Create Professional Dovetails with a Router Jig
Use a jig and a router table to cut dovetail joint quickly and accurately.
Learn how to plan your dovetail project, how to use a router table to cut the tails, and then how to adjust and use BARN's flexible dovetail jig to cut the corresponding pins. The combination of the router table and the dovetail jig offers a flexible approach to beautiful and effective joinery. The class also covers dovetail applications, sizing and spacing, and how to accommodate different species of wood.
Details
- You'll create a small dovetail demonstration box and take home a handy guide summarizing the process.
- The dovetail jig in the photograph was built by Bob Spangler, a Bainbridge Island furniture maker who teaches a chair-making class at BARN.
Prerequisites
Woodworking Tool Safety Checkout 2
Materials
Class Policies
- Ages 14 and up are welcome.
- You must wear safety glasses and closed-toe shoes, tie back long hair, and avoid dangling clothing and jewelry. We recommend bringing your own safety glasses.
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