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wonders when cutting metal
because chips will not stick
to the tool, it is of question-
able value to woodworkers
other than to give the tip a
pretty gold color.
There are a number of
turner’s gates on the market.
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Roller™ Vessel Turning
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costs about $360 and will fit
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lathes. My students find this
hollowing system easy to
understand and use.
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benchtop and full-size lathes
that have 10" to 12" of swing
capacity. The medium size
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largest model is for full-size
lathes with between 20" and
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article. All three options are
priced at just under $600.
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Firmly holds panels at a precise right angle, freeing up Clamp-It Clips
your hands so you can drive fasteners. Requires the
Clamp-It (29190, sold separately), which is screwed
to the jig. Dual clamps with soft pads to prevent
marring. Mounting holes in the jig allow attachment
to work surface. Durable glass-filled polycarbonate
construction. Maximum panel thickness is 1". Drilling
of 3/8” holes may be required in older Clamp-Its for
use with this product.
$
58918 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999 ea.
Rockler Clamp-It® Assembly Square
Use as a third hand to assemble any two pieces at 90º,
or even to put a cabinet together one corner at a time.
High-impact, rigid polycarbonate ensures strength and
accuracy. 8" x 8" x 11/2".
$
29190 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 999
ea.
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Dust Right®
Wall-Mount
20% Dust Collector
Eliminate dust,
not floor space,
with this powerful,
portable unit.
Mounts easily
54352
to any wall with
53522
included Z-bracket
and hardware.
Comfortable foam-
grip handle makes
transport and
setup a breeze.
Shown with Weighs just 50
optional pounds. 650 CFM
hoses sold flow rate and 3/4 HP motor. Includes 30-micron bag.
separately Motor has sealed shaft and bearings for quiet, long-
lasting operation. Accepts 4" hose. 14"W x 20"D x
48"H overall.
$
58860 650 CFM . . . . . . . 21599
Dust Right® Canister
Filter for Wall Mount SAVE
Dust Collector
Premium fabric pleats will filter dust $45
Big CFM in a small package! as incredibly small as 1 micron. Steel
frame with large crank-style agitator for
Y-adapter inlet for easy filter cleaning. Agitator handle folds flat. Dust
Dust Right 1250 CFM Wall-Mount Dust Collector multiple hoses falls into the plastic bag for convenient emptying.
Enough power for your whole shop, plus a Y-adapter inlet for multiple Mounting bracket, strap clamp and heavy duty plastic
hoses, and a remote for easy on/off! Mounts to wall with keyhole slots, saving collection bag included.
$
valuable floor space. Motor has sealed shaft and bearings for quiet, long lasting
operation. Includes 30-micron bag with clear window and zipper. 53522 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18499
+ 54352 1250 CFM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $529.99
Dust Right Canister Filter for Rockler 1250 CFM Wall-Mount Dust Collector
Premium fabric pleats filter dust down to an incredible 1 micron in size—fits the Rockler
SAVE
1250 CFM Dust Collector.With this one simple upgrade, you'll increase the filtration of your
1250 CFM Wall Mount Dust Collector by up to 30 times, giving the air quality in your shop a
33%
welcome boost. The premium pleated filter captures dust down to 1-micron in size, compared
to 30 microns for the stock filter bag. You also get the convenience of a crank-style filter
cleaner—just rotate the handle to clear dust off the pleats. Last but not least, the dust now Rockler
drops neatly into an included plastic bag for easy emptying. Dust Right® 4"
54818 1-Micron Canister Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $299.99 54818 Quick Change
Floor Sweep Set
Lets you clean up shop messes without stooping or
Dust Right having to use a broom and dust pan. Dust goes directly
Shop Vacuum into your dust collector, rather than being stirred into
Accessory the air. Rides smoothly on rubber wheels, and features
Organizer a removable grate. Includes our 4'' Quick Change
Convenient wall-mounted Handle, which lets you move a single hose from tool to
rack stores your shop vacuum tool (required Tool Ports sold separately).
attachments. Features 8 AVAILABLE
$
50699
52542 hooks and a large flat grate MID-JANUARY
for hanging tools, while the
59524 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3999
upper corral cradles your extension wands. Powder-
coated 3/16" steel rod. SAVE
50705 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$34.99
$30
Dust Right® Separator
Turn any shop vacuum with a
21/4" ID outlet and at least 4HP Rockler
into a 2-stage dust and chip Dust Right® 4"
50705 separator! Collect dust longer, Quick Change
without losing suction caused Multi-Port Tool Set
by prematurely clogged filters. Lets you quickly transfer
10-gallon translucent bucket a single 4" dust hose from tool to tool—ports fit tools
holds twice as much as similar with 21/2" or 4" dust ports. Quick Change Handle
products, and is easy to see attaches to your dust hose. Two 4" Tool Ports attach to
when full. The five-caster base provides exceptional larger tools like table saws, jointers and planers. Two
stability and is easy to move around the shop. Hoses 21/2" to 4" Tool Ports attach to smaller tools like router
connect to the in/out ports, preventing unintentional tables, small band saws and benchtop tools. Airflow
disconnections. Includes 36" flexform hose to connect valve lets you reduce suction. Includes (5) 4" Keyed
your shop vacuum. Patent pending. Bridge Hose Clamps.
$
45556
45556 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$
7999 56783 4" and 2 1/2" Set . . . . . 3999
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Two FlexiPort Hose options – choose the best one for how you work!
SAVE Fits nearly any
25% handheld
power tool!

