Dovetail jig. Shop-made jig for cutting half-blind dovetails with your router. The jig is built of wood and simple hardware. Est. cost: $30.
WOODSMITH #58 Aug 1988 pg. 16
Added Info WOODSMITH #62 Apr 1989 pg. 23
Cutting tight dovetail joints with a router and template. Step-by-step instructions plus other tips on dovetailing.
WOODSMITH #58 Aug 1988 pg. 20
Technique for using a router to trim dovetail pins and tails flush with the sides after assembly.
WOODSMITH #84 Dec 1992 pg. 4
Router jig for trimming dovetail pins and tails which are too long (after assembly).
WOODSMITH #100 Aug 1995 (v.17) pg. 30
Dovetail key joinery. Includes instructions for a jig for routing the slots for dovetail keys in mitered corners.
WOODSMITH #105 Jun 1996 (v.18) pg. 32
How to cut lap dovetails by hand and on a router table.
WOODSMITH #119 Oct 1998 (v.20) pg. 32
Sliding half dovetails. How to machine them using a router and simple jig.
WOODSMITH #120 Dec 1998 (v.20) pg. 14
Machine-cut dovetails with a router and jig. Tips on cutting perfect-fitting joints in seconds by getting the jig set up properly.
WOODSMITH #125 Oct 1999 (v.21) pg. 24
Tip: How to calculate the depth of setting for a dovetail router bit in a "finger" template dovetailing jig.
WOODWORKER #1070 Jan 1983 (v.87) pg. 68
Jig for cutting dovetails with a router.
WOODWORKER #1088 Jul 1984 (v.88) pg. 423
Cutting a (sliding) dovetail and housing using a router and the simple jigs described.
WOODWORKER Aug 1989 (v.93#8) pg. 699
Get more from your lathe with simple jigs. Part 3. Jig for cutting dovetail housings into a cylinder. Ideal when preparing a pedestal to receive the three feet that support a candlestand. The cutting is done with a router.
WOODWORKER Dec 1994 (v.98#12) pg. 76
Method of cutting dovetails uses a combination of hand and router techniques.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Jan-Feb 1987 (v.11#1) pg. 23
Shop test of six dovetail jigs for use with a router.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Sep-Oct 1990 (v.14#5) pg. 32
Added Info WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Nov-Dec 1990 (v.14#6) pg. 6
Tip on getting a cleaner groove by using two passes with two different bits when routing dovetail joints.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Jan-Feb 1993 (v.17#1) pg. 15
Affordable through-dovetail router jig uses a high quality template and matching bits. Parts are also available in kit form.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL May-Jun 1994 (v.18#3) pg. 38
Test report on the Keller Journeyman 1500 dovetail jig. Includes description for a shop-made backing block and clamps.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Nov-Dec 1996 (v.20#6) pg. 83