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OPERATION
ROUTING YOUR RABBETED DOVETAIL JOINTS
You are now ready to make your cut for a rabbeted
dovetail joint.
1. Place your router so that the subbase is resting
flat on the dovetail template. Make sure the cut-
ter is not making contacl with the edge of board
(A), then turn your router on and let the motor
build to its full speed.
2. Make a straight cut from RIGHTTO LEFT across
board (A}. See Figure 16, This shallow V-groove
cut is made to prevent chipping of the wood
when the router is moved in and out of the
fingers of your dovetail template.
3. Cut your dovetail joint. Feed your router in and
out each finger, moving from left to right.
4. Recut the dovetail moving your router from right
to left. This will clean off any spots or imperfect-
ions that might have been missed.
5. Wait until the cutter has completely stopped
before removing your router. This will prevent
possible serious injury or any damage to your
dovetail templale. When removing the router,
it should not be lifted but should be moved
toward the operator until clear.
6, Check to make sure you have routed each dove-
tail evenly.
7. Loosen template wing nuts (E) and remove
comb-shaped template (F). DO NOT REMOVE
BOARD (A).
8. Loosen wing nuts (E) on top clamping bar and
remove scrap piece of wood.
9. Replace the scrap piece of wood with the piece
that is to be your finished front board (B).
10 Place it flush with the edge of board (A), and
tighten wing nuts (E) on top clamping bar firmly.
11. Loosen wing nuts (E) on front clamping bar and
remove board (A).
12. Attach comb-shaped template (F) to the dovetail
base with spacers (G) and (H} in their desired
location. See Figure 22. Held the template fiat
on the boards with one hand and tighten wing
nuts (E) securely.
13. See Figure 23. With your dovetail template set-
up as shown, cut your joint in board (B) as a
single piece.
14. Recut the dovetail moving from right to left to
clean*off any spots or imperfections that might
have been missed.
To rout the other side of your rabbeted front drawer,
repeat the above procedure with boards (C) and (B}
positioned against the right stops. See Figure 24.
To rout dovetail cuts in board (D) and boards (A and
C) follow the instructions for making a "FLUSH
FRONT DRAWER OR BOX".
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