FlexiPort Power
Tool Hose Kit, 3 to 12'
Expandable Hose
Award-winning flexible port
connects to almost any handheld power tool!
Amazingly flexible stretch hose won't fight you as you
move about, and it expands from 3' to 15' long. Two
flexible rubber ports, 1" and 11/2'', conform to nearly
all small tool port shapes. These ports swivel to avoid
twisting and have an elbow to lift the hose from your
work. The 21/4'' O.D. swiveling port connects to most
shop vacuums or separators and threads securely into
the hose. Patents awarded.
$
48212 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39.99
FlexiPort Power
Tool Hose Kit, 12' Hose
Flexible rubber ports connect the
included fixed-length dust hose to a
huge variety of handheld power tools,
even those with odd port shapes! Ports
swivel to avoid tangles, and are molded
with an elbow to lift the hose off your
work. Reverse thread for easy, airtight
hose connections. 21/4" OD end connects
to most shop vacuums or separators.
FlexiPort diameters include 3/4" ID x
11/4" OD, 1" ID, 11/4" ID and 11/2" ID.
51170 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$59.99
Provides freedom of
movement when working
on larger stationary projects.
2999

Dust Right 11/2''

Expandable Hose Coupler
Double your reach by joining two Expandable FlexiPort
Hoses (#48212, sold separately). Reverse threading for a
secure hold. Durable polymer construction.
54453 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5.99

AVAILABLE Before After

MID-JANUARY

Dust Right® Router Table

Dado Dust Chute
AVAILABLE
Captures the jet of dust that shoots MID-JANUARY
out of the dado while routing!
Adjustable bristles extend above
table to stop dust in its tracks.
Dust Right® Dust Hose Cord Clips Built-in blast gate lets you close
Clips snugly onto your dust hose to hold the power the chute when not needed.
cord in place, preventing twisting and tangling. Accepts 21/2" hose. Minimum 3"
Reduces chance of tripping on the cord or stepping on table overhang required.
it. Durable polymer with easy-grip texture. 57495 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $24.99
55678 For 11/2" Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7.99 Dado Dust Chute with 3' to 12' Built-in
51774 For 21/4" Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.99 Expandable Hose (48212) blast gate
50715 For 21/2" Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.99 67750 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39.99

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I trimmed the outside curves and
removed the inner waste piece at my
band saw (see photo 3). Then, I fired up
my benchtop spindle sander and gave
the cutouts a final sanding to blend and
smooth the curves (see photo 4).

