Woodwork Post

Leon wrote:
> "Morris Dovey" wrote in message
> news:4922e603$0$89394$815e3792@news.qwest.net...
>> Hoosierpopi wrote:
>>> " look for "Leon's dado jig"."
>>>
>>> Was "up" on Desoto's site, but not today. Instead, I found the three-
>>> legged sawhorses - worth a look.
>>> http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/Projects/SawHorse/
>> It was there for quite a while, and was deleted (with a /lot/ of other
>> files) when it seemed appropriate.
>>
>> There's an explanation at http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/Misc.html
>
>
> I hope you considered me a contributor rather than an offender. Either way
> I did and do appreciate your site. Thank you again.

You're welcome. It's difficult not to consider you a contributor since
one of the web pages hit most frequently was that with your photos,
although I think your inventiveness and generosity were seriously
under-appreciated. At this point I'm of the opinion that those who want
to avail themselves of your generosity can ask "please" and say "thank
you" to you directly.

The only thing I found offensive was the attitude that I didn't have the
right to charge for products that the complainers weren't capable of
producing (or even imagining) without my showing the way. 'Nuff said -
end rant.

Pax.

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

"Upscale" wrote in message
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>
> "Ted" wrote in message
>> Thanks to everyone for your answers. My first project for this will
>> be
>> "cabinets" for a closet organizer system. I think that I will start
>> with a
>> router setup due to all the different setups for each pass.
>
> There is one thing to consider when making dados. A router bit is a
> fixed
> size and it's sometimes a pain to have to do repeat cuts to sneak up
> on the
> exact width of dado slot that you need. A dado blade for a table saw
> however, can be configured to the exact size needed, so you adjust to
> what
> you want and then you can do many repeat cuts much faster.
>
> The good scenario when using routers is if you have a bit that cuts
> the
> exact size of dado that you need from the get go.

I've done it both ways and I find it easier, when necessary, to place a
thin strip of material (masking tape, UHMW plastic strip, etc.) along
side my routing guide than it is to mount a dado blade and remove and
remount it to keep adding (or subtracting) shims to get the correct
width.
But then I have a large assortment of router bits and I seldom have to
resort to adding anything to the guide.

There's a good plan from "Shop Notes" for a dado jig that would work
even better than my method.

Max

"Hoosierpopi" wrote in message
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> "either to make dadoos with a router or with a table saw . . .
> "is that they aren't....you know...plywood-sized. ...
>
> There is a technique used that kills this bird and on other off on the
> horizon - cutting a rabbit into the edge of the plywood to bring it to
> a "standard" thickness and cutting the dado in the mating piece to
> match.
>
> This saves you the expense of a "Plywood-sized" router bit (set?) and
> has the advantage of hiding the joint nicely. Sorry I couldn't come up
> with a link for youor even a "name" for the approach.

This is exactly how I made my kitchen cabinets. I rabbeted the front edge
of the plywood to fit a mating dado in my face frames. I used a router bit
set from Marc Sommerfeld.

todd

Hoosierpopi writes:
>"Veritas Dado Shims"
>, I like Lee Valley's plastic dado shims
>> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=30063&cat=1,41080,51225...
>
>The threads on my saw's arbor "catch" shims from time to time (I have
>a few mangled shims as a result) and I was wondering if anyone had a
>"fix" other than wrapping a bit of scotch tape around the arbor before
>adding the dado blades and shims.
>

Bore out the shim? It's the thickness that matters, not the fit to
the arbor.

scott

This will be my first big project. I will be making a closet system for
myself. I was thinking of using a rabit on the back for a back panel to fit
in. I was thinking of using dados for the permanent shelf's.

Ted


"Hoosierpopi" wrote in message
news:d5529811-f3ea-446c-8d40-fba391e361fe@a26g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> "either to make dadoos with a router or with a table saw . . .
> "is that they aren't....you know...plywood-sized. ...
>
> There is a technique used that kills this bird and on other off on the
> horizon - cutting a rabbit into the edge of the plywood to bring it to
> a "standard" thickness and cutting the dado in the mating piece to
> match.
>
> This saves you the expense of a "Plywood-sized" router bit (set?) and
> has the advantage of hiding the joint nicely. Sorry I couldn't come up
> with a link for youor even a "name" for the approach.
>
> Of course, as with most all who post here, your post was bereft of
> many of the details you were privy to in considering the alternatives.
> How large are the pieces you will be working with? Are you building
> shop shelves of heirloom cabinetry - if you are in prison, is it for
> you or the guards or your daddy?
>
>