws/nails...I've always enjoyed watching them make those on PBS). This project also required me to make a round cut. Both were done with my router which was pretty much the most I've worked with my router (except for using it a bit on the router table that slides into my bt3 rails).
I felt pretty good about the results since it was my first go and also because they were done using homemade jigs. However, the joints were way too tight. I had to pound (not tap) them together with a mallet and doing so caused much chipping away in the fingers as the ends forced together. Would this be a result from my cutting or from my homemade jig being made slightly incorrectly...or perhaps the offset was slightly off? Thanks.
One note. After much searching on how to make a simple round cut, I finally found a what I needed from a video posted by a kid. Everyone is a teacher and everyone is a student. You got to love it.
I felt pretty good about the results since it was my first go and also because they were done using homemade jigs. However, the joints were way too tight. I had to pound (not tap) them together with a mallet and doing so caused much chipping away in the fingers as the ends forced together. Would this be a result from my cutting or from my homemade jig being made slightly incorrectly...or perhaps the offset was slightly off? Thanks.
One note. After much searching on how to make a simple round cut, I finally found a what I needed from a video posted by a kid. Everyone is a teacher and everyone is a student. You got to love it.
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