Mounting the Brackets

Attaching the shelf brackets to the back
of the case isn’t hard, but what’s critical
here is that these brackets are exactly
parallel to one another and to the sides
of the case. If they aren’t, they can bind
when they are closed. I first positioned
the wider (release latch) legs of the
brackets 3" in from the narrow ends of
the desktop and attached them to it with
short screws driven into pilot holes.
Then, with the brackets opened, I set
the desktop into the case, pushed it up
against the case top and adjusted it side
to side for even clearance. I drew layout
lines to mark the brackets’ narrower leg
locations and attached the legs to the
back with more screws. Test the up-and-
down action of the desk, and make any
Carefully lay out locations for the shelf brackets on the case back and desktop panel. What’s most
important here is that the brackets are parallel, so their mechanisms will raise and lower without
binding. Attach the hardware with screws driven into pilot holes.
adjustments to the brackets until they case back. Have your helper hold the
articulate smoothly. With that done, re- project in place on the wall so you can
move them so you can prime and paint lift the desk surface up and decide on a
the wooden parts. Or topcoat them with working height that’s most comfortable
your favorite clear finish. for you. Mark six installation screw
When the paint or finish dries, rein- locations on your stud layout lines in the
stall the hardware. Now, call a buddy case. Drill pilot holes, and drive 3" deck
over to help you mount this project to screws into the wall to mount the desk.
a wall. Of course, the right approach is Then, put this handy desk to work!
to anchor the back to two wall studs, so
locate their spacing with a pair of paral- Jeff Jacobson is senior art director of
lel layout lines on the inside face of the Woodworker's Journal.

Think Outside the Shop for Other Uses Desk open to

80 degrees
There's no reason why a practical, space-saving project like this needs to be pigeon-
holed to a shop setting! If you add one of these folding desks to your garden shed,
you'll have a work surface for amending potting soil in a planter, changing the chain-
saw spark plug or whatever task can be made easier by working at standing height.
Same goes for the laundry room: a prop-up counter could serve as a place to set the
iron while it cools or to fold socks. If the hunting shack is short on counter space,
here could be a place to refill the lantern, dismantle a hand gun for cleaning or sort
your tackle box lures. And don't overlook the ways you could customize the design Desk open to
70 degrees
further: the shallow space behind the desk could store a clipboard and drawing pad,
your measuring and marking tools or a rack of chisels. Add a groove or a simple
pencil tray along the front edge of the desk, and you'll never have pencils rolling
off. For even more durability, cover the desktop with a scrap of plastic laminate so it
won't absorb stains or other chemicals while you're mixing or pouring them. And an
additional point of note: these brackets have three locking positions from partially to
fully raised (see photos, right). Here's a project with many possibilities!

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Install the face frame on the cabinet carcass with glue and
clamps. Some woodworkers use brad nails as well, but they really
aren’t necessary — and you’d need to putty over the nail heads.
and bore them. Then, locate and mark
the position of the middle rail on the
stiles, using the Face Frame Drawing on
this page as a guide. Assemble the parts
by driving screws into their pockets —
there’s no need for glue on these joints.
