3 Completely Different Miter Joints | Step by Step Tutorial on Cutting VERY Different Miter Joints
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
- This gives you step by step instructions on how to make three COMPLETELY different woodworking miter joints. NOT three ways to cut a miter, but actually THREE different miter joints entirely! All of these joints are made on the table saw and do not require crazy woodworking jigs. These miter joints will make wood boxes look even better. Follow these steps and you'll impress your woodworking friends with your crazy miter joinery skills.
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0:00 How to cut 3 different miter joints
00:14 Cutting a Locked Rabbet Miter Joint
08:25 Cutting a Rabbeted Miter Joint on a table saw
12:17 Hidden Spline Miter Joint
Want to up your woodworking game? Try these three unique woodworking joints to challenge yourself and to give your projects a unique look.
We've all seen miter joints. They're timeless and pretty (especially nice, tight miters). Unfortunately, they don't provide a ton of strength. You can reinforce the joint by adding dowels or splines on the outside, but sometimes you don't want the added look. That's where these three joints come in.
The locked rabbet miter joint looks a bit complicated. Admittedly, there are a lot of cuts but if you break it down step by step, you'll find that it's not really that bad. The end result is a cool, puzzle looking joint that people will gawk over.
Akin to the locked rabbet miter is the rabbeted miter joint. This joint is less complex because it doesn't have the locking parts, but is still a strong and visually interesting joint.
The last joint is the hidden spline miter. I like this one because it's fairly quick to make and adds good strength to the joint. Instead of seeing horizontal splines on the outside of the joint, a groove is cut so that you can insert a hidden spline on the inside.
I hope this video gives you a good step by step tutorial on how to make each one. If you have an idea for a joint that I should demonstrate please leave a comment.
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You deserve way more subs! Hopefully the UA-cam algorithm catches up! Great video!
GenealogistWoodworker - with the quality content you’re putting out, it’s gonna happen organically!...and soon!
Great videos can’t hardly wait to try them
locking mitres! aesthetics and strength. fab tip. thank you. 😎👍
I have no use for this skill, but I am fascinated and in awe. It's always nice to see experts doing their magic with good tools.
MAN. I gotta get my jig game up! That’s slick
You’re an excellent teacher.
Great video! You explained it in away I can understand! Thank you for clear and to the point tutorial. Much appreciated!
Great easy to follow institutional video! This is just what I'm looking for to add the unique touches to some of my boxes. I'm saving this video for further reviewing!
Cool miter ideas. Thanks
Finally got a chance to watch this one. IMHO, this is your best video yet Billy. I use the splined miter fairly often and have done lock miter joints cut with a router bit that Whiteside made some years back, but was a nightmare to set up. Your way with the tablesaw is so much easier.
Thanks! Very useful
Really great explanations! I think that locked rabbet miter looks the coolest. I’m going to have to give that a try sometime.
You're an amazing tutor. ‼️
Nice video and great job explaining!! Good job!
You do a great job of explaining/teaching! Thank you for helping reduce anxiety about trying something new and inspiring.
Glad you liked it. If you haven't seen it, you may like my latest video on miter joints.
Impressive. Wow
Andrew Klein’s video about his “Miter fold box” router bit might interest you
Thanks
Great and very detailed tutorial. I do feel router table would be more efficient for the locking miters. I neither have table saw nor router table so I use dowels in my miters (both hidden using Dowelmax and exposed using Rockler jig).
How do you not have thousands of subs? Been binging your videos...good stuff brother! Well shot explained. Learning more in the last 24 hours then I do in a month!
Thank you!!!
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I think I hit the jackpot with this video. Great instruction! New sub!
Awesome! There are a few videos about joinery and box making that you may like. Hope you kick butt on your maker journey!
Very nice work, I'm inspired!
Glad to hear!
Love your videos. Do they make router bits that make the first two joints you demonstrated?
Love the video but I couldn’t follow how you cut the splines. It looked like you just cut end grain but I know that’s not correct. Thanks
I miss my table saw. The motor cratered on it and the parts are obsolete now. Been having to find new uses for the miter and band saw all week.
Your explanation of the grain direction of the spline was fine, but then you cut it from end grain making it really weak...
The strongest would be to rip a board on edge to ⅛" thick but the same height as your box, then cross cut that board to the width of your needed spline. This making the grain run at a 90° to your mitre and making the strongest spline.
Otherwise, cool video with some nice joints!
No, it's weak longitudinally, but the strength is horizontally, AS HE EXPLAINED.
@@antennasbc He explained the problem correctly, but then cut the wrong grain direction spline. The end grain spline he cut you could snap in half between your fingers and would do the same under any stress in the joint. The long grain direction should be in the second longest direction of that spline, not through the shortest direction. The long grain should span/cross the joint.
what would be the best miter joint for long box beams ? thanks
Would it be a good idea to use the Rabbeted Miter Joint for making drawers with plywood? I plan to use those joints for the sides
Absolutely. They will look good and give you more glue surface area.
I'm not a table saw user--yet--but I thought pushing the work thru the blade with the miter gage while the work is riding the fence was dangerous.
It is when making through cuts because then the piece is stuck between the blade and fence. It's absolutely fine when doing shallow cuts. But as always, do what you are comfortable with.
I love your vids. what are the Macomb tags on your videos?
Where I live. Don't stalk me, bro! 🤣
@@NewtonMakes Thats why I asked I live in Macomb County Michigan. No stalking I swear
I realize this is an old video but I have gotten into making boxes in the last year and I just came across your channel. I was wondering that there are router bits available to make these same kind of kind of joints, why would you prefer to use the table saw over a router to do this?
Dirty Curty - there is a specialised router bit for mitre joints which is considerably less work and perfectly strong - though you need to ensure it is pefectly centralised and used on a router table.
Was wondering if you could show how you make the splines the perfect thickness?
Isn’t there a router bit to make this?
Wow thats confusing
NO! I ain't doing that! It's easier to make dovetails lol
Impressive ways of doing mitres, but in my opinion totally unnecessary and potential for making wrong cuts. Just do straight mitres and strengthen with splines hidden or otherwise. How strong do they need to be? That’s the question you need to ask yourself before you start.
You make them way too tight. I looks like there’s no room for glue. I could be wrong but from the video that’s how I see it.
Great video but gotta say I cringed every time you got your fingers close to the blade, when you removed a piece of scrap. Also when you showed joining the 2 pieces with the blade still running! YIKES!
Unfortunately, filming throws off the perspective. I've had people tell me that almost touched a blade in videos when I was literally a foot away from it.
Glad to know that you were safer than it looked!
Complicated