Hey Pat!
Do you have a tool?
I build lots of cabinets. Face frames have dado's in the rails and
stiles to receive the sides, tops, and bottoms.
Using a Festool Domino I use Domino tenons to attach rails to stiles,
butt joint style.
So, my bottom and top rails have dado's that also butt into the sides of
the stiles. I use a router freehand to cut a short matching dado in the
side of the stiles to match up with the dado in the rails, after gluing
the face frame together.
I do this freehand with a router and normally this is not a big deal
appearance wise as this cut out is on the back side of the face frame.
You basically never see it.
The problem I am having with this technique however is that for the last
couple of years I have been also using back face frames. Now that cut
out is exposed on the front of the back face frame so it has to be perfect.
So you have a jig that will let me cut a short dado in the side of a
stile to match and or mate up with the dado in the rail? Clear as mud?
Thank you for any in site.
PS I do have an idea for a jig that uses the stock that will fit the
dado to size arms on the jig to guide an upper bearing flush cut bit.
I have a jig that will cut slots, mortices etc. in the face or edges
of rails, stiles and legs or whatever. Can be a cutter width or more
and of any practical length.
See http://patwarner.com/mortiser.html
Indeed, mud might be a factor, so email with your pix to help me
understand your configs. if I've missed with this answer.
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On Jun 1, 8:20=A0am, Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote:
> Hey Pat!
>
> =A0 =A0Do you have a tool?
>
> I build lots of cabinets. =A0Face frames have dado's in the rails and
> stiles to receive the sides, tops, and bottoms.
>
> Using a Festool Domino I use Domino tenons to attach rails to stiles,
> butt joint style.
>
> So, my bottom and top rails have dado's that also butt into the sides of
> the stiles. =A0I use a router freehand to cut a short matching dado in th=
e
> side of the stiles to match up with the dado in the rails, after gluing
> the face frame together.
>
> I do this freehand with a router and normally this is not a big deal
> appearance wise as this cut out is on the back side of the face frame.
> You basically never see it.
>
> The problem I am having with this technique however is that for the last
> couple of years I have been also using back face frames. =A0Now that cut
> out is exposed on the front of the back face frame so it has to be perfec=
t.
>
> So you have a jig that will let me cut a short dado =A0in the side of a
> stile to match and or mate up with the dado in the rail? =A0Clear as mud?
>
> Thank you for any in site.
>
> PS I do have an idea for a jig that uses the stock that will fit the
> dado to size arms on the jig to guide an upper bearing flush cut bit.
On 6/1/2012 11:57 AM, routerman wrote:
> I have a jig that will cut slots, mortices etc. in the face or edges
> of rails, stiles and legs or whatever. Can be a cutter width or more
> and of any practical length.
> See http://patwarner.com/mortiser.html
> Indeed, mud might be a factor, so email with your pix to help me
> understand your configs. if I've missed with this answer.
> **********************************************
Thank you for the quick reply. I'll send you a .pdf of what I am
looking to do.