MATERIAL LIST
Carcass
1 Sides (2)
2 Back (1)
3 Bottom (1)
4 Face Frame Stiles (2)
5 Wide Face Frame Rail (1)
6 Narrow Face Frame Rails (2)
7 Top (1)
8 Side Trim (2)
9 Front Trim (1)
10 Decorative Molding (1)
11 Slide Supports (2)
12 Hinge Mounting Plate (1)
13 Door Stop (1)
14 Feet (4)
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Case Exploded View
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3/4" x 151 ⁄ 4" x 253⁄ 4"
3/4" x 173 ⁄ 8" x 253⁄ 4"
3/4" x 141 ⁄ 2" x 173⁄ 8"
3/4" x 11 ⁄ 2" x 253⁄ 4"
3/4" x 21 ⁄ 4" x 157⁄ 8"
3/4" x 11 ⁄ 2" x 157⁄ 8"
3/4" x 201⁄ 4" x 163⁄ 4"
1/4" x 3/4" X 163 ⁄ 4"
1/4" x 3/4" x 203⁄ 4"
3/4" x 3/4" x 55" Feet
3/4" x 2" x 141⁄ 2" (Front View)
3/4" x 21 ⁄ 4" x 14"
3/4" x 21 ⁄ 4" x 21⁄ 4"
23 ⁄ 4" x 23⁄ 4" x 31 ⁄ 4"
Face Frame
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5
51/2"
61/2"
Remove the clamps 157/8"
from the carcass so you
can check the fit of the 6
face frame on it. Its ends
and edges should line
up evenly. Give the face 14"
frame a quick sanding,
4 4
if any of the joints need
flattening, then glue and
clamp the face frame to
the front edges of the cab-
inet. Some woodworkers 6
nail face frames in place,
but glue alone is strong
enough here. and contract. If you’ve never built a
raised-panel door before, be sure to
Building the Door watch our “More on the Web” video at
This cabinet’s door woodworkersjournal.com that overviews
consists of a raised center the machining process in detail.
panel of solid poplar, Then proceed by measuring the
surrounded by a rail-and- inside door opening on the face frame,
stile frame that enables and cut a pair of stiles 1/8" shorter
the panel to expand than the opening. The rails will have
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1/4"-long tongues on their ends that fit
1
into mating grooves in the stiles. Cross-
cut the rails to 131⁄ 4" long to account for
these joints. 11/4"
Step over to your table saw and set up
a 1/4"-wide dado blade. Raise it to 1/4" 1
/4"
and plow grooves along one edge of 2
each stile and rail. Position these offset 1
/8"
grooves 1/8" in from the back faces of
1
/4" 1
/4" 3
the parts (see photo 1 below). After cut-
ting the grooves, raise 1/4"-long offset 1 2
tongues on the ends of the rails to fit the
grooves (see photo 2).
Next, dry assemble the door frame
joints. Measure the inside opening of Rail and Raised
the frame to determine the final size of Panel Detail
(Side and End Views)
the center panel, and glue up a panel
blank. Tilt your table saw blade to 20
degrees off of vertical for cutting the MATERIAL LIST
four face bevels around the panel edges. 1
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When the panel is standing on edge 1 Rails (2) 3/4" x 11 ⁄ 2" x 131⁄ 4"
against the rip fence, the blade should 2 Stiles (2) 3/4" x 11⁄ 2" x 137⁄ 8"
intersect its bottom edge about 1/4" in 3 Raised Panel (1) 3/4" x 131⁄ 4" x 113⁄ 8"
from the back face. Raise the blade just
high enough to cut the bev-
els, install a tall featherboard 1 2
and make these four cuts
(see photo 3).
Finally, notice in the panel
detail drawing above that
there’s still a 1/4"-wide,
1/8"-deep rabbet to plow
around the edges of the back
face so the panel will fit into
its frame grooves. We made
Plow a 1/4" x 1/4" groove along one edge of the door’s Raise 1/4"-long tongues on the ends of the rails to fit
these on a crosscut sled with stiles and rails, using a table saw and dado blade. the frame grooves. A stop, clamped to a crosscut sled,
a dado blade (see photo 4). Locate this offset groove 1/8" from the back part faces. ensures that the tongues will all be the same length.
Scrape and sand the door
panel to remove any saw 3 4
marks. Go ahead and glue

