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Making A Box Joint Jig

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A box joint jig is not a new idea. Once the jig is built youll need to tweak it for perfectly fitting box. Screw Advance Box Joint Jig In all likelihood you have enough scrap in your shop right now to build it. Making a box joint jig . Rocklers Box Joint Jig has a 12-thick MDF base thats positioned over the router bit on a router table then locked in place using two 38 x 34 metal miter slot bars and star knobs. Quick and easy and you dont need a dado stack. Cut the inverse sockets Flip the first board to the other side of the peg so the reference pin is between the peg and the blade. They can be built on the table saw with a simple jig made from remnants from your scrap pile. An interesting point that the box joint is stronger than the dovetail joint and does not require the custom dovetail jig. All you need are some miter gauges plywood and careful measuring to get started. Box joints are a simple economic way to produce a strong joint. It has been around for a l