Perfectly Trimmed Dowels - No Saw Marks, No Sanding // Woodworking Jig
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- Опубліковано 28 лис 2020
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In this week’s video, I make a simple jig for my compact trim router that allows me to trim the head off of dowels on the surface of any project. This is such an easy jig to make and it does a beautiful job of making all your dowel heads uniform and flush. No need to saw, chisel, sand or plane the dowel heads. Just use this jig and your dowel joined project will look professional every time.
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Hello Friends! Folks have been asking, "Why not just use your regular router base and set the proper depth?" The reason you use this jig instead is because it's much easier to guide the bit along the surface when the ends of the base are open. It's also a lot easier to see what you're doing. A trim router has a small base, so starting the router close to the dowel can be sketchy, and your movement is greatly limited. It is better to start your router away from the dowel, then guide it over top slowly. You will get better results and most importantly, better see what is going on.
Perfect solution. I made the planer jig from last week (it works FANTASTIC) and added a layer of thin plastic/acrylic from a sheet I had leftover from an old project to the melamine that was wearing quickly and it's now much more durable but still slick. I'd do the same to these to extend the life even though they're a quick build. Thanks again for the video.
That was great Eric. Simple but very effective & you can't beat that! 👍👍😉😉
Hey Eric. Your tutorials are awesome. Thanks.
Thanks Tom🙂. Glad you like them!
Great little project. Thanks for the share.
Nice! I am about to do a bunch of boxes for cub scouts this will be very helpful!
They will be well built boxes for sure 👍.🙂
Cool little jig.
That's a cool idea...
Thanks for sharing.
Hey Eric, great build. Thanks for sharing
Thanks Jim! Cheers🙂
I was thinking about making the base bigger so I wouldn’t tilt the router. Then I realized a wider base wouldn’t work if dowels are really close. Thanks!
The beauty of attaching the two runners on the base is that you can easily manoeuvre it on the surface for more stability, even on narrow edge joints🙂
Just the way I do it from oxford England 🏴
Plexiglas would work also.
Eric.. was thinking to make the wood blocks out of nylon blocks .. they are very slippery on wood and would last a far while with no scratches on your job.. thanks man
Thanks Bruce! That's a great idea. Use High-density polyethylene if you have it👍
Could'nt you do the same with the router without that jig?
Only if your router base has an open end (and it doesn't). This jig is designed so that you can see what you're doing better, and allows you to glide flat on your work rather than having to lift the router up and place it down again.
I saw another video that suggested a few layers of blue tape around the dowel and they using a flush trim saw. Have tried that method?
Many times. It's terrible. You will still get saw marks - no matter what. Then you get to spend some quality time sanding the surface to get the marks out.
What kind of bit do you use?
I used a Freud 75-102 1/4-Inch Double-Flute Up Spiral Router Bit.