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With the saw blade tilted 20 degrees off of vertical, bev- back face of the door panel fits its edg-
on “More on the Web” under the el-cut the door panel’s ends and edges to create its field es to the frame grooves and brings the
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A pair of slide supports and a hinge mounting plate (being fastened in
place here with glue and brad nails) raise the drawer slides and door
hinge hardware so they’re flush with the face frame openings.
Butt this plate against the back of the
face frame before gluing and nailing it
permanently.
With those tasks behind you, it’s time
to drill a couple of 26 mm-dia. stopped
holes in the door back for installing a
pair of Mini Blum Frameless Inset Hing-
es. Locate these cup holes 2" in from the
top and bottom ends of the door. Bore
them on a drill press against a clamped
fence for accuracy. Then, fit the door-
side hinge components in these holes;
align the hardware so it’s perpendicular
to the door stile, and fasten the hinges
with the included screws.
Position and hang the door in its
opening, driving the cabinet-side hinge
screws into the hinge mounting plate.
Check the door for proper swing clear-
ance, and use the adjustment screws on
the hinges to fine-tune these settings.
Cut and install a triangular door stop
against the back of the face frame to
prevent the door from closing too far.
Now it’s time to hang the drawer. Fol-
low the instructions that come with the
slide hardware to mount them inside the
drawer opening. Be sure that the front
ends of the cabinet-side components of
the slides align flush with the back of
the face frame.
Fasten the drawer-side members of
the slides to the sides of the drawer box
with screws. Here, the front ends of the
hardware should be flush with the front
Woodworker’s Journal February 2020
Mini Blum 90° Frameless Inset Hinges (inset)
require 26 mm-dia. holes to recess the hinge
cups in the back face of the door stile. For ac-
curacy’s sake, bore these holes on a drill press
with the door held against a clamped fence.
of the drawer box. Once those are in
place, fit the slides together to check
the drawer’s alignment and action.
Make any adjustments to the slides that
are needed, then carefully mount the
drawer’s raised panel framework to it.
(Double-sided carpet tape can provide
a “third hand” to get this framework
temporarily centered before fastening it
to the drawer box from the inside with
1"-long screws.)
Painting and Finishing Up
Cut a plywood panel for the cabinet’s
top, and band its front and side edges Full-extension drawer slides like these have
with 1/4" solid wood, glued in place, to numerous slotted screw holes so they can be
hide the edge plys. When the glue dries, installed and then adjusted as needed.
sand and install it on the carcass — ours
secured with pocket screws. Then, mi-
ter-cut and install 3/4" moldings of your
choice underneath the front and side
edges of the top with glue.
Once that’s done, your cabinet is
ready for finish; remove the hardware
as needed and apply a quality primer
and paint, sanding lightly between coats.
Install knobs on the door and drawer,
and remount the metal hardware.
There are many hardware or shop-
made options for cabinet feet; we settled
on blocks of glued-up walnut, tapering
their two inside faces on the band saw. If
you choose to do the same, install them Shop-made walnut feet, featuring a pair of
with pairs of flathead wood screws. tapered faces, add a dash of contrast to the
cabinet’s bottom. Attach them with screws.
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 Tool Chest
By WJ Staff
Help keep your hand tools
and other small supplies
organized and at the ready
with this easy-to-build,
two-drawer tool chest.
I
f one of your New Year’s resolutions for 2020 is to get your
shop better organized, this easy-to-build, double drawer
tool chest can help keep that promise. Ours is made of
1/4," 1/2" and 3/4" Baltic birch plywood — this is a practical
shop accessory, not a jewelry box. We used Rockler’s Drawer
Lock Router Bit in the router table to form sturdy, interlock-
ing corner joints for the drawers. The case’s butt joints are
reinforced with stepped Miller Dowels that are as easy to
install as drilling holes and pounding them in.
Making the Drawers
Your first inclination might be to make the tool chest’s
case first, but then the drawers must be precisely fitted to
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its interior. The easier route — especially considering the
interlocking nature of the corner joinery and how that impacts
final part sizing — is to make the drawers first and wrap the
case around them. Start by cutting two 7 1 ⁄ 2 " x 13" pieces of
1/2"-thick Baltic birch plywood. They’ll yield all four upper
and lower drawer sides.
Install the drawer lock bit in your router table, then take a
close look at the inset photo for photo 4 on the facing page.
Notice that the geometry for a drawer lock joint consists of a
tongue-and-groove profile on one piece that fits into a mirror
image tongue-and-groove on the mating piece. Adjust the bit
vertically so the cutter creates an equal-sized tongue-and-
groove. Rockler offers a plastic setup block that can make
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W
hen examining a piece of furni-
ture, even non-woodworkers will
often open drawers and search
for that pleasing interplay of pins and tails
that mark dovetail joints. In the same way,
it’s hard not to fawn over a blanket chest
adorned with through dovetails on its cor-
ners. There’s a truism at work here: dovetails
are one of the calling cards of high crafts-
manship. And, in spite of the fact that we
woodworkers have other joinery options that
also form equally rugged connections, they
just don’t get the same nod of approval as
dovetails. So, it’s only natural that, sooner or
later, you’re going to want to learn to make
these interlocking, timelessly popular joints.
At that point you’ll face a choice: learn to
saw and chop them by hand — the classic
method. Or buy a dovetail jig and whip them
out with a router instead. Both are entirely
viable options, but router-cut dovetails
require less hand-and-eye coordination.
They’re also quick to churn out, once your
jig and router setup are carefully dialed in. If
this power tool method seems a better fit for
you, here’s what to keep in mind.

