Thank you for another interesting video. For wood with difficult grain, to better avoid splintering the edges, I would suggest using a "compression" bit in your router, in this joining application. A compression bit combines both an up-spiral at the bottom and a down-spiral at the top, which work together to push the edges toward the center during the cut, in compression, hence the name.

Great video as always, super helpful, thank you

I've been mucking around trying to make guitar bindings. I have a router table. Your comment about the high RPM and two cuts per rotation, therefore a good cut (even with wood prone to splintering), is highly appreciated. I want to use the router table to make a long thin piece of strangely shaped rimu facier trim flat or squared so can put through thicknesser.

Great tip!

Thanks so much for this video! I tried this on my Bosch router table that comes with a 1/16" shim (on outfeed side) and couldn't get it jointed. Actually gradually went further and further out of square. Would love some insight and tips on that. Thank you!

@Mark-bh8zo

2 ай бұрын

Did you ever find a solution I have a Bosch router table and have been wondering the same thing.

@liorgoldenberg3770

2 ай бұрын

I did not... :/ @@Mark-bh8zo

@researchandbuild1751

Ай бұрын

Don't work well for me either

@amohtash

9 күн бұрын

Exact same problem with bosch table. Strangely when i use one shim the space between the two shims is not 1/16.

@researchandbuild1751

8 күн бұрын

@@amohtash so i found it worked once i made sure the bit was not out too far. It can tale some practice runs the get the bit in the perfect position

I've used this on my router table (Bosch tables also come equipped for it) but have not seen a reason to use this over my very simple "jointer jig" on my table saw. Would love to hear why this would be better????

@maratala

7 ай бұрын

Maybe it's not that it's better but another option for when one of the usual ways of doing it doesn't work for you. For example, I don't have a table saw so this would be a good option. Cheers!

@HardcoreWoodworking

5 ай бұрын

Ease of use, let's say I have a dado stack set up on my table saw, it'd be faster to use this instead

@josephsinclair1338

4 ай бұрын

The jig I made works for most applications but is harder to determine actual material lost during cut and I can’t use smaller pieces so this method is ideal for me without making a new jig.

@brettridings5594

3 ай бұрын

For the same reason he might use this over an actual jointer, higher cuts per minute/inch a smoother edge less prone to chipping

@PB8man

3 ай бұрын

because not everyone has a table saw dude. For fucks sake.

I do this with my router table and the middle of the board becomes bowed, or higher than the 2 extremity... what do i do wrong?

@Wwgoa

8 күн бұрын

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