The next project my wife has lined up for me is a bed. And a king size bed is a bit on the large side to dado the tenons. I watched the woodwhisperer video on his bed and the domino. And now I'm sold. That thing really is magical in how fast and accurate it can produce a perfect mortise.
Expect that price tag. As much as I love the equipment I've spent good money on, I'm not ready to drop that kind of money on the domino xl. It's great for the guys who earn their money by how fast they make joints, but I do this for fun, and that is way beyond my level. I'll more than gladly keep making my traditional mortise and tenons joints when I'm capable of doing it.
I'd like to be able to cut mortises for floating tenons like that however. Maybe some sort of jig for a plunge router that'll get me close to the domino with some extra setup work (fine by me, it's a hobby, not time wasted that isn't making me money). The closest I've seen is the beadlock system. I'm thinking of something that lets me clamp onto a board, let's me either swap out inserts for the mortise width or I have an adjustment for how wide I'm making my mortises. Is there something that gets close like that, or should I just go buy a beadlock?
Expect that price tag. As much as I love the equipment I've spent good money on, I'm not ready to drop that kind of money on the domino xl. It's great for the guys who earn their money by how fast they make joints, but I do this for fun, and that is way beyond my level. I'll more than gladly keep making my traditional mortise and tenons joints when I'm capable of doing it.
I'd like to be able to cut mortises for floating tenons like that however. Maybe some sort of jig for a plunge router that'll get me close to the domino with some extra setup work (fine by me, it's a hobby, not time wasted that isn't making me money). The closest I've seen is the beadlock system. I'm thinking of something that lets me clamp onto a board, let's me either swap out inserts for the mortise width or I have an adjustment for how wide I'm making my mortises. Is there something that gets close like that, or should I just go buy a beadlock?
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