On the Level Then there’s the matter

When I started routing dove-
tails 20 or so years ago, it
didn’t take long to learn a few
humbling lessons you may
face, too. First, dovetail jigs
aren’t panaceas for simplicity.
If you hope to unpack a new
dovetail jig on a Saturday
morning and be milling flaw-
less joints in an hour or two,
temper your enthusiasm. To
cut a properly fitting joint,
most jigs will require that
you fine-tune a combination
of settings on both the jig
and the router bit depth. The
trouble is, achieving these
critical settings isn’t always
quick or easy to understand.
Part of this challenge
comes from the nature
of dovetails themselves,
regardless of how they are
cut: pins or tails must fit their
sockets within close toler-
ances. Joints with repeating
geometry like these are also
subject to cumulative error.
Settings can’t begin to drift,
even in the slightest, over the
width of the parts or the joint
will be progressively thrown
out of registration. The wider
the joint, the more important
that every router pass is
done with precision.
of a jig’s ease of use. I don’t
envy the engineers who’ve
been tasked to make their
company’s dovetail jig simple
to set up and operate, more
versatile than the competition
and still priced affordably
for the average home-shop
woodworker. It would be no
small order! Some jig designs
show the spit and polish
of brilliant engineering:
they’re a breeze to dial in and
systematically troubleshoot
so you know clearly what to
tweak next. Others can be Once a dovetail jig and router bit (or bits) are properly set up, you can
machine dovetails quickly and easily for one drawer or a production run
more enigmatic, suffering
of as many drawers as you need.
from design shortcomings or
cryptic instruction manuals.
Thankfully, I’ve seen dove-
tail jigs become generally
more user-friendly over the
years, and some fine new jigs
have come to market, too.
You’ll probably also be able
to find YouTube videos for
just about any dovetail jig you
buy that can clarify details in
the manual or offer tips and
tricks to shorten your learn-
ing curve. With any jig, plan
on making several test cuts
before expecting a piston-fit-
ting dovetail. And be patient Fine-tuning the settings on a dovetail jig can be time-consuming. Bit
with your process. You’ll get depth, stops on the jig and template adjustments all can impact how joints
there eventually! fit together. Mark the order of the test joints to keep track of your progress.

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Adjustable-template dovetail jigs feature pairs of metal fingers that create Once the tails of a through dovetail
tail cuts on one end and pin cuts on the other. You can alter their spacing joint are routed on an adjustable
and pattern by loosening set screws and sliding them left or right. template (inset), flipping the tem-
plate over resets the jig for cutting
the mating pattern of pins and tail
plate jig typically cut a both half-blind and through
sockets on the pin board.
pattern of pins and tails that dovetail styles.
have the same size and spac- Each pair of fingers can spacing however you like.
ing. But optional templates be unlocked and opened or Once you set the pattern,
can expand the range of closed to create wider or tails are cut with the template
joints to patterns with larger narrower pins and tails. Even oriented outward in the jig.
tails, irregular spacing be- better, adjusting one end of To cut the pins, just flip the
tween the pins and tails and the fingers automatically template over and reinstall,
even box joint styles. dials in the other end for and switch router bits.
the mating cut. Pairs can be
Adjustable-template Jigs spread apart from other pairs Other Variations
One of the benefits of along the jig’s mounting bars If you’d rather not steer a
learning to hand-cut dovetails to vary the joint layout and heavy router over the top of a
is that you can choose any
pattern of pins and tails that
suits your preference and
application. That’s impossible
to do with a fixed-template
jig; spacing is always prede-
termined by the template,
and it can’t be changed.
If customizing your
dovetail joint layouts is
important to you, an adjust-
able-template jig, such as
the one on top of this page,
can help. Here’s what makes
this family of jigs distinct:
a collection of paired metal
fingers create the template
that guides the router bit in
a handheld router. One end
of each pair of fingers forms
a parallel slot for cutting tails
with a dovetail bit. The other
end of the fingers are angled
to guide the pin cuts of the
The RTJ400 Dovetail Jig from Leigh Industries is a “top down” All it takes are a pair of aluminum or phenolic
joint using a straight router variation on the fixed-template concept: here, workpieces templates, piloted dovetail and straight bits and two
bit. The same metal fingers clamp above the template, which is fed over a router table. In backup boards (inset) to mill through dovetails using
will cut a range of joints in this photo, through dovetail pins are being cut. a Keller & Company dovetail jig system.

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Not every woodworker has a CNC router, but don't let that stop you from
making a few sets of dominoes if the urge strikes you. Rockler has a
drilling template and a specially designed drill bit that makes this a totally
manageable task for any home-shop woodworker. And while you could
use the technique we practiced in the CNC-made dominoes — painting
either the surface of the tiles or painting the dots — another great way
to achieve good looking dominoes is as demonstrated in the images at
right. Quarter-inch-thick walnut veneered plywood, when drilled, reveals
a lovely white interior wood. How you finish them is up to you, but we would recommend
#30498
applying a spray finish from a rattle can before you start cutting them out. Then touch up
with the same spray once they are cut.
If you have a table saw, handheld
drill and a router table, making
dominoes can definitely be on
your project horizon.

Rockler Domino Templates and Bit, with

FREE Downloadable Domino Box Plan

I used 1/4"-thick hardwood stock to

make the pieces. The CNC program is
designed to make use of two 5"-wide by
24"-long blanks, with 14 tiles coming
out of each piece. I’ll also add, there
are two CNC routing programs to use
here. Cleverly named “One” and “Two,”
you’ll need to run both to get a properly
configured group of 28 dominoes.
Because it takes two boards to make
one set, it’s important that you can
register each board accurately on your
machine. The benefits of being able to
take a partially machined blank off the
machine and return it for the rest of
the cutting process will become even
more clear in just a moment. In addition
to using a backer board on my CNC The author used a setup board to help place location blocks on the MDF backer board. This allows
Shark’s deck, I mounted location blocks consecutive hardwood blanks to be aligned accurately. The blanks need to be identical in size — in
this case, 1/4" x 5" x 24". Two blanks are required to create one complete domino set.
with screws to position each piece of
hardwood exactly. (This, of course, only mends a high-speed steel downspiral the difference between the two. The cut-
works if each piece of hardwood has like the Onsrud bit sold by Rockler out program is the second of the two to
exactly the same dimensions.) With (#28741). I used a 1/4" down-shear run. It leaves small tabs on each tile to
this system, you only set your X and Y finishing bit, which I think is pretty sim- keep them from flying around the room
coordinates once. I recommend setting ilar. It did a fine job. The first process as they are cut free of each blank.
your Z-axis for each piece of wood — it is using the V-bit to score the dividing
only takes a second. lines in the center of each tile and also Planning Ahead
You need two router bits to machine drilling the holes. As I mentioned earli- While making these tiles is not exactly
the tiles, the first being a V-bit. Ralph er, there are two sets of tiles — one set the most demanding woodworking
Bagnall, our CNC programmer, recom- per board — and the hole patterns are a person will ever do, there are still

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For a video demonstrating the use of a
VIDEO CNC router to make a set of dominoes,
please visit woodworkersjournal.com and click
on “More on the Web” under the Magazine tab.

opportunities to be a bit creative and

have some fun! Let me explain. Most of
the images here show dominoes being
made from maple lumber. The maple
was painted black to allow the scribed
lines and the drilled holes to show
through the paint. As you can see, it
worked great, creating nice black domi-
noes with white dots and divider lines.
Taking that two-color idea to the next
level, I also used some wenge stock and
put a lacquer finish on the wood before
machining it. When the lacquer cured,
Using a V-bit, the divider lines are engraved into the surface of the domino stock. Here, the maple
I then put a layer of Frog Tape on top of
stock is painted black so that the routed lines are easily seen. The paint is non-toxic when cured.
the board and used the CNC to cut the
divider lines and the tile holes. At this
point, I took the blank off the machine
and painted the dividers and holes
white. (Quick tip: it does not work to
just spray the masked-off blank with a
rattle can of white lacquer to color the
dots and lines, or the paint tends to go
on too thick.) So with the Frog Tape still
in place, use a stiff paint brush to paint
the holes and lines by hand. It does not
take long at all. Once it dries, remove
the tape and step back to the CNC
machine. Using the location blocks,
slide the blank in place, secure it to the
backer board and cut out the dominoes.
The wenge version looked so good that
I repeated the process using padauk
wood and painting the dots and dividers
black. They looked great too.
When the tiles are cut out, the CNC
leaves small tabs connecting the tiles
to the larger blank. Carefully break the
tiles free and then sand the tabs flush to
the edges of the tile. I used a benchtop
There are two engraving programs required to make a complete set of 28 dominoes. The dot patterns belt sander and actually sanded all four
will be different from each other. A CNC router makes quick work of drilling the many holes. edges of each tile smooth.

60 February 2020 Woodworker’s Journal

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bide cutters have faces that
slope away from the cutting
edge; the geometry virtually
eliminates chipping and
chatter. EWT offers Negative
Rake Cutters in three styles:
a square Rougher, a round
Easy Wood Tools Negative Rake Cutters
Woodworker’s Journal February 2020
or tilted. NOVA’s Viking 16"
DVR Drill Press sells for
$949.99.
Rockler’s Router Bit Center/
Depth Gauge (item 55010;
$19.99) combines a 12" steel
Finisher and two sizes of dia- rule with a nylon foot and
mond-shaped Detailers. They locking arm to help set the
range in price from $16.99 to distance from the center of a
$23.99 each. 1/4" or 1/2" router bit to the
fence: just hook the tool onto
Following from the success the bit shank, then slide the
of its Voyager 18" DVR Floor fence over until it touches the
Drill Press, NOVA™ now gauge. To use it for setting
offers a smaller Viking 16" blade or bit height, simply
DVR Benchtop Drill Press. adjust the gauge arm using
The infinitely variable-speed, the rule’s imperial or metric
NOVA Viking 16"
direct-drive motor has no graduations, rest its foot flat DVR Drill Press
belts or pulleys to change. on the table and raise the cut-
Smart sensors deliver ter until it touches the arm.
optimal speed and constant
torque throughout the
machine’s 150 to 3,000 rpm
speed range. Forward and
reverse spin, an electronic
depth stop, a self-start for
one-handed drilling and an
electronic brake are other
benefits of its DVR
technology. NOVA
equips the motor with
a large, easy-to-read
LCD display that can
be set to decimal,
fractional or metric
readouts. A built-in
LED light helps to
illuminate the ma-
chine’s cast-iron table,
and a pair of cross-
hair lasers provide
Rockler Router Bit
pinpoint accuracy for Center/Depth Gauge
locating hole cen-
ters. The lasers stay
aligned, even when
the table is moved
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 SIX SIMPLE FINISHES #1
Stain Finish for Highly Figured Wood
By WJ Staff
In the first of our six-issue series of finishing
recipes, we tackle the task of adding color to
highly figured wood like fiddleback maple.
G
etting a great finish
on the project you’ve
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just completed is a
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For a video demonstrating dread. And that concern is
VIDEO the technique of applying elevated if the wood you are
using is one that is known
dye to highly figured hardwood,
to be finicky to stain — like
please go to rockler.com/finishing. highly figured maple or cher-
ry. Typical pigment-based
stains — oil- or water-based
— often splotch badly on
highly figured wood.
One great way to add color
and finish at the same time is
to use a product like a tinted
Watco Oil. On close-grained
woods it pops the grain, adds
color and builds up a finish
all at once. And once you
St ai n Fi ni sh fo r Hi gh ly Fi gu re d Wo od
ns:
Step-by-step instructio
rough 320-grit. It is a
1. Sand the project up th
that will be hard to
good idea to sand pieces
reach before assembly.
mineral spirits to check
2. W ipe the project with
the glue spot away if
for glue splotches. Sand
found.
ended in water to
3. Apply a coat of dye susp
it on with a staining
the wood surface. Flood
th shop towels.
sponge and wipe it of f wi
ser SealCoat™) of a
4. Apply a sealer coat (Zins
ding the surface with
shellac-based finish, floo
excess.
finish and wiping of f the
les, cracks or defects in
5. If you have any nail ho
th a wood putty filler
the wood, fill them now wi
and sealed wood.
that matches the stained
of a film finish such as
6. Apply at least two coats
lacquer.
polyurethane, shellac or
h has cured for at least
7. Optional: After the finis
high quality paste wax
72 hours, apply a coat of
and then polish it of f.
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have the color
you want and the
Watco cures suf-
ficiently, you can
apply additional
coats of oil-based
polyurethane to
create a thicker
film coat. But
the color options available
with that method are lim-
ited, and really dark colors
of tinted Watco don’t work
well on close-grain woods.
Dye: Rich, Even Color
A more versatile and ef-
fective way to add color to
highly figured hardwood
is enumerated in the step-
by-step at left. By using
dye, your color options
are almost unlimited,
and it is well suited to
this type of stock. The
molecules of the dye
are so small that they
penetrate and color
the wood deeply and
evenly. Suspend the
dye in water and test
the mixture on scrap
wood prepared in the
same fashion as your project.
You can always add more dye
to the solution. Once the dye has dried,
The color intensity of the polish the surface with a fine
wet dye solution is what the synthetic pad and apply a
wood will look like when a sealer coat. We recommend
clear finish is applied over a shellac-based sealer. When
the dried dye. You can glue it cures, you can apply a
dyed stock as you would raw polyurethane (oil- or water-
lumber, so pre-finishing is based), lacquer or a standard
not a problem — even on varnish for more protection.
parts that will receive